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French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch



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July 5 (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.


BNP Paribas BNPP.PA:

HSBC is attracting initial interest from peers including BNP Paribas and UBS Group for the sale of its German wealth-management unit, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday citing people familiar with the matter.

SOCIETE LDC LOUP.PA:

LDC on Thursday posted first-quarter consolidated sales of 1.52 billion euros, compared with 1.51 billion euros a year earlier, and confirmed its full-year targets.


VERALLIA VRLA.PA:

The group on Thursday completed the acquisition of Vidrala's glass business in Italy for 230 million euros.

ENGIE ENGIE.PA:

Engie and BASF signed 7-year biomethane purchase agreement in Europe.



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/


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