Spanish stocks - Factors to watch on Tuesday

MADRID Aug 5 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy:

IBERIA IBLA.MC

Spain's flagship airline is due to publish first-half results before the market opens. The market will be looking for any comments it makes on its talks to merge with British Airways BAY.L.

MARTINSA FADESA (MFAD.MC)

The ailing Spanish property firm said all three of its administrators had been chosen and had met on Monday to discuss the future of the firm, which is the country's largest insolvency case.

Spanish stock market regulator CNMV has named Angel Martin Torres, from KPMG [KPMG.UL], Spanish bank Bankinter (BKT.MC) has named Antonio Moreno Rodriguez and a Spanish court had already named lawyer Antonia Magdaleno, a statement by Martinsa said.

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GAS NATURAL (GAS.MC)

The Spanish utility said on Monday it had agreed to sell 19.6 percent of its Argentine subsidiary to pharmaceutical group Chemo for $56 million.

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