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PARIS, April 14 (Reuters) – The stocks to watch on Thursday in the Paris and Europe exchanges where futures contracts point to a higher open:
* HERMES HRMS.PA on Thursday reported a 27% increase in first quarter sales, driven by demand for luxury accessories, especially in Europe and across the Atlantic, as the sector suffers from the effects of the war in Ukraine and measures to combat the coronavirus in China.
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* PUBLICIS PUBP.PA, the world’s third-largest ad group, Thursday reported first-quarter organic growth that beat expectations, but did not revise its full-year forecasts due to economic uncertainties.
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* VALNEVA VLS.PA – The UK Medicines Agency announced on Thursday that it has approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Valneva. The listing of the title will be suspended at the opening pending a press release from the group, Euronext reports.
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* ARCELORMITTAL MT.AS acquires majority stake in American factory of Voestalpine VOES.VI
* OVHCLOUD OVH.PA on Thursday raised its revenue growth target for 2022 after reporting a good solid first half.
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* VIVENDI VIV.PA will officially launch its share takeover bid for LAGARDÈRE LAGA.PA on Thursday.
* CREDIT AGRICOLE CAGRI.PA has told Italy’s treasury it has no plans to take control of BANCO BPM BAMI.MI, Reuters learned on Wednesday from two sources familiar with the matter, after the French bank acquired a stake of 9.2% in capital had been acquired from the Italian establishment.
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* STELLANTIS STLA.MI said in a statement on Wednesday that it would explain in next year’s compensation resolution 2022 how the advisory vote of shareholders was taken into account, while state bank Bpifrance voted against on Wednesday. Tavares.
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* ERICSSON ERICb.ST posted lower operating income on Thursday following the cessation of its operations in Russia and warned it could face a fine in the United States over alleged corruption charges in Iraq.
* Edizione, the family holding company Benetton and largest shareholder of ATLANTIA ATL.MI, and the American investment fund Blackstone BX.N announced Thursday that they will make an offer for the Italian infrastructure group at 23 euros per share.
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(Written by Claude Chendjou and Laetitia Volga, edited by Jean-Michel Bélot)
