French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 8

Van de Velde NV

08/01/2014 07:59

Below are company-related news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks. SODEXO  EXHO.PA  The French catering and vouchers group posted a 1.9 percent fall in first-quarter revenue because of weak currencies in Latin America and a slowdown in Brazil and China.  ID:nWEB00GFR  L'OREAL  OREP.PA   The French cosmetics giant has halted sales of Garnier beauty products in China to focus on other brands, a week after U.S. rival Revlon  pulled out completely from the slowing China market. China's $25.9 billion cosmetics market is the third biggest in the world.  ID:nL3N0KI1FB  AIRBUS GROUP  AIR.PA  Allan McArtor, who heads Airbus U.S. commercial operations, will take over as chairman and chief executive of the overall U.S. unit of the European weapons and planemaker on March 1, replacing Sean O'Keefe, the company said Tuesday. ID:nL2N0KH1F3  Separately, O'Keefe, said in an interview that uncertainty about U.S. budget levels is limiting the prospects for increased merger and acquisition activity in the defense industry. ID:nL2N0KH1WI  GECINA  GFCP.PA  Property group Gecina said it had renewed two credit lines with two French banks for 510 million euros, which were set up in 2010 and due to mature in 2014 and 2015. Gecina also repaid 140 million euros of mortgage facilities in connection with the diversification of its financial resources.  GFCP.PA  DEXIA  DEXI.BR   The Franco-Belgian financial group has agreed to sell its 40 percent stake in private bank Popular Banca Privada to its joint venture partner Banco Popular POP.MC for 49.2 million euros. ID:nL6N0KH2P6  BOUYGUES  BOUY.PA  Bouygues Energies & Services and its subsidiary, Axione, in partnership with Sobeca, have won a contract worth 97 million euros to carry out the first phase of deploying a fibre-optic network in the Oise department, in northern France.  BOUY.PA  Reuters Top News are now available for:  * 3000 Xtra    : visit http://topnews.session.rservices.com  * BridgeStation: view story .134  For more information on Top News visit   http://topnews.reuters.com  For pan-European market data and news, click on codes in  brackets:  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 market stories .F   CAC-40................. .FCHI   Paris market stories... .PA   World Indices...................................... 0#.INDEX   Reuters survey of world bourse outlook.......... EQUITYPOLL1   Western European IPO diary.......................... WEUIPO   European Asset Allocation......................... EUR/ASSET    Reuters News at a Glance: Equities.....  TOP/EQE  World stock markets.... GLANCE/STX   Main currency report: Dollar/euro/yen........................................ FRX/  Keywords: FRANCE BENELUX/STOCKS