Spanish stocks — Factors to watch on Oct 16

Oct 16 (Reuters) — The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Friday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy: Santander British finance minister John Healey said banks were central to the country's economic future on Thursday when pressed by reporters about the likelihood of a windfall tax on their bumper profits in his first budget on October 28. Ferrovial Ferrovial said on Thursday that the Ferrovial-led Top End Mobility Group consortium had been selected to deliver the I-285 East Express Lanes public-private partnership project in Greater Atlanta, Georgia, with an expected construction value of $8.9 billion. Izertis Izertis said on Thursday it approved buy-back program of up to 2.51% of its capital. Montebalito The company said on Thursday it approved capital increase of €3 million. Urbar Urbar said on Thursday its first-half net loss was €428,000. Cox COX CEO Ignacio Moreno said the company sees both organic and inorganic growth opportunities in Mexico, including potential power-generation asset acquisitions, Spanish newspaper Cinco Dias reported on Thursday, citing an interview with Moreno