By Heather Smith and Sarah Jones
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in Paris. The CAC 40 Index added 79.25, or 2.3 percent, to 3,487.07. The SBF 120 Index gained 2.3 percent.
Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names. Share prices are from the last close.
Air France-KLM Group (AF FP): Unions representing workers at Europe's biggest airline delayed a strike scheduled for this week to December after opening talks with the government on proposals to raise the retirement age for cabin crew, a labor spokeswoman said on Nov. 1. The stock price rose 6 cents, or 0.5 percent, to 11.24 euros.
Alcatel-Lucent SA (ALU FP): The world's largest supplier of fixed-line phone networks has no plans to cut mobile network units as part of a recovery plan it is drafting for December, Journal des Finances said on Nov. 1, citing an interview with Chief Executive Officer Ben Verwaayen. Shares lost 1.4 cents, or 0.7 percent, to 2.01 euros.
Areva SA (CEI FP): The world's largest nuclear-reactor maker said its USA Repository Services LLC venture with The Shaw Group Inc. won a 5-year, $2.5 billion used nuclear fuel repository contract in Nevada. Shares gained 23.12 euros, or 6.2 percent, to 393.84 euros.
Atos Origin SA (ATO FP): Citigroup Inc. upgraded France's second-biggest computer-services provider to ``hold'' from ``sell.'' The shares were unchanged at 18.10 euros.
Electricite de France SA (EDF FP): Europe's biggest power producer and RWE AG are in the lead in the auction to buy Essent NV and Nuon NV, the Netherlands' biggest electricity providers, according to a Sunday Times report. The shares gained 2.40 euros, or 5.4 percent, to 46.90 euros.
Gecina SA (GFC FP): France's second-largest property company by market value said it signed a lease for Lauwin Planque, the first stage of a Dubai development park. Shares rose 55 cents, or 1 percent, to 54.32 euros.
Groupe Danone SA (BN FP): Goldman Sachs Group Inc. downgraded the world's largest yogurt maker to ``sell'' from ``neutral.'' The shares rose 81.5 cents, or 1.9 percent, to 43.44 euros.
MG International SA (ALMGI FP): The maker of swimming pool alarms and other security devices reported a first-half net loss of 1.96 million euros, after a loss of 2.27 million euros a year earlier. The company will cut additional jobs and reorganize as it talks to bankers and investors to determine how to gain profitability. The group maintained its revenue forecast of 6.7 million euros for the year. The shares lost 47 cents, or 24 percent, to 1.52 euros.
Michelin & Cie. (ML FP): Standard & Poor's Rating Service reduced its outlook for the world's second-largest tiremaker to negative from stable. The shares added 1.48 euros, or 3.8 percent, to 40.12 euros.
Pernod Ricard SA (RI FP): The world's second-largest liquor company asked the French market regulator to investigate talk that it had issued a profit warning, Journal des Finances said on Nov. 1, citing an interview with Managing Director Pierre Pringuet. The executive confirmed the spirits maker's double- digit growth forecast for the year. The shares lost 2.12 euros, or 4 percent, to 50.78 euros.
Renault SA (RNO FP): The Detroit News reported on Nov. 1 that Chrysler LLC had stopped talks on forming an alliance with Renault and Nissan Motor Co. in favor of a merger with General Motors Corp. The shares declined 23 cents, or 1 percent, to 23.86 euros.
Rhodia SA (RHA FP): France's largest specialty chemicals maker won a dismissal of a New York lawsuit by Koch Industries Inc.'s Invista unit, which accused it and DuPont Co. of conspiring to steal a trade secret. The shares declined 22 cents, or 3.2 percent, to 6.66 euros.
Sanofi-Aventis SA (SAN FP): The drugmaker will complete its purchase of Zentiva NV later than expected as it needs to provide European Union competition authorities with more information, Les Echos said, citing comments by Chief Financial Officer Jean- Claude Leroy. The shares rose 2.28 euros, to 4.8 percent, to 49.43 euros.
Societe Generale SA (GLE FP): France's third-largest bank said third-quarter profit fell a more-than-estimated 84 percent to 183 million euros as credit-related writedowns resulted in losses at the investment-bank and asset-management units.
The median estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg was a profit of 581 million euros. The shares rose 2.57 euros, or 6.5 percent, to 42.18 euros.
Thomson SA (TMS FP): The unprofitable maker of set-top boxes and broadcast equipment named France Telecom SA's Stephane Rougeot as chief financial officer. The shares rose 5 cents, or 4.8 percent, to 1.09.
Total SA (FP FP): Iran will cut crude oil sales to Europe's third-largest oil company by some 70,000 barrels per day, the country's oil minister said. The shares added 1.72 euros, or 4.2 percent, to 42.82 euros.
Vallourec SA (VK FP): Morgan Stanley downgraded the maker of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry to ``equal weight'' from ``overweight.'' The shares rose 2.79 euros, or 3.3 percent, to 87.
Veolia Environnement SA (VIE FP): The world's biggest water company's Indian unit signed a contract for a 70 percent stake in the management venture for Mumbai's first metro line, La Tribune said on Nov. 1. The shares added 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, to 19.21 euros.
Vinci SA (DG FP): The world's biggest construction company and Russia's N-Trans are in exclusive talks to build and run the first leg of the Moscow-St. Petersburg expressway, La Tribune said on Nov. 1. The shares gained 36 cents, or 1.3 percent, to 27.99 euros.
To contact the reporter on this story: Heather Smith in Paris at hsmith26@bloomberg.netSarah Jones in London at sjones35@bloomberg.net.
Last Updated: November 3, 2008 02:46 EST
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