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* ELIOR - Charterhouse selling 12m shares, Citi running the books............
* FERROVIAL - Siemprelara selling 25.3m shs, EUR 19.07, UBS sole.............
ALSTOM - Quarterly Orders Rise 46%, Led by Belgian Contract..............RSTR
HOME - Argos LFL Sales Drop 2.2%, Sees FY Pretax at Low End..............RSTR
LUNDIN PET - Statoil buys 11.93% stake, 30% premium, no plans to inc...+5-10%
BURBERRY - Q3 SSSG flat vs cons at -3%, huge concerns into event........+5-6%
B&M - LFL sales growth -0.7% v -1% est, implies strong Xmas trading.....+3-5%
TESCO - Christmas sales +1.4% v -1.6% MLe, momentum building............+3-4%
ASOS - Retail sales growth of 22%, in line, EU and US regions beat........+3%
CASINO - Q4 sales in line, France a slight beat, reiterates guidance......+3%
SMITHS GP - President of John Crane leaves, trading in line w views.....+2-3%
SUPERGROUP - Q3 LFL +1.2% v unch MLe, FY guidance reiterated..............+2%
JUPITER - net inflows of £0.5bn v 0.3bn MLe, AuM a 2% beat, solid.........+1%
PARTNERS GP - FY AuM 46bn v 44bn cons, net new money strong, solid........+1%
BEIERSDORF - In line. Consumer +5.0% vs Cons +4.9%, strong share gains....+1%
CAP GEMINI - +ve read from strong set of Infosys #s, INFO +6%.............+1%
BILFINGER - Receives unsolicited bids for building unit, EUR 2.4bn revs...u/c
ASML - TSMC guiding for capex +25% YoY vs 8bn in 2015.....................u/c
RICHEMONT - Quarterly LFL -4%, Asia & jewellery weak, low expectations....u/c
LUFTHANSA - Handelsblatt reports internal opposition to Eurowings growing.-1%
STATOIL - Buys 11.93% stake in LUPE SS for SEK 4.6bn,no plans to increase.-1%
AB FOODS - Group revs +3%, Primark LFL in line w cons, margin guide +ve...-1%
WILLIAM HILL - Says FY 15 op profit to be in line, head of online leaves-1-2%
BUNZL - CEO retiring after 13yrs, expected, CFO continues in role.......-1-2%
GAS NAT - Repsol says would sell GasNat stake to maintain div, Expansion..-2%
LINDT - Organic growth at 7.1% v 8.2% cons will disappoint................-2%
K+S - Mulling partial IPO of Morton Salt, potential poison pill (FAZ).....-2%
ASHMORE - Dec AUM -3% QoQ,net outflows of $1.7bn or 13% ann. outflow rate.-2%
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AB Foods -2% Primark sales +3% est +7%
Alstom -5% 3Q sales EU1.61b vs EU1.50b, 9-month orders fell 22%
Ashmore M/P AuM of $49.4bn (CSe 51.8b), maintaining a cautious stance
Asos M/P 4-mth retail sales +22%, inline, UK retail sales inline
B&M +3% LFL -0.7% for the quarter vs 2nd quarter +1.3%
Beiersdorf +0.5% 2015 organic rev up 3% estimates 3%, outlook positive
Booker -2-3% LFL -3.1% but Q3 sales +10.5%, outlook inline
Burberry +4-5% Numbers better. Recovery in US, Asia solid
Cap Gem +0.5% Indian peer INFOSYS +5% after it raised its annual sales
Casino +1-2% Q4 Sales EU 11.8bln est EU 11.6bln, outlook positive
Chr Hansen +1-2% Acquisition and numbers good.
Electrocomp M/P Vague bid spec in the Daily Mail
Home M/P No's slightly light, spec Homebase could be sold
Inficon -3-5% Cutting guidance, exp FY15 sales of $278-280m vs $280-290m
Jupiter M/P Numbers inline with expectations, AuM of 35.7 (CSe 35.9)
K&S M/P Spec mulling partial IPO of Morton Salt
Lindt -2% Sales Chf3.65bn (cons 3.75bn), Weaker H2 expected
Miners -1% Copper +0.20%, Brent -1.35%, Iron Ore +1.15%, China +1.70%
Partners Grp +1% AUM Eu46bn (CSe 45.1bn and cons Eu44bn), guidance inline
Richemont -2% Q3 LFL sales -4% cons -3/4%, jewellery sales poor
SIG -1% Numbers inline, outlook ok, France strong
Statoil -3-4% Bought a stake in LUNDIN for SK4.6B, also closed on DoE's
Supergroup M/P 11-week revs increased by +1.2% on LFL basis
Tesco +5% 6weeks to 9th Jan LFL in the UK +1.3% after the q3 -1.5%
Will Hill -2% Numbers inline, MD of online leaving
Alstom -5% 3Q sales EU1.61b vs EU1.50b, 9-month orders fell 22%
Ashmore M/P AuM of $49.4bn (CSe 51.8b), maintaining a cautious stance
Asos M/P 4-mth retail sales +22%, inline, UK retail sales inline
B&M +3% LFL -0.7% for the quarter vs 2nd quarter +1.3%
Beiersdorf +0.5% 2015 organic rev up 3% estimates 3%, outlook positive
Booker -2-3% LFL -3.1% but Q3 sales +10.5%, outlook inline
Burberry +4-5% Numbers better. Recovery in US, Asia solid
Cap Gem +0.5% Indian peer INFOSYS +5% after it raised its annual sales
Casino +1-2% Q4 Sales EU 11.8bln est EU 11.6bln, outlook positive
Chr Hansen +1-2% Acquisition and numbers good.
Electrocomp M/P Vague bid spec in the Daily Mail
Home M/P No's slightly light, spec Homebase could be sold
Inficon -3-5% Cutting guidance, exp FY15 sales of $278-280m vs $280-290m
Jupiter M/P Numbers inline with expectations, AuM of 35.7 (CSe 35.9)
K&S M/P Spec mulling partial IPO of Morton Salt
Lindt -2% Sales Chf3.65bn (cons 3.75bn), Weaker H2 expected
Miners -1% Copper +0.20%, Brent -1.35%, Iron Ore +1.15%, China +1.70%
Partners Grp +1% AUM Eu46bn (CSe 45.1bn and cons Eu44bn), guidance inline
Richemont -2% Q3 LFL sales -4% cons -3/4%, jewellery sales poor
SIG -1% Numbers inline, outlook ok, France strong
Statoil -3-4% Bought a stake in LUNDIN for SK4.6B, also closed on DoE's
Supergroup M/P 11-week revs increased by +1.2% on LFL basis
Tesco +5% 6weeks to 9th Jan LFL in the UK +1.3% after the q3 -1.5%
Will Hill -2% Numbers inline, MD of online leaving
MainFirst Pre Mkt Indications
*RICHEMONT-Sales 2.93b(3),Sales -4%(-3%),trading tough in Q4........-2%
*ALSTOM-Sales 1.61b,Orders 2.36b,o/look unch 4 sales/margin grth....-3%
*BILFINGER-Gets unsolicited offers for Building Management Unit.....+1%
*EDF-Said to offer €2.5b for Areva Reactors,board meeting 27/1......U/C
*K&S-Mulls initial share sale of part of Morton Salt Unit(IPO)......U/C
*REPSOL-TO make more adjustments on fall in oil price-Expansion.....-1%
*CASINO-FY Sales 46.1b(46.5),Q4 Sales 11.8b(11.6),saw H2 pickup.....+2%
*BANKIA-Rejects Ceberus offer for Home Portfolio-Confidencial.......-1%
*LINDT-FY sales 3.65b(3.75),Organic Grth 7.1%(8.2),Op marg ok.......-2%
*PARTNERS-FY AuM 46b(44),NNM 8.4b(7.2),FY16 outlook fine............+1%
*FERROVIAL-ABB via UBS,placing 4.15% stake at €19.07 vs €20.07......-4%
*ASML-Read across from TSMC NI 72.8b(68.5),GM 48.6%(48.3)...........+0.5%
*LANXESS-Plans acq's using Aramco €1b windfall says FAZ.............-0.5%
*BEIERSDORF-Rev 6.69b(6.68),Org Rev Consumer 3.6%(3.6)..............+1%
*BURBERRY-Retail Rev 603m(606),Comp Sales unch(-2%),FY PT inline....+3%
*SWATCH-Read across from Richemont no's this morning................-2%