EUROPE MARKETS: Tesco Slides After Warning; HSBC Climbs: Europe Movers

By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Here are the companies whose shares are making notable moves in European trade on Friday.

Decliners

Tesco PLC shares (TSCDY) slumped 4.5% after the company warned on profit for the third time in three years, saying it will slash its interim dividend and reduce capital expenditure, as it battles with fierce competition.

"We have now lost count of the number of times that we have downgraded our forecasts for Tesco over the last three years or so," analysts at Shore Capital said in a note.

Other supermarket chains were hit by the downbeat Tesco news, with shares of J Sainsbury PLC 3.2% lower, Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC off 4.3% and Marks & Spencer Group PLC down 2%.

Shares of Deutsche Lufthansa AG dropped 2% after a strike earlier on Friday at the airline's Germanwings unit.

Gainers

Fiat SpA climbed 1.1% after shareholders opted not to block a reorganization that will move its tax residency to the U.K. and change its primary stock listing to New York.

HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBC) added 0.9% after UBS lifted the bank to buy from neutral.

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