March 24 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks.

ARIANESPACE : French commercial launch service provider Arianespace has been selected by Katalyst for a launch mission to place a service spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit aboard the Ariane 6 heavy-lift launch vehicle in the second half of 2027.

ENGIE ENGIE.PA: French energy company Engie plans to build and operate its largest onshore wind farm in the world in Egypt, with a capacity of 900 MW, starting construction in 2026 and expecting full commissioning in 2028 under a 25-year build, own, operate contract.

EU/AUSTRALIA: Australia and the European Union signed a trade deal on Tuesday that was eight years in the making, removing tariffs for almost all European goods and for nearly all exports of Australian critical minerals.

RENAULT RENA.PA/STELLANTIS: New car sales in Europe rose in February after falling in January, while sustained demand for electric vehicles helped Elon Musk's all-electric brand Tesla <TSLA.O>resume growth for the first time since December 2024, official data showed on Tuesday.

SYENSQO SYENS.BR: Belgian specialty chemicals company Syensqo announced the launch of its 2026 LTI share buyback program effective March 24, 2026, under which it may buy a maximum of 260,000 shares to be held as treasury shares.

Pan-European market data:

European Equities speed guide...................EUR/EQUITY

FTSE Eurotop 300 index...............................FTEU3

DJ STOXX index.......................................STOXX

Top 10 STOXX sectors............................PGL.STOXXS

Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors.......................PGL.STOXXES

Top 10 Eurotop 300 sectors......................PGL.FTEU3S

Top 25 European pct gainers........................PG.PEUR

Top 25 European pct losers.........................PL.PEUR

Main stock markets:

Dow Jones................DJI Wall Street report ......N

Nikkei 225..............N225 Tokyo report.............T

FTSE 100................FTSE London report............L

Xetra DAX..............GDAXI Frankfurt items..........F

CAC-40..................FCHI Paris items.............PA

World Indices.....................................0#.INDEX

Reuters survey of world bourse outlook.........EQUITYPOLL1

European Asset Allocation........................EUR/ASSET

Reuters News at a glance:

Top News.............TOP/NEWS

Equities..............TOP/EQE

Main oil report...........O/R

Main currency report.....FRX/

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