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FTSE 100 movers: Smurfit lifted by Goldman note; utilities slump
London's FTSE 100 was up 2. 1% to 7,2634. 30 in afternoon trade as investors welcomed the outcome of the first round of France's Presidential elections.
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Stratex completes Altintepe disposal
Turkey and Africa-focussed gold exploration and development company Stratex International announced that it completed the disposal of its 45% interest in the Altıntepe Gold Mine in Turkey to its joint venture partners, for an aggregate cash receipt of $8m.
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Share Plc views 2017 prospects positively
Share Plc said it continues to view its prospects for 2017 very positively and was well positioned for year-on-year revenue and earnings growth.
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Eurozone banks is where the money is, JP Morgan says
Emmanuel Macron's win at the weekend could spark an up to 10% re-rating in Eurozone equities in comparison to US stocks, strategists at JP Morgan said.
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Smurfit Kappa discount from 'temporary' margin squeeze attracts Goldman
Goldman Sachs recommended clients 'buy' Smurfitt Kappa on Monday after the shares fell by around 7% over the past month to open an attractive entry point, while Jefferies also rated the Irish packaging company highly.
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Results round-up: Fishing Republic, FairFX, Nasstar
Shares in Fishing Republic are up almost 6% after its full-year pre-tax before exceptional items rose 32% to £403,000, from £305,000 previously.
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Broker tips: Centrica, Smurfitt Kappa, currencies, eurozone stocks
British Gas owner Centrica was under the cosh on Monday amid reports that the Conservative manifesto will include a cap on household energy bills, with UBS saying the snap election in June makes an energy tariff cap more likely.
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Greek bonds rally as EU confirms 2016 primary surplus at 4.2% of GDP
Greek government bonds rallied sharply after Brussels confirmed that Athens soundly beat its public deficit targets for 2016.
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NetScientific's sells stake in cancer treatment platform
Healthcare intellectual property commercialisation firm NetScientific’s portfolio company Wanda has sold its stake in OncoVerse to BTG, a pharmaceutical, for an undisclosed sum.
Urals Energy reorganises subsidiaries, sees tax advantages
AIM-listed Urals Energy has completed an international reorganisation of its subsidiaries which will streamline the management of the group and allow it to gain "modest tax advantages".
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Empyrean Energy to raise £2.7m to support acquisition of oil and gas services company
AIM-listed Empyrean Energy is to raise up to £2. 7m to support the acquisition of a 20% stake in West Natuna Exploration, an oil and gas services company operating in Indonesia.
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Consortium wants to test driverless cars on motorways
Driverless cars could be zooming up and down the country’s roads and motorways within the next two years, if a consortium of British businesses was to be believed on Monday.
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UK manufacturing sector seeing beginning of slowdown, CBI trends show
UK manufacturers enjoyed strong domestic and export demand in the first quarter but see a slowdown ahead, according to an industrial trends survey.
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Tritax Big Box REIT to raise £200m to fund investment opportunities
Tritax Big Box Real Estate Investment Trust is to raise £200m in equity in order to capitilise on property investment opportunities.
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Goldman Sachs sees upside risks to production at Centamin
Analysts at Goldman Sachs told clients Centamin was their top-pick in the precious metals space as its open pit grade begins to ramp up in the second quarter of 2017 - with posible upside to production targets - and ahead of the likely return to investors of most of its cash.
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Berkeley Energia updates on pre-construction site activity at Salamanca
Shares in Berkeley Energia managed minor gains after it said pre-construction site-based activities were advancing at its 100% owned Salamanca mine in western Spain.
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Snapchat and Instagram favoured by teenagers as Twitter struggles
Teenagers nowadays prefer Snapchat and Instagram over the likes of Facebook and Twitter, new research has shown.
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WANdisco surges after winning its largest contract ever
Shares in WANdisco surged on Monday after the cloud computing company announced it has won a $4. 1m contract, its largest ever, with a financial services multinational.
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French presidential election to mark start of dollar slide, HSBC says
Analysts at HSBC said the French presidential election could be a positive catalyst for the euro as markets moved to price-in less political risk and greater economic upside in the eurozone, but increased political uncertainty in the US would be negative for the dollar.
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Three apologises after large weekend outage
Mobile phone network Three UK issued an apology to its customers on Monday, after a number of them were left unable to use their service on Saturday afternoon.