BUZZ-Top of the Street: Kingfisher, Naturgy, paper & packaging firms A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** RBC raises Naturgy NTGY.MC to "sector perform" from "underperform" following a stock price correction after TAQA and Criteria dropped a plan to jointly bid for the Spanish utility ** Deutsche Bank raises British home improvement retailer Kingfisher KGF.L to "buy" from "hold", citing "robust" income growth, increased consumer confidence, po

LIVE MARKETS-Europe's futures inch up after French battering 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 EUROPE'S FUTURES INCH UP AFTER FRENCH BATTERING European shares were set for a slightly positive start on Monday, attemping to steady following last week's French political tremors that reverberated across bonds, currencies and equity markets globally.

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 17 Updates futures, Adds news items June 17 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Monday, with futures FFIc1 up 0 .4%. * KINGFISHER: Kingfisher Plc KGF.L on Monday named Bhavesh Mistry as its new finance chief and said current CFO Bernard Bot will retire and leave the company no earlier than January 2025. * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca's AZN.L blockbuster cancer drug Imfinzi combined with chemotherapy has been approved in the

UPDATE 2-Kingfisher taps British Land's Mistry as next CFO Adds timing in paragraph 2, detail on Mistry in paragraphs 3 and 4 June 17 (Reuters) - Home improvement retailer Kingfisher Plc KGF.L on Monday named British Land BLND.L finance chief Bhavesh Mistry as its next CFO to replace Bernard Bot who will retire. British Land in a separate statement said that Mistry has a 12-month notice period and a date for his departure will be agreed.

BRIEF-Kingfisher CFO Bernard Bot To Retire June 17 (Reuters) - Kingfisher PLC KGF.L : KINGFISHER PLC - KINGFISHER ANNOUNCES CFO SUCCESSION KINGFISHER PLC - KINGFISHER ANNOUNCES CFO SUCCESSION KINGFISHER: CURRENT CFO BERNARD BOT TO RETIRE KINGFISHER - KINGFISHER APPOINTS BHAVESH MISTRY AS ITS NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER KINGFISHER - CURRENT CFO BERN

Kingfisher names Bhavesh Mistry as its next CFO June 17 (Reuters) - Kingfisher plc KGF.L on Monday named Bhavesh Mistry as its new finance chief and said current CFO Bernard Bot will retire and leave the company no earlier than January 2025. Reporting by Chandini Monnappa in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema

BRIEF-Kingfisher PLC - Second Tranche Of Share Repurchase Programme Kingfisher PLC KGF.L : KINGFISHER PLC - SECOND TRANCHE OF SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME Source text for Eikon: ID:nRSM2234Sa Further company coverage: KGF.L

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 21 Updates futures, Adds news items May 21 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0 .41%. * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L said it expects to deliver $80 billion in total revenue by 2030, boosted by the expected launch of 20 new medicines and through growth in its existing oncology, biopharmaceuticals and rare disease portfolio.

UPDATE 2-Home improvement retailer Kingfisher sales lower on weak 'big ticket' Q1 underlying sales down 0.9% First three weeks on Q2 underlying sales down 2.5% Cautious on market outlook but keeps profit forecast Adds detail paragraphs 5 to 7, shares paragraph 11 LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - European home improvement retailer Kingfisher KGF.L reported lower underlying sales in its first quarter and the early weeks of the second, with resilience in core products offset by weakness in so called "big

BRIEF-Kingfisher Keeps FY Outlook Unchanged May 21 (Reuters) - Kingfisher PLC KGF.L : Q1 TRADING UPDATE TRADING IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS; FULL YEAR GUIDANCE UNCHANGED Q1 SALES OF £3.3BN; TOTAL SALES +0.3% Q2 TRADING TO DATE IN LINE WITH UNDERLYING Q1 TRENDS, WITH LFL -2.5% IN FRANCE, WHILE SLIGHTLY IMPROVED ON Q4, TRADING REFLECTS WEAK OVERALL RE

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher keeps profit outlook after sales edge lower LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - European home improvement retailer Kingfisher KGF.L on Tuesday kept its full-year profit outlook after reporting a 0.9% fall in first-quarter underlying sales, with resilience in demand for core categories offset by weakness in "big-ticket" sales.

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 21 May 21 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.6%. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American AAL.L shareholder Legal & General Investment Management supports the break-up plan announced by the company last week, as the deadline approaches for BHP Group BHP.AX to log a formal takeover offer.

UPDATE 2-FTSE 100 ends lower on disappointing corporate updates, BT Group soars For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window BT Group up after CEO aims for more than double free cash flow Sage Group tumbles after lowering annual revenue forecast FTSE 100 down 0.1%, FTSE 250 adds 0.2% Updated at 1615 GMT By Pranav Kashyap and Purvi Agarwal May 16 (Reuters) - B ritain's FTSE 100 closed slightly lower on Thursday, as disappointing news f

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 16 Adds new items, updates futures May 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0 .20 %. * ASTRAZENECA: Astrazeneca's investigational COVID-19 prevention therapy met its primary goals in a late-stage trial, the drugmaker said on Thursday. * BT: The new boss of BT BT.L set out a path to more than double free cash flow over the next five years on Thursday and potentially dispose of its global

CORRECTED-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 16 Corrects company name to 'BP' from 'PB' in bullet 4 May 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.4%. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American AAL.L has suspended hiring globally, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters, as it gets plans underway to simplify itself and build value - and avert a $43 billion takeover bid by Australia's BHP Group BHP.AX .

LIVE MARKETS-Four main takeaways from UK bank results STOXX 600 up 0.3% Strong earnings lift mood US CPI squarely in focus Meme stocks frenzy continues Wall St futures steady 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 FOUR MAIN TAKEAWAYS FROM UK BANK RESULTS As Q1 reporting season continues, British banks have a "spring in their step" after a strong set of numbers, according

LIVE MARKETS-Your British shopping list STOXX 600 up 0.3% Strong earnings lift mood US CPI squarely in focus Meme stocks frenzy continues Wall St futures steady 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 YOUR BRITISH SHOPPING LIST T he UK market is back in play as investors look to diversify from the big portfolio concentration that shaped price action during the first quart

UPDATE 2-UK retail sales stagnate despite easing inflation Adds economist quote in paragraph 6-7, details and background throughout By Suban Abdulla LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - British retail sales stagnated in March despite high inflation easing recently , representing the first time that they have not grown in monthly terms since December, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday.