French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch
17/01/2024 05:41
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and
stories from France and Benelux which could have an impact on
the region's markets or individual stocks.
AEROPORTS DE PARIS ADP.PA
The airport company reported a 10% increase in the group's
traffic in December, with 26.4 million passengers.
ESKER ALESK.PA
The French software developer posted a 13% rise in sales in
the fourth quarter of 2023, with 46.9 million euros. The group
also aims at a 12% to 14% revenue growth for 2023, it
forecasted.
FRANCE/POLITICS/MACRON:
* French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a
wide array of measures- from regulating children's screen time
to increasing parental leave payments - in a bid to reinvigorate
a second mandate marred by his unpopularity and contested
reforms.
* French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he
would deal with whoever wins the U.S. election, a day after
former president Donald Trumpsecured a resounding victory in the
first 2024 Republican presidential contest in Iowa.
* French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he would
head to Ukraine in February to finalise a bilateral security
guarantee deal under which Paris would deliver more
sophisticated weaponry, including long-range cruise missiles.
TOTALENERGIES TTEF.PA
The French oil company said on Tuesday it had initiated a
force majeure process on the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia due
to U.S. sanctions.
VALLOUREC VLLP.PA / TOTALENERGIES TTEF.PA
The French steel tubes maker announced it would supply
TotalEnergies's "gas growth integrated project" in Iraq with
casing and tubing and associated accessories. Deliveries are to
start in 2024.
VINCI SGEF.PA :
The France-based firm reported a 17.2% increase in airports'
Q4 passenger traffic year-on-year.
WAVESTONE WAVE.PA
The French IT group announced the acquisition of US-based
company Aspirant Consulting for a 24 million dollars purchase
price, with an addition of 10 million dollars in consideration,
"conditioned by Aspirant Consulting's performance at December
2024".
WORLDLINE WLN.PA
The Paris-based payments group is reviewing options with
Morgan Stanley and Rothschild & Co, including bringing in an
anchor investor to help support the stock, in a bid to reassure
shareholders and avoid a hostile takeover in the wake of a share
price slump, two people with knowledge of the matter told
Reuters.
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