Nordic Stocks: Factors to watch on May 26

Vinda International Holdings

26/05/2016 07:50

The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and 
other factors on Thursday: 
 
    DONG ENERGY  IPO-DONG.CO   
    The Danish utility on Thursday set an indicative price range 
for its planned initial public offering (IPO) implying a market 
value of 83.5 billion to 106.5 billion Danish crowns ($12.6-16.0 
billion). 
    For more on the company, click on  IPO-DONG.CO  
     
    SEADRILL  SDRL.OL  
    The Norwegian oil rig firm posted forecast-beating 
first-quarter core earnings and said it expected a somewhat 
lower result for the second quarter compared to the first. 
    For more on the company, click on  SDRL.OL  
     
    SEVAN DRILLING  SEVDRL.OL   
    The Norwegian rig firm reported a 67 percent drop in 
first-quarter core earnings and said liquidity remains sensitive 
to the performance of rigs under their contracts, availability 
of financing and other market conditions. 
    For more on the company, click on  SEVDR.OL  
     
    ODFJELL DRILLING  ODLL.OL  
    Norway's financial services regulator has requested that the 
company writes down the value of two of its rigs, Odfjell 
Drilling said in its first-quarter report. The company 
disagrees, and may appeal, it added. 
    For more on the company, click on  ODLL.OL  
     
    SCA  SCAb.ST  
    The Swedish hygiene product maker's Chinese subsidiary Vinda 
 3331.HK  prioritises sales growth over improving profitability 
and aims for a 10 percent annual sales growth with gradually 
improving gross margins, its CEO told business daily Dagens 
Industri. 
    For more on the company, click on  SCAb.ST      
 
    ** For a summary of upcoming results and forecasts, double 
click on  NORD/EQTY  
    ** For the western European company diary covering earnings, 
shareholder meetings, news conferences and analysts' meetings, 
click on  WEU/EQUITY  or type in the code and hit the f9 button. 
    ** Double click on  0#.INDEX.ST  for Swedish indices, 
 0#.INDEX.CO  for Danish indices,  0#.INDEX.HE  for Finnish 
indices and  0#.INDEX.OL  for Norwegian indices 
    ** For real-time moves on Nordic blue-chip indices double 
click on  .OMXS30 ,  .OMXH25 ,  .OMXC20  and  .OBX  
    ** For constituent stock moves highlight the above codes in 
the command box and press the f3 button on your keyboard 
    ** For Nordic top news items, double click on  TOP/NORD  
    ** For the latest news on Nordic stock price moves double 
click on  HOT-NORD-RTRS  
    (Reporting by Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki and Stockholm 
newsrooms) 
 
 
Keywords: NORDICS MARKETS/FACTORS