BUZZ-RBC trims PTs on European, U.S. energy majors, cuts Aker BP to 'underperform' ** "A time for reflection," RBC says on European and U.S. energy majors as it sees earnings drivers normalising after a nearly three-year period of exceptional growth ** It prefers upstream-heavy companies such as Shell SHEL.L , Eni ENI.MI , Chevron CVX.N , Galp Ener

BRIEF-Equinor makes small oil, gas discovery in Norway Sept 17 (Reuters) - NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE: OIL AND GAS DISCOVERY IN THE NORTH SEA 17/09/2024 EQUINOR AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE MADE AN OIL AND GAS DISCOVERY IN WILDCAT WELLS 15/3-13 S AND 15/3-13 A ON THE GUDRUN FIELD IN THE NORTH SEA PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES PLACE THE SIZE OF THE DISCOVERY B

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Auction Technology, Compass, D'Ieteren Group Sept 17 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Auction Technology, Compass Group and D'Ieteren Group on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Auction Technology Group Plc ATG.L : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral * Compass Group CPG.L : RBC cuts to sector perform from outperform * D'Ieteren Group SA IETB.BR : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy * Hermes HRMS.PA : Ex

Spanish stocks - Factors to watch on Sept 17 Sept 17 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Tues day . Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy: IBERDROLA IBE.MC Spain's largest power company Iberdrola is seeking partners to start a data centres business, newspaper Expansion reported on Tuesday, citing a company presentation to investors.

LIVE MARKETS-Buybacks from European energy names to slow in 2025 - UBS STOXX 600 up 0.1% Miners down after China data M&A activity provides lifts Week's cen. bank meetings loom Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com BUYBACKS FROM EUROPEAN ENERGY NAMES TO SLOW IN 2025 - UBS Thanks to falling oil prices and ongoing weak global demand, share buybacks among European energy s