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PARIS, July 8 (Reuters) – The stocks to follow on Friday on the Paris Stock Exchange and in Europe:
* EDF EDF.PA , ENGIE ENGIE.PA – The bill on purchasing power examined by the French government on Thursday provides that in the event of a shortage of natural gas, the ministry in charge of energy will be able to order operators of gas-fired power plants in France to limit or stop their production.
➦ France intends to be able to constrain gas power plants in the event of a risk of shortage
*GETLINK GETP.PA, the operator of the Channel Tunnel, reported a 9% year-on-year increase in shuttle traffic and an almost fourfold increase in passenger vehicle traffic in June. (The press release: )
*FDJ FDJ.PA announced on Thursday that it was in exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of Aleda, a specialist in point-of-sale collection and payment solutions.
* LOC LOUP.PA – The owner of the Loué, Le Gaulois, Maître Coq and Marie brands, which published Thursday a turnover in the first quarter up 12.2%, announced that it was in exclusive negotiations with the Avril group in view of the takeover of the Matines brand and the associated business.
*EURAZEO EURA.PA announced on Thursday the sale of its stake in the Orolia group to SAFRAN SAF.PA as part of an operation that will generate proceeds of 189 million euros.
* SWEDISH MATCH SWMA.ST – Activist fund Elliott Investment Management is in the process of raising a stake in the tobacco and nicotine products group, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter, adding that Elliott opposes to the proposed takeover of Philip Morris PM.N under current conditions.
* NORDEX NDXG.DE gains 3.6% in pre-market trading according to German broker Lang & Schwarz after announcing a large order for wind farm equipment in Brazil.
(Written by Claude Chendjou, edited by Marc Angrand)