The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and
other factors on Thursday:
SKF SKFb.ST
The Swedish company said after the close of the market in
Stockholm that it had been informed Peugeot S.A. had initiated a
lawsuit against it and other bearings makers that were part of a
2014 settlement decision by the European Commission for
violation of competition rules. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN16H04E
SKF said it was unable to determine the amount of damages,
if any, were it to be found liable. Rival Schaeffler made 230
million euros in provisions to cover potential damages claims
related to a European antitrust lawsuit in December.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1464YJ
For more on the company, double click SKFb.ST
SCHIBSTED SBSTA.OL
The Swedish Competition Authority said late on Wednesday it
would begin an in-depth review of Norwegian Schibsted's
acquisition of online real estate web portal Hemnet, saying
preliminary indications showed it may curtail competition.
Schibsted said in December it had signed an agreement to buy
80 percent of Hemnet. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASM0000U3
For more on the company, double click SBSTA.OL
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(Reporting by Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki and Stockholm
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Keywords: NORDICS MARKETS/FACTORS