French and Benelux stocks - Factors to watch

Vilmorin & Cie SA

05/05/2022 05:40

May 5 (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.
    
SOCIETE GENERALE  SOGN.PA      
    The French bank said on Thursday it would have additional
costs as a result of the war in Ukraine because more customers
would be unable to repay their loans. 
    SocGen now expects its cost of risk, reflecting bad loan
provisions, to reach 30 to 35 basis points, or 1.7 to 1.9
billion euros ($2.02 billion), in 2022, instead of below 30
basis points as originally expected. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N2VR052
    
    
AIRBUS  AIR.PA 
    The world's largest planemaker on Wednesday firmed up record
plans for a 50% hike in key narrowbody jet output as it gambles
on a steady travel rebound led by the United States, where the
European exporter plans to deepen its industrial footprint.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2WW6MV
    It also confirmed a delay in development of its A321XLR jet
to early 2024 in what industry sources described as a move by
regulators to tighten rules to prevent fire risks.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2WW2UE

ESSILORLUXOTTICA  ESLX.PA :   
    Meta Platforms Inc's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, on
Wednesday teased a new smart glasses project with
EssilorLuxottica.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2WW1OW
    
EU/ANTITRUST
    EU countries and lawmakers will on Thursday kick off
discussions on a European Commission plan targeting foreign
state-backed buyers of European companies amid fears of a
Chinese buying spree.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2WW1OV
    
VALNEVA  VLS.PA :
    The French drugmaker said on Wednesday it will conduct a
trial about the use of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate VLA2001 as
a booster jab following a mRNA vaccination or natural infection.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2WW1ZP
    
VICAT  VCTP.PA :
    French cement maker on Wednesday posted consolidated sales
up at 789 million euros in the first quarter.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2WW1O5
    
VILMORIN & CIE  VILM.PA :
    The seed maker on Wednesday said its consolidated sales at
the end of the third quarter came to 1.16 billion euros, up by 
4% on a like-for-like basis.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2WW1QM
      
AMG  AMG.AS :
    Dutch metals group on Wednesday posted a first-quarter
EBITDA at 54.8 million dollars, compared to 28.3 million euros a
year ago.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASM000ABS
    
    
   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/