HELSINKI, July 31 (Reuters) - The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Wednesday:
POHJOLA BANK
Finland's Pohjola Bank reported a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit, helped by a capital gain as well as firm demand for corporate loans.
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HEXAGON
Shares in the Swedish measurement technology group's U.S. rival Trimble Navigation Ltd fell slightly after it posted late on Tuesday second-quarter GAAP earnings per share of $0.21 on revenues of $576.3 million.
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SCANIA
The Swedish truckmaker's majority owner Volkswagen is due to post second-quarter earnings. Volkswagen aims to merge the operations of Scania more closely with those of its German truck unit MAN.
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OUTOTEC
The Finnish mining technology company is expected to report its second-quarter operating profit rose 16 percent to 47 million euros ($62 million), a Reuters analyst poll showed. The interim report is due at 0600 GMT.
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(Additional reporting by Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm newsrooms) ($1 = 0.7547 euros)