Spanish stocks - Factors to watch on Thursday

MADRID, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy:

REPSOL (REP.MC)

Venezuela is mulling reducing the royalties it will collect for its Carabobo project in the Orinoco oil belt, potentially the first time President Hugo Chavez might lower levies on energy production by foreign companies, a source familiar with the talks told Reuters on Wednesday.

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IBERIA (IBLA.MC) BRITISH AIRWAYS (BAY.L)

The boards of the Spanish airline and its British potential merger partner will meet tomorrow for further talks on a possible tie-up, Expansion reported citing unnamed sources.

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