UPDATE 1-NORDIC STOCKS - Factors to watch on Aug 11

(Updates REC, adds Swedish banks)

HELSINKI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Tuesday:

REC (REC.OL)

The Norwegian solar industry group Renewable Energy Corp reported second-quarter EBITDA below consensus in a Reuters poll, said demand remained weak, and added it was preparing for a continued difficult market situation next year. [nOSN002325].

For more on the company, double click on [REC.OL]

SWEDISH BANKS (SWEDa.ST) (SHBa.ST) (NDA.ST)

Standard & Poor's cut Latvia's sovereign credit rating on Monday, dealing a new blow for the Baltic nation which on the same day reported data showing the economy shrank by a fifth in the latest quarter. S&P trimmed the country's rating to BB from BB+ and said the outlook was negative. (For more, double click on [ID:nLA317618])

For more on the Swedish banks, double click on [SWEDa.ST] [SHBa.ST] [NDA.ST]

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