French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

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March 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.


ALSTOM : French train maker on Thursday said it had signed a seven-year operations and maintenance services contract with Newark Liberty International Airport for is approximately 250 million euros.


CASINO French supermarket group said it raised about 770 million dollars with the sale of another stake in Latin American subsidiary Assai.


EDF : French nuclear safety watchdog ASN said on Thursday power group may have to stop some of its reactors for corrosion checks earlier than currently planned after new cracks were detected at three reactors this month.


IPSEN : French group on Thursday announced it had received FDA
Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date, set for 16 August 2023, for investigational palovarotene for the treatment of people with FOP, an ultra-rare bone disease.


RUBIS : French energy storage group said on Thursday it expects to improve its net income group share and dividend in 2023.


SAINT GOBAIN : Saint-Gobain et Dalsan have obtained the necessary approval from competition authorities to merge their plaster and plasterboard activities in Turkey, the French construction materials giant said on Thursday.


SANOFI French group said on Thursday it would cut U.S. list prices by 78% for its most-prescribed insulin product starting next year, following rivals Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and Co .


STELLANTIS : Franco-Italian carmaker on Thursday said it had launched the first tranche of its share buyback program announced in February. The tranche will cover a maximum amount of up to 500 million euros and will end no later than June 19, the group added.


WENDEL : French investment company said on Thursday its net income fell 26% to 1.02 billion euros in 2022, mainly due to the deconsolidation of telecommunications infrastructure provider IHS Towers. The group also said it wouldd build an asset management division for outside investors in a move aimed at boosting its profitability.





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