French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch
May 6 (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.
FRANCE-CHINA:
President Xi Jinping lauded China's ties with France as an international model on Sunday as he arrivedin Paris for a rare visit against a backdrop of mounting trade disputes with the EU.
China's President is due to meet French President Emmanuel Macron Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Monday.
AUTOS
France's Bruno Le Maire and other government ministers meet with executives from the country's top carmakers to seal a new sector strategy agreement.
ATOS ATOS.PA:
The debt-laden IT company on Monday confirmed it had received four distinct offers from investors to restructure its debt and inject cash into the business, adding it would decide which one to pursue by the end of the month.
BNP PARIBAS BNPP.PA:
French bank BNP Paribas is considering cutting up to 150 jobs in Geneva to reduce costs and streamline operations, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
CLARIANE CLARI.PA:
French care homes group on Friday said it had renewed its revolving credit facility for a period of 6 months for an amount of 492.5 million euros.
EUTELSAT ETL.PA
The firm confirmed it was looking at options for its Ground Network business which could see it partner with external infrastructure investors.
L'OREAL OREP.PA, LVMH LVMH.PA, HERMES HRMS.PA, KERING PRTP.PA
France's world-leading cosmetics sector is counting on talks between Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron this week to help minimize the impact on French companies of tough new Chinese import rules requiring the sharing of formulas and manufacturing know-how.
PostNL PTNL.AS
The company said its first-quarter operating profit turned to a loss while also confirming its financial outlook for the full year.
RUBIS RUBF.PA:
A minority shareholder of French liquid products distributor asked for a change in the group governance and strategy, Bloomberg reported on Friday .
TOTALENERGIES TTEF.PA:
French prosecutors opened an preliminary investigation against TotalEnergies after victims of a jihadist attack in Mozambique in 2021 accused the energy firm of negligence and indirect manslaughter, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said.
Major oil companies such as TotalEnergies, Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Shell SHEL.L that aim to exit Nigeria's onshore oil can get quicker approval to do so if they take responsibility for spills rather than wait for authorities to apportion blame, the regulator said on Friday.
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
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Main oil report...........O/R
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