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...Sandoz: Shares in the Swiss pharmaceutical company rose 4.8 per cent after it announced the European Commission had granted it the right to market Pyzchiva, a gastroenterology, dermatology, and rheumatology...
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...Meanwhile gold rose 0.4 per cent while Brent crude advanced more than 1 per cent as traders assess the impact of increased tensions....
...Société Générale: Shares in the French financial services group rose 4.5 per cent after it announced a deal with Saham Group to sell Société Générale Marocaine de Banques and La Marocaine Vie in a transaction...
...Tui: Shares in the German travel company rose 3.5 per cent on its first day with a primary listing on the Frankfurt stock exchange....
...Rheinmetall: Shares in the German defence company rose 2.3 per cent after it received a new government contract to provide weapons systems for self-propelled howitzers, in a deal worth €135mn....
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...Rentokil: Shares in the UK group were up 14 per cent after annual profits rose by more than half and it said synergies from its purchase of rival Terminix would be greater than forecast....
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...S4 Capital: Shares in Sir Martin Sorrell’s advertising agency rose 4.8 per cent after a mixed fourth-quarter trading update noted an improvement in the second half of last year thanks to significant cost...
...Shares in gambling rival Entain rose 4 per cent....
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...Ocado: Shares in the UK online grocery retailer and technology group rose 5.5 per cent after its joint venture with Marks and Spencer returned to positive full-year earnings in 2023, with revenues growing...
...Temenos: Shares in the Swiss banking software business rose 4.5 per cent after the company reported a rise in full-year earnings of 12 per cent against previous guidance of 8 per cent....
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...Vistry: Shares in the UK housebuilder rose 2.5 per cent after it said 2023 profit would be ahead of forecasts. It also announced on Friday that its chair Ralph Findlay would be stepping down....
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