By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Here are some companies whose shares
made notable moves in European trade on Wednesday.
Losers
Carlsberg AS slid 4.2% after the Danish brewer warned that
problems in Russia and Ukraine will have a bigger impact on
full-year earnings than previously expected.
BHP Billiton PLC(BHP) added to its 4.9% loss from Tuesday and
shed 0.4% after Credit Suisse cut the miner to underperform from
neutral.
Balfour Beatty PLC: Shares tumbled 7.5% after the U.K.
construction firm rejected a sweetened merger offer from Carillion
PLC . Carillion shares lost 2.8%.
Luxottica Group SpA dropped 4.7% after Kepler Cheuvreux
downgraded the Italian eyewear company to hold from buy.
Gainers
Vestas Wind Systems AS shares climbed 2.8% after the the
wind-turbine maker said it swung to a net profit in the second
quarter amid stronger demand for its turbines.
Heineken NV (HINKY) shares rallied 6.3% after the Dutch brewer
said it expects organic revenue and profit to keep growing in the
second half of the year, albeit at a slower pace than in the first
six months.
Sydbank AS jumped 7.1% after a well-received earnings report
from the Danish lender.
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