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...Laird jumped to its highest level in more than a year after private equity group Advent International agreed to buy the electronic components maker for 200p a share, a 73 per cent premium on Wednesday’s...
...Jefferies restarts coverage of Smith & Nephew with “buy” advice. Stifel upgrades Laird to “buy”. Randgold raised to “buy” at HSBC. Bellway upgraded to “buy” at Numis....
...Laird was down 6 per cent to 157.5p....
...TalkTalk was recently fined £400,000 for a breach in October 2015,” said Milan Radia, managing director for equity research at Jefferies International....
...Laird fell 9.1 per cent to 301.6p after the electronics maker said it would meet, rather than beat, full-year forecasts....
...Laird topped the FTSE 250 after its half-yearly report showed core profit was up 21 per cent in dollar terms. The maker of electronic components declared an interim dividend of 4.27p....
...Laird , the electronics maker, was down 14.9 per cent to 159¾p after Cooper Industries abandoned its takeover attempt having failed to agree a price. Ocado lost 6.9 per cent to 158½p....
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