French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch Aug 12 (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. Stellantis STLAM.MI : Stellantis is laying off as many as 2,450 factory workers from its Warren Truck assembly plant outside of Detroit as the automaker ends production of the Ram 1500 Classic truck.

BUZZ-Ahold Delhaize at 1-yr highs as cost control fuels Q2 margin beat ** Shares in Ahold Delhaize rise 4.8% as the supermarket group beat Q2 operating margin beat expectations, helped by cost cutting measures ** Q2 underlying operating margin at 4.2% tops the 3.9% expected by analysts ** "Ahold Delhaize demonstrated its ability to continue to positively surprise on profitability," says analyst Clement Genelot from Bryan Garnier ** Genelot adds the group's profitability was supported by its abil

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch Aug 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. AIRBUS AIR.PA : Airbus announced 77 deliveries as for the month of July. COFACE CLARI.PA : Coface published a net profit for H1 at 142.3 million euros.

BUZZ-IMCD jumps as Q2 EBITA beats estimates, organic growth picks up ** Shares IMCD IMCD.AS jump around 8% to 1-1/2 month high after the Dutch specialty chemicals maker's Q2 EBITA came in above expectations ** EBITA was 6% ahead of Visible Alpha consensus, as organic revenue decline decelerated to 0.3% in Q2 from 7.3% in Q1, Jefferies says ** "Thes

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch Aug 2 (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. AXA AXAF.PA /BNP PARIBAS BNPP.PA : French insurance company said on Thursday it was in exclusive negociation with BNP Paribas BNPP.PA to sell AXA Investment Managers.

UPDATE 2-ABN Amro CEO Swaak to step down in 2025, before end of term ABN Amro CEO to leave three years before end of term Says right time has come to look for successor Analyst says announcement is negative surprise Shares down 2.5% Adds share price in paragraph 2, analyst reaction in paragraphs 5-7, 2023 results and buybacks in paragraphs 9-10 By Bart H.

BUZZ-ASML jumps after Reuters report US exempts allies from curbs ** Shares in ASML ASML.AS rise around 7% after Reuters reported that new US exports rules for semiconductor equipment with China will not affect certain allies, including the Netherlands ** Peers ASMI ASMI.AS and BESI BESI.AS are up 5% and 4%, respectively, while Europe's technology

UPDATE 2-Dsm-firmenich shares jump after core earnings forecast hike Adds CEO quote from analyst call in paragraphs 6-8, share move in paragraph 2 By Dimitri Rhodes and Anna Peverieri July 30 (Reuters) - Dutch chemicals maker dsm-firmenich DSFIR.AS raised its core earnings forecast for 2024 on Tuesday, banking on savings from the restructuring of its vitamin business and continued integration of DSM and Firmenich's legacy businesses.

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch July 30 (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. IMERYS IMTP.PA : French specialty minerals company Imerys reported on Monday its results for the first half of the year with an EBITDA Up At 384 million euros year-on-year.

BUZZ-Philips tops STOXX on Q2 earnings, margin beats ** Shares in Philips PHG.AS are up 9.7% after the Dutch medical device maker posted Q2 earnings above expectations, topping the Amsterdam blue-chip index .AEX and the pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX ** Q2 adj. EBITA rises 9.3% to 495 million euros ($537.4 million), beating the 433 million euros expected by analysts polled by the company ** Adj.

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch July 26 (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. CAPGEMINI CAPP.PA : French IT consulting group Capgemini said on Friday it now expects its annual revenue to fall compared with the earlier expectation of at least maintaining stable growth, citing weakness in the North American market.

BUZZ-Besi shares tumble as Q3 outlook disappoints ** Shares in Besi BESI.AS slump 12% as the chip assembly equipment maker's Q3 outlook disappoints amid declining sales for non-AI related products ** The chip assembly equipment maker forecasts broadly flat sales in Q3 vs 151.2 million euros in Q2, and a gross margin of 64%-66% vs 65% in Q2 ** The m

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch July 25 (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. MICHELIN MICP.PA : Michelin reported sales for H1 at 13.48 billion euros, slightly below expectations. RENAULT RENA.PA : Renault published H1 operating at 2.18 billion euros, above consensus, and maintained 2024 outlook.

BUZZ-Besi drops after peer's ASMPT weak results, analyst says ** Shares in Besi BESI.AS fall 6% to the bottom of Amsterdam's AEX .AEX index, with an analyst pointing to weak results from peer ASM Pacific Technology (ASMTP) 0522.HK ** Shares in Hongkong-listed ASMPT, which also guides for 9.9% drop in Q3 revenue citing slower recovery and tepid cons

BUZZ-ASM International shares dip despite Q2 results beating expectations ** Shares in Chip-making equipment supplier ASM International fall around 2% after dropping as much as 4.5% earlier, as its Q2 results beat failed to impress investors ** ASMI raised its guidance after orders beat expectations thanks to AI-related products that outweighed a d

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch July 22 (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. AIRBUS Europe's largest aerospace conglomerate would be happy to find ways to create scale in the space and satellites market, CEO Guillaume Faury said on Sunday, ahead of this week's Farnborough Airshow.

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch July 19 (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. CASINO CASP.PA : French supermarket group Casino on Thursday confirmed that it is the subject of a preliminary investigation by France's national financial prosecution office over charges of price manipulation and corruption dating back to 2018 and 2019. AIR FRANCE-KLM AIRF.PA : Franco-Dutch airl

UPDATE 2-Europe's STOXX 600 falls for third straight session as tech drags For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window STOXX 600 down 0.5% ASML falls as China risks cloud solid Q2 earnings Roche jumps on early trial success of second obesity drug Updated at 1600 GMT By Shristi Achar A, Pranav Kashyap and Shashwat Chauhan July 17 (Reuters) - European shares closed lower for a third straight day on Wednesday, w ith chip stocks sliding

ASML shares seen opening lower on guidance miss, geopolitics MILAN, July 17 (Reuters) - ASML's ASML.AS shares were set to open lower on Wednesday, even as the world's biggest chipmaking equipment supplier reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and bookings . Traders pointed to a slight miss on the sales guidance and geopolitical concerns.

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch July 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 ADP reported group traffic for June up 7.8% at 33.3 million passengers, while half-year group traffic rose 9.7% to 170.2 million passengers.