French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

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04/05/2026 05:29

May 4 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks.

BRITAIN/EU/UKRAINE: Britain is set to enter talks to join the European Union's 78 billion pound loan ($106 billion) to Ukraine, the government said on Sunday, in a further sign of deepening European defence ties under rising U.S. pressure.

FRANCE/POLITICS: Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leading figure in the hard-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise) political party, will stand in next year's presidential election, he said on Sunday.

UCB UCB.BR: Belgian biopharmaceuticals company UCB UCB.BR has agreed to buy privately-held Candid Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $2.2 billion, the companies said on Sunday.

Pan-European market data:

European Equities speed guide...................EUR/EQUITY

FTSE Eurotop 300 index...............................FTEU3

DJ STOXX index.......................................STOXX

Top 10 STOXX sectors............................PGL.STOXXS

Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors.......................PGL.STOXXES

Top 10 Eurotop 300 sectors......................PGL.FTEU3S

Top 25 European pct gainers........................PG.PEUR

Top 25 European pct losers.........................PL.PEUR

Main stock markets:

Dow Jones................DJI Wall Street report ......N

Nikkei 225..............N225 Tokyo report.............T

FTSE 100................FTSE London report............L

Xetra DAX..............GDAXI Frankfurt items..........F

CAC-40..................FCHI Paris items.............PA

World Indices.....................................0#.INDEX

Reuters survey of world bourse outlook.........EQUITYPOLL1

European Asset Allocation........................EUR/ASSET

Reuters News at a glance:

Top News.............TOP/NEWS

Equities..............TOP/EQE

Main oil report...........O/R

Main currency report.....FRX/

($1 = 0.8528 euros)

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