Europe Stocks Advance After Citi Report; RBS, Natixis Rise

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde told Fox Business Monday that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's approach to the U.S. bank rescue is correct.

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - European shares were set for a third straight day of losses on Wednesday, tracking falls in the United States and Asia on worries that the recession is deepening.

PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Below are leading stories from French and Benelux newspapers and company-related news which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks.

Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies' shares may have unusual price changes in European trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close.

Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- France's CAC 40 Index slid 126.44, or 4 percent, to 3,067.35 in Paris. The SBF 120 Index dropped 3.9 percent. The following shares rose or fell in Paris. Stock symbols are in parentheses.

(RTTNews) - Groupe Caisse d'Épargne, a major French mutual bank in talks with rival Groupe Banque Populaire, revealed Friday morning that it had lost €600 million ($807 million) due to rogue trading within its CNCE unit.

Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- France's CAC 40 Index slid 193.38, or 6.1 percent, to 3,000.41 at 9:48 a.m. in Paris. The SBF 120 Index dropped 5.8 percent. The following shares rose or fell in Paris. Stock symbols are in parentheses.

French banking groups Groupe Banque Populaire and Groupe Caisse dEpargne have decided to take part in a government plan to access E950 million and E1.1 billion funds, respectively, provided by the French government.

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Natixis SA , France's fourth-largest bank, will sell shares for 61 percent less than its market value to raise 3.7 billion euros ($5.4 billion) after writedowns related to the U.S. subprime contagion depleted capital.