(Updated with Telecom Italia and Co-op)
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Values which are traded ex-dividend .EX.PA
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Update on European markets .EUFR
Stocks to follow on Thursday on the Paris Stock Exchange and in Europe:
* SANOFI SASY.PA announced Wednesday evening that it had reached an agreement in principle to settle 4,000 disputes in the United States relating to Zantac, a treatment for gastric acid accused of being carcinogenic.
➦ USA-Sanofi says it has reached an agreement in principle in the context of disputes relating to Zantac
* SAINT-GOBAIN SGOB.PA announced on Wednesday the acquisition of the Canadian group Bailey Group Companies as part of an operation valued at 600 million euros in order to strengthen its offer in lightweight construction.
* AIRBUS AIR.PA announced on Wednesday that Airbus Ventures had invested in Oros Labs which raised $22 million to support its expansion.
➦ Airbus Ventures invests in Oros Labs
* EURAZEO EURA.PA announced on Wednesday that it had finalized the sale of Dorc (Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center) to the German group Carl Zeiss Meditec, which will allow it to record approximately 386 million euros in gross proceeds from the sale on its balance sheet.
➦ Eurazeo finalizes the sale of DORC to Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
* SOLUTIONS 30 S30.PA announced on Wednesday that it had recorded an increase in annual turnover, to 1.06 billion euros, for an adjusted Ebitda of 74.6 million euros.
➦ Solutions 30 shows annual turnover up to 1.06 billion euros
* VALLOUREC VLLP.PA announced on Wednesday that it had signed a partnership agreement with NexTchem for hydrogen storage.
* TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TLIT.MI – A court in Rome ruled in favor of the historic telecoms operator in a fifteen-year-old dispute over the liberalization of the telecommunications sector, ordering the Italian government to return around a billion euros to the group, TIM said on Wednesday evening.
* UBS UBSG.S – The Swiss regulator is seeking to prevent investors specializing in litigation from accessing AT1 documents from Credit Suisse, now owned by UBS, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
* EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR – Sales of new cars in Britain increased by around 10% in March year-on-year, according to preliminary data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) published on Thursday.
* CO-OP 42TE.L – The British cooperative group, which notably manages supermarkets and also has funeral, insurance and legal activities, reported on Thursday a significant drop in its annual pre-tax profit, in a context of strong competition from discount stores and shoplifting which have driven up its costs.
THE FRANCE & INTERNATIONAL 7-DAY AGENDA:
(Writing by Claude Chendjou, edited by Kate Entringer)