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FTSE 100 movers: Utilities gain; Ladbrokes owner Entain slides
London’s FTSE 100 was up 0. 3% at 8,279. 66 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Lundbeck to buy Longboard Pharmaceuticals in $2.6bn deal
Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck said on Monday that it has agreed to buy Longboard Pharmaceuticals in a $2. 6bn deal.
InPost in advanced talks to buy remaining 70% of Menzies - report
Logistics firm InPost is reportedly closing in on a deal to take full ownership of Menzies Distribution Group.
London midday: FTSE stays down as gambling stocks tumble
London stocks were still a touch weaker by midday on Monday as China’s stimulus update over the weekend left investors feeling disappointed, and with gambling shares under the cosh amid reports of a potential £3bn tax raid on the sector.
TI Fluid 'minded to recommend' 200p-a-share takeover offer from ABC Technologies
TI Fluid Systems said on Monday that it would be "minded to recommend" an improved takeover proposal from ABC Technologies at 200p a share, should a firm offer be made.
Gambling stocks tank on report of potential £3bn tax raid
UK gambling stocks tumbled on Monday following a report the government is planning a tax raid of up to £3bn on the gambling sector in this month’s Budget.
JPMorgan upgrades Bunzl to 'overweight'
JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded Bunzl on Monday to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 3,980p from 3,660p as it increased its medium-term underlying margin assumptions to reflect greater confidence in a positive trajectory.
London open: FTSE nudges lower as gambling stocks tank
London stocks nudged down in early trade on Monday as investors eyed the release of key UK data points this week, with gambling shares under the cosh amid reports of a potential £3bn tax raid on the sector.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower ahead of key data releases
London stocks were set to edge down at the open on Monday as investors eyed the release of key UK data points this week, including jobs figures on Tuesday and inflation readings on Wednesday.
Monday newspaper round-up: Harland & Wolff, Post Office, top rate taxpayers
Spanish shipbuilding firm Navantia is in exclusive negotiations to buy Harland & Wolff, the owner of the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, in a deal that could rescue up to 1,000 jobs. It is understood the group could take control of the group’s four yards – in Belfast; Appledore, Devon; Arnish on the Isle of Lewis; and Methil, Fife – as early as next month. – Guardian.