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PARIS, April 12 (Reuters) – Stocks to watch on Tuesday on the Paris stock exchange and across Europe, where futures point to a lower open:
* AXA AXAF.PA – Shareholder advisory firm ISS recommends voting against the project to increase the salary of Thomas Buberl, the insurer’s general manager, as his balance sheet does not justify it.
* ESSILORLUXOTTICA ESLX.PA – Luxottica, an entity belonging to the Franco-Italian giant of eyewear and optical lenses, said Monday it was preparing to acquire 90.9% of FEDON FDOP.MI, entering the packaging industry and eyewear cases. .
* CARMAT ALCAR.PA announced Monday the launch of a fund-raising campaign amounting to approximately EUR 30 million, which benefited from subscription commitments of up to EUR 22 million.
* DEUTSCHE BANK DBKGn.DE, COMMERZBANK CBKG.DE – An investor whose identity has not been disclosed has started the sale of more than 5% of its stake in the capital of the two largest German banks, it announced Monday evening. books. The sale includes 116 million shares of Deutsche Bank and 72.5 million shares of Commerzbank. According to broker Lang & Schwarz, the title lost Deutsche Bank 7.2% in pre-market and Commerzbank 6.5%.
* ASOS ASOS.L – The online fashion group on Tuesday reported an 87% decline in first-half profits due to supply chain disruptions and inflation.
* EASYJET EZJ.L announced on Tuesday that it has reduced its losses in the first half, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and rising fuel prices.
* NOKIA NOKIA.HE announced on Tuesday that it would cease operations in Russia. nL5N2WA1AA
* Edizione, the largest shareholder of ATLANTIA ATL.MI, and private equity group Blackstone BX.N could launch a takeover bid this week for the Italian infrastructure group they want to be delisted, two sources familiar with the matter said Monday said.
* MEGGITT MGGT.L – The European Commission gave the green light on Monday to the proposed acquisition of British Meggitt by Parker-Hannifin PH.N for 6.3 billion pounds (7.55 billion euros) after the American manufacturer of the group agreed to sell a plant in the United States.
* SIKA SIKA.S, a Swiss specialist in construction chemicals, on Tuesday reported quarterly sales growth of 20% in the first quarter.
* GIVAUDAN GIVN.S, a manufacturer of fragrances and flavors, confirmed its medium-term targets on Tuesday and plans further price increases to offset rising raw material costs.
* PAGEGROUP PAGE.L said it expects full-year operating profit to exceed market expectations as the recruiting firm reported a 43% increase in first-quarter earnings.
* STMICRO-ELECTRONICS STM.PA – Barclays lowers its recommendation to “online weigh-in” against “overweight” and its target price to 38 euros against 65 euros.
* EURAZEO EURA.PA – Goldman Sachs begins to monitor the value at “neutral”.
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(Written by Laetitia Volga, edited by Jean-Michel Bélot)