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TODAY'S EVENTS
CAIRO - Euromoney conference on Egyptian real estate, at Semiramis Hotel.
COMING EVENTS
TUESDAY, MAY 27
CAIRO - The third annual private insurance funds conference starts for two days, attended by the minister of investment, insurance companies and funds executives.
THURSDAY, MAY 29
CAIRO - Egypt to choose international consultants for its planned nuclear power station.
TUESDAY, JUNE 3
CAIRO - An Islamic Finance forum at the Conrad Hotel from 0845 local.
SUDAN - U.N. Security Council members tour Sudan, through June 5.
CAIRO - Delta Airlines has a news conference on their new Cairo-NYC flight, 0830 GMT.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7
CAIRO - Court session in private lawsuit against Egyptian academic Saadeddin Ibrahim for damaging Egypt's reputation abroad.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
CAIRO - Telecommunications Regulatory Authority deadline for bids for Egypt's second fixed-line telephone licence.
TUESDAY, JUNE 24
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Two-day meeting of African Union experts to prepare for AU summit.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26
CAIRO - Central bank's monetary policy committee meets.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27
CAIRO - Central bank issues statement on monetary policy.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Two-day meeting of African Union Executive Council to prepare for AU summit.
MONDAY, JUNE 30
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Two-day African Union summit.
THURSDAY, JULY 17
ALEXANDRIA - Wikimania 2008 conference at Alexandria Library, organised by the Wikimedia Foundation, through Saturday.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
CAIRO - Central bank's monetary policy committee meets.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
CAIRO - Central bank issues statement on monetary policy.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
CAIRO - Central bank's monetary policy committee meets.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
CAIRO - Central bank issues statement on monetary policy.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
CAIRO - Central bank's monetary policy committee meets.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
CAIRO - Central bank issues statement on monetary policy.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25
CAIRO - Central bank's monetary policy committee meets.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26
CAIRO - Central bank issues statement on monetary policy.
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MADRID, May 26 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Monday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy:
ACCIONA <ANA.MC>
Acciona is negotiating with fellow Endesa <ELE.MC> shareholder Enel <ENEI.MI> to absorb 70 percent of Endesa's renewables business into Acciona Energia, Cinco Dias quotes sources close to Endesa as saying. The deal would make Acciona Energia worth 6-8 billion euros, the newspaper said.
FERROVIAL <FER.MC>, CINTRA <CCIT.MC>
The construction firm has raised its stake in toll road operator Cintra by 3 points to 68 percent, a company source said on Friday.
For a story, click on [ID:nL23286603]
IBERDROLA <IBE.MC>
The energy group said on Sunday it had signed a contract to explore investment opportunities with utility and petroleum producer Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (Taqa) <TAQA.AD>, 75 percent owned by the Abu Dhabi government.
For more, click on [ID:nL25627215]
SACYR VALLEHERMOSO <SVO.MC>
Italy's Infrastructure Ministry said on Friday it has asked the head of the company in charge of a long-delayed project to build a bridge to Sicily over the Strait of Messina to start construction work soon.
Sacyr is part of a consortium led by Italy's Impregilo <IPGI.MI> which won the contract in 2006 in the last government of Silvio Berlusconi.
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Keywords: MARKETS SPAIN FACTORS/
MADRID, May 26 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Monday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy:
ACCIONA <ANA.MC>
Acciona is negotiating with fellow Endesa <ELE.MC> shareholder Enel <ENEI.MI> to absorb 70 percent of Endesa's renewables business into Acciona Energia, Cinco Dias quotes sources close to Endesa as saying. The deal would make Acciona Energia worth 6-8 billion euros, the newspaper said.
FERROVIAL <FER.MC>, CINTRA <CCIT.MC>
The construction firm has raised its stake in toll road operator Cintra by 3 points to 68 percent, a company source said on Friday.
For a story, click on [ID:nL23286603]
IBERDROLA <IBE.MC>
The energy group said on Sunday it had signed a contract to explore investment opportunities with utility and petroleum producer Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (Taqa) <TAQA.AD>, 75 percent owned by the Abu Dhabi government.
For more, click on [ID:nL25627215]
For today's European market outlook double click on [.EU].
For real-time moves on the Spanish blue-chip index IBEX please double click on <.IBEX>
For IBEX constituent stocks highlight .IBEX in the command box and press the F3 button on your keyboard
For latest news on Spanish stock moves double click [HOT-ES]
For Spanish language market report double click on [.MES]
For latest Eurostocks report please double click on [.EU]
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Keywords: MARKETS SPAIN FACTORS/
AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS, May 26 (Reuters) - The following Benelux stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Monday:
TNT <TNT.AS>
Dutch mail and logistics company reaches wage deal with union, averting a countrywide strike.
For more, double click on [TNT.AS]
FORTIS <FOR.BR> <FOR.AS>
Belgian-Dutch financial services group places 650 million euros ($1.02 billion) in a planned perpetual bond issue to bolster its capital base.
For more, double click on [FOR.BR] [FOR.AS]
SNS Bank NV <SNSTB.AS>
U.S. Federal Reserve approves an application by a unit of the Dutch bank to open an office in Virginia.
For more, double click on [SNSTB.AS]
ACKERMANS & VAN HAAREN <ACKB.BR>
Ackermans & Van Haaren first-quarter update, annual shareholders meeting
For more double click on [ACKB.BR]
COFINIMMO <COFB.BR>
Belgian property investment company acquires 19 nursing homes in France from Korian Group <KORI.PA> for 144.4 million euros in deal due to be completed by September.
For more double click on [COFB.BR]
DISTRIGAS <DISTy.BR>
French utility Suez <LYOE.PA>, looking to sell its Belgian natural gas trading arm Distrigas <DISTy.BR>, says it has enters into exclusive talks with Italian oil and gas firm Eni SpA <ENI.MI>.
For more double click on [DISTy.BR]
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MADRID, May 26 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Monday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy:
FERROVIAL <FER.MC>, CINTRA <CCIT.MC>
The construction firm has raised its stake in toll road operator Cintra by 3 points to 68 percent, a company source said on Friday.
For a story, click on [ID:nL23286603]
IBERDROLA <IBE.MC>
The energy group said on Sunday it had signed a contract to explore investment opportunities with utility and petroleum producer Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (Taqa) <TAQA.AD>, 75 percent owned by the Abu Dhabi government.
For more, click on [ID:nL25627215]
For today's European market outlook double click on [.EU].
For real-time moves on the Spanish blue-chip index IBEX please double click on <.IBEX>
For IBEX constituent stocks highlight .IBEX in the command box and press the F3 button on your keyboard
For latest news on Spanish stock moves double click [HOT-ES]
For Spanish language market report double click on [.MES]
For latest Eurostocks report please double click on [.EU]
((madrid.newsroom@reuters.com; +34 91 585 2160))
Keywords: holdMARKETS SPAIN FACTORS/
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