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Below you will find news and stories related to businesses in France and the Benelux that could impact the region’s markets or individual stocks.
PARIS ADP.PA AIRPORTS:
The company said the group’s traffic in November increased by 9.3% to 25.0 million passengers, representing 98.9% of 2019 traffic for the same period.
ARCELOR MT.AS /EU/USA/STEEL:
The European Union will suspend for an additional 15 months, until the end of March 2025, the duties it imposed on American imports in retaliation for American tariffs on steel and aluminum from the EU, a the EU’s official journal said on Tuesday.
CASINO CASP.PA /RALLYE GENC.PA:
Casino shares will resume when the market opens.
The French retailer Casino said on Monday that it had entered into exclusive negotiations to sell all its department stores to Les Mousquetaires and Auchan Retail.
SODEXO EXHO.PA:
The listing on Euronext Paris of Sodexo’s Pluxee voucher and benefits division is on track for February 1, 2024, with a shareholder vote scheduled for January 30.
TOMTOM TOM2.AS:
Digital mapping specialist TomTom has teamed up with tech giant Microsoft MSFT.O to create an artificial intelligence (AI)-based conversational assistant for vehicles.
VIRBAC VIRB.PA:
Virbac has raised its outlook for the whole year and forecasts growth in turnover at constant key rates and scope of around 4% (compared to 2% to 4% previously), while turnover 2024 is expected to grow by 4% to 6%. Net cash at the end of December 2023 is expected to improve by around €50 million compared to the previous year (compared to €30 million).
FRANCE/BRITTANY/POLITICS:
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron will call for increased coordination between allies to tackle the “desperate” humanitarian situation in Gaza during a visit to Paris and Rome on Tuesday, his office said.
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