French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch on May 12
12/05/2014 07:20
PARIS, May 12 (Reuters) - 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. CAC 40 futures FCEc1 up 0.15 percent at 0620 GMT BOUYGUES BOUY.PA The French telecoms operator may lay off more than 20 percent of its workforce after failing in its bid to take over rival SFR, French newspaper Le Figaro reported. ID:nL6N0NX127 ALSTOM ALSO.PA Chancellor Angela Merkel said the German government would support a tie-up between engineering firm Siemens SIEGn.DE and French rival Alstom if the corporate decision-makers decide that it would make sense. ID:nL6N0NW08K HEINEKEN HEIN.AS The world's third-largest brewer plans capital expenditure of 500 million euros annually in Africa over the next few years to maintain sales growth, a senior executive told Reuters. ID:nL6N0NV4H8 ALCATEL-LUCENT ALUA.PA The telecom gear maker is focused on its cost saving and repositioning plan and not on industry consolidation, its chief executive said in a newspaper interview after rumours this week of a tie-up with Finland's Nokia NOK1V.HE . ID:nL6N0NV4M8 AIR FRANCE-KLM AIRF.PA The Franco-Dutch airline said passenger traffic rose 3 percent year-on-year in April, helped by the later timing of the Easter holiday period. ID:nWEB00N10 TARKETT TKTT.PA The French flooring maker said it was taking full ownership of its subsidiary dedicated to the commercialisation and distribution of its products in China, as well as buying vinyl flooring production assets near Beijing. ID:nHUG3HK8TZ EDENRED EDEN.PA The vouchers and prepaid cards group said it bought a 50 percent stake in C3 CARD, a payroll card company in the United Arab Emirates that had revenue of 5 million euros last year. EDEN.PA VIEL ET COMPAGNIE VEIL.PA The financial group said first-quarter IFRS revenue fell 4.4 percent to 191.7 million euros. ID:nHUG1xx4BT THEOLIA TEO.PA The French wind farm operator said first-quarter revenue rose 43 percent to 32 million euros. TEO.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