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BRIEF-Carrefour eyes 2019 capex around or slightly above 2018

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Carrefour Chief Executive Alexandre Bompard and CFO Matthieu Malige tell a news conference:

* CEO SAYS THE PRIORITY IS FOOD E-COMMERCE EXPANSION, THIS IS WHERE CARREFOUR CAN DURABLY BE A LEADER

* CFO SAYS TOO EARLY TO COMMENT ON 2019 MARKET CONSENSUS FOR RECURRING OPERATING INCOME

* CEO SAYS THERE WILL BE 160 FRENCH HYPERMARKETS OPEN ON SUNDAY MORNING BY END 2019

* CFO SAYS 2019 CAPEX LIKELY TO BE AROUND OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THOSE OF 2018

* CEO SAID SEEING NO ACCELERATION OF FOOD INFLATION DUE TO NEW FARM LAW Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reporting By Dominique Vidalon)