(Updated with Casino, Burberry and details on Arkema)
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Stocks to follow on Friday on the Paris Stock Exchange and in Europe:
* AIRBUS AIR.PA reported on Thursday a record number of aircraft orders in 2023 and confirmed an 11% increase in deliveries, thus retaining first place among aircraft manufacturers for the fifth consecutive year.
* STELLANTIS STLAM.MI announced on Friday that it would take a stake in the French sodium-ion battery manufacturer Tiamat in order to diversify its range of technologies for its electric vehicles.
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CASINO
CASP.PA – The distributor’s shareholders and creditors have given the green light to the safeguard plan for the heavily indebted group.
* VINCI SGEF.PA announced on Thursday that it expects free cash flow for 2023 to be higher than its 2022 level, which stood at 5.4 billion euros, whereas it had previously said it was counting on at least 4.5 billion euros. Free cash flow would thus reach a record thanks to customer collections at the end of the year higher than expectations and the time delay of certain investments.
* SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SCHN.PA announced on Thursday that it had carried out a bond issue of 1.3 billion euros.
* ARKEMA AKE.PA announced on Friday that it would take a stake in Tiamat and said it was accelerating in new generation batteries. Furthermore, Morgan Stanley has resumed monitoring of the stock with a “line weighting” recommendation and a price target of 105 euros.
* SAFILO SFLG.MI, eyewear manufacturer, and HUGO BOSS
BOSSn.DE have agreed on the early renewal of a licensing agreement until the end of 2030, Safilo said on Thursday.
* BURBERRY BRBY.L – The British luxury fashion brand warned on Friday that its annual results would be lower than its previous forecasts, after a further deceleration during the key period including the Christmas holidays.
* SAINSBURY’S SBRY.L – The British supermarket chain launched an electric vehicle charging business on Friday, aiming for more than 750 ultra-fast charging stations in more than 100 of its store car parks by the end of 2024.
* BELIEVE BLV.PA – The main shareholders of the digital record company have considered delisting the company in recent weeks, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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(Written by Corentin Chappron and Claude Chendjou)