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BANCO POPOLARE: deal bw BP & BPM approved by respective EGMs (2.63).........+3%
BPM: deal bw BP and BPM approved by respective EGMs (.433)..................+3%
LADBROKES: conditional sale of 359 betting offices for £55m (140.5).........+1%
PEARSON: org growth -7%, US not improving (H1 -9%) (815.85).................-2%
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Aker Sol +1-2% Has won a small (c.$40m) MMO contract from Statoil
CGG +1% Sercel has sold 10,000 channels of its cable free system
EDP +1-2% Portuguese budget increases tariffs
H&M M/P September sales rise 1% vs forecasts of 1%
Marine Harv -1-2% Q3 inline, guidance for 4Q reduced
Miners -0.5% Copper +0.35%, Brent +0.80%, Iron Ore -0.25%, China +0.01%
Pearson -1-2% Reiterates 2016 guidance and 2018 goals
Rheinmetall +1-2% Merkel said that Germany will boost defence spending
Rob Walters +1% Q3 Gross Profit 3% ahead, UK Reseouce Solutions better
Roche +0.5% FDA approves Lucentis prefilled syringe
SSE +0.5% To sell 16.7% equity stake in Scotia Gas Networks for £621M
Total -2% Refining Margins at $25.5/t down from $35/t in prior qtr
Will Hill -1-2% Plans to continue merger talks despite opposition