Sept 2 (Reuters) - STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary
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07:40GMT 02Sept2008
Hays slides on recruitment slowdown fears
Shares in Hays Plc <HAYS.L> slide as much as 5.8 percent to below the 90 pence mark after the British recruitment firm delivers better than expected 2008 results but warns on short-term softness in two of its key permanent hiring markets.
'The company has said that demand for temporary recruitment appears to have flattened out and demand for its permanent placements continues to fall,' Panmure Gordon & Co analyst Mike Allen says in a note. 'The key question is what will happen in 2009 with demand for permanent recruitment still falling in the UK and Australia.'
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07:43GMT 02Sept2008
Commodities lead Europe shares down
European shares drop early, led by commodity stocks, following sharp falls in oil and metal prices.
The FTSEurofirst 300 <.FTEU3> index of top European shares is down 0.4 percent at 1,185.01 points.
Oil extends losses to its lowest since mid-April extending the previous day's fall on initial signs that a weakened Hurricane Gustav spared major Gulf oil facilities.
BP <BP.L>, Total <TOTF.PA>, StatOilHydro <STL.OL> and Royal Dutch Shell <RDSb.L> fall by 1-2.4 percent.
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06:28GMT 02Sept2008
New STOXX index entrants in focus
ABB <ABBN.VX>, Bayer <BAYG.DE>, British American Tobacco <BATS.L>, and Iberdola <IBE.MC> are in focus after STOXX announces that the companies are entering the Dow Jones STOXX 50 <.STOXX50> index in its latest reshuffle.
Out go BT Group <BT.L>, Fortis <FOR.BR>, HBOS <HBOS.L>, and Lloyds TSB <LLOY.L>.
Alstom <ALSO.PA> joins the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 index <.STOXX50E>, while Alcatel Lucent <ALUA.PA> is exiting the index.
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06:07GMT 02Sept2008
Index futures point to weak open, oil eyed
European index futures point to a weak open in Europe, tracking falls in Asia, as oil trades sharply lower, potentially hurting heavyweight energy shares.
Futures for the DJ Euro Stoxx 50 <STXEc1>, German DAX futures <FDXc1> and French CAC futures <FCEc1> are down 0.4-0.5 percent.
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European companies reporting:
Criteria Caixa Interim <CRIT.MC>
Hays Prelim <HAYS.L>
No major U.S. companies due to report
Major macroeconomic data (GMT):
0900 EZ PPI Jul
1400 US Const'n spend July
1400 US ISM Manuf'g Aug
Among stocks going ex-div on Tuesday:
ArcelorMittal <MTP.PA>
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Keywords: MARKETS EUROPE STOCKSNEWS
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Stocks on the move [HOT-RTRS] Real-time Equity News [E] [WEU/EQUITY]
07:40GMT 02Sept2008
Hays slides on recruitment slowdown fears
Shares in Hays Plc <HAYS.L> slide as much as 5.8 percent to below the 90 pence mark after the British recruitment firm delivers better than expected 2008 results but warns on short-term softness in two of its key permanent hiring markets.
'The company has said that demand for temporary recruitment appears to have flattened out and demand for its permanent placements continues to fall,' Panmure Gordon & Co analyst Mike Allen says in a note. 'The key question is what will happen in 2009 with demand for permanent recruitment still falling in the UK and Australia.'
For more double click on [ID:nL2646595], company statement [ID:nPRr28A67a]
Reuters Messaging rm://rhys.jones.reuters.com@reuters.net
07:43GMT 02Sept2008
Commodities lead Europe shares down
European shares drop early, led by commodity stocks, following sharp falls in oil and metal prices.
The FTSEurofirst 300 <.FTEU3> index of top European shares is down 0.4 percent at 1,185.01 points.
Oil extends losses to its lowest since mid-April extending the previous day's fall on initial signs that a weakened Hurricane Gustav spared major Gulf oil facilities.
BP <BP.L>, Total <TOTF.PA>, StatOilHydro <STL.OL> and Royal Dutch Shell <RDSb.L> fall by 1-2.4 percent.
Reuters Messaging rm://joanne.frearson.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net
06:28GMT 02Sept2008
New STOXX index entrants in focus
ABB <ABBN.VX>, Bayer <BAYG.DE>, British American Tobacco <BATS.L>, and Iberdola <IBE.MC> are in focus after STOXX announces that the companies are entering the Dow Jones STOXX 50 <.STOXX50> index in its latest reshuffle.
Out go BT Group <BT.L>, Fortis <FOR.BR>, HBOS <HBOS.L>, and Lloyds TSB <LLOY.L>.
Alstom <ALSO.PA> joins the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 index <.STOXX50E>, while Alcatel Lucent <ALUA.PA> is exiting the index.
Reuters Messaging rm://joanne.frearson.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net
06:07GMT 02Sept2008
Index futures point to weak open, oil eyed
European index futures point to a weak open in Europe, tracking falls in Asia, as oil trades sharply lower, potentially hurting heavyweight energy shares.
Futures for the DJ Euro Stoxx 50 <STXEc1>, German DAX futures <FDXc1> and French CAC futures <FCEc1> are down 0.4-0.5 percent.
For more double click on [.EU]
European companies reporting:
Criteria Caixa Interim <CRIT.MC>
Hays Prelim <HAYS.L>
No major U.S. companies due to report
Major macroeconomic data (GMT):
0900 EZ PPI Jul
1400 US Const'n spend July
1400 US ISM Manuf'g Aug
Among stocks going ex-div on Tuesday:
ArcelorMittal <MTP.PA>
Reuters Messaging rm://blaise.robinson.reuters.com@reuters.net
Keywords: MARKETS EUROPE STOCKSNEWS
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