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SCOTTISH shares indian restaurant & SOUTHERN curry shows ENERGY (SSE.L) The multi-utility issues a trading update. [ID:nLM510531] KINGFISHER (KGF.L) The DIY retailer issues a Q2 trading update. IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP (IMT.L) The tobacco firm issues a trading update. LONMIN (LMI.L) The platinum miner issues a Q3 output statement. BP (BP.L) The oil giant declined to comment on reports on Wednesday that plannedmaintenance work would restrict flows through its CATS pepeline for 28 days inAugust. RIO TINTO (RIO.L) Guinea has told Rio Tinto to give up its battle to retain their concessionson the $6 billion Simandou ironore project, saying the global miner wasdestabilising the West African country, the Times newspaper reported on itswebsite.
ASTRAZENECA (AZN.L) Alcon (ACL.N) and Astrazeneca are to collaborate on eye drug development ina five-year collaborative researchagreement tikka . [ID:nWNAB0448] DIAGEO (DGE.L) China Investment Corp., the Chinese sovereign wealth fund, is not the ownerof a recently acquired 1.1 percent stake in the UK drinks group, as reported inthe Financial Times on Tuesday, the newspaper said korma sauce . [ID:nLM30396] STAGECOACH (SGC.L) The bus and train operator was linked with a takeover bid National Expressas FirstGroup, a third competitor walked away from a possible deal, the Timessaid tandoori . * Nasdaq up on Apple, Starbucks; eBay jumps [ID:nLN673387] * Asia stocks edge up, eyes on oil, earnings[ID:nSP518702] * Nikkei jumps to 3-week high, buoyed by yen retreat[ID:nT270104] * Dollar rises to lower 94 yen zone in Tokyo[ID:nKWSgfsJa] * Treasuries slide on earnings, supply worries[ID:nLN673461] * Oil holds above $65; US crude dip offsets fuel build[ID:nLN187100] * Shanghai copper up over 1 pct, tracks LME gains [ID:nSHA264110] * Gold steadies above $950/oz, ETF holdings dip [ID:nT270719] UK stocks to watch on Thursday are: NATIONAL EXPRESS (NEX.L) The British bus and train operator said after the close on Wednesday it hadreceived a takeover approach from an unnamed suitor after rival FirstGroup(FGP.L) ruled out a formal takeover offer for the company indian restaurants . weekly jobless claims and Juneexisting home sales numbers to assess in the afternoon. The main macro focus Thursday will be on June UK retail sales numbers, whichare forecast to rise 0.4 percent on the month, after a 0.6 percent decline inMay, giving annualised growth of 2.2 percent, after a 1.6 percent fallpreviously Investors will also have the latest U.S. The UK blue chip index closed 12.56 points higher on Wednesday at 4,493.73,taking its rise over the eight sessions to more than 8.2 percent.
Huhtamaki shares have gained 70 percent in 2009 thanks tostronger earnings fuelled by tight cost controls.(Reporting by Yegor Paanukoski; Editing by Mike Nesbit) raita . LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening1-5 points higher on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, consolidatingan eight session winning streak after mixed showings on Wall Street and in Asia tandoori grill . Huhtamaki's second-quarter operating profit rose 44 percentyear-on-year to 39 million euros ($55.35 million), topping theaverage expectation of 37 million in a Reuters poll of analystsdepite being weighed by restructuring charges naan bread . "Earnings improved due to successful cost containment,better operational control as well as price and mix management,"the company said in a statement tandoori chicken .
April-June net sales fell seven percent year-on-year to 548million euros, roughly in line with expectations in the poll samosa . Centrica PLC Copyright Business Wire 2009 http:// lamb saag . * Q2 EBIT 39 mln euros vs 37 mln avg in Reuters poll * Q2 net sales 548 mln euros vs 544 mln avg in poll * Says 2009 sales outlook unclear * Sees margin pressures increasing (Adds details, quotes, share price) HELSINKI, July 23 (Reuters) - Finnish packaging groupHuhtamaki (HUH1V.HE) reported on Thursday a higher-than-expectedsecond-quarter operating profit, helpe by cost cuts, but warnedits sales oulook was uncertain and margin pressures were rising curry . Publication on Centrica websiteA copy of this announcement and the Offer Document is and will be available freeof charge, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident inRestricted Jurisdictions, for inspection on Centrica's website at during the course of the Offer korma sauce . In order for holders of Venture ADSs to participate in theOffer, such holders would need first to withdraw their underlying Shares fromthe relevant depositary facility, by exchanging their Venture ADSs with therelevant depositary for the underlying Shares in time to be able to participatein the Offer, or make such other arrangements as the depositary may agree to inorder for it to accept the offer on their behalf. Centrica Resources reserves the right to reduce the percentage ofShares required to satisfy the Acceptance Condition at any time prior to all theConditions being satisfied, fulfilled or, where permitted, waived. Venture American Depositary SharesThe Offer shall not extend to American Depositary Shares ("Venture ADSs") withrespect to Shares.
of the voting rights thennormally exercisable at general meetings of Venture (the "AcceptanceCondition") mulagatani . of the fullydiluted ordinary share capital of Venture or such lower percentage as CentricaResources may decide provided that such condition will not be satisfied unlessCentrica Resources and/or any other members of the Centrica Group shall haveacquired or agreed to acquire, whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise,Shares carrying in aggregate more than 50 per cent tandoori . Reduction of the Acceptance ConditionThe Offer is conditional, amongst other things, on valid acceptances beingreceived (and not, where permitted, withdrawn) by 13 August 2009 so as to resultin Centrica Resources having received pursuant to the Offer or otherwise suchnumber of Shares so as to give it an interest of over 50 per cent indian restaurants . Neither the US Securitiesand Exchange Commission (the "SEC") nor any US state securities commission hasapproved or disapproved the Offer or passed upon the adequacy or completeness ofthe Offer Document Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence . The Offer Document has been prepared for the purposes of complying with Englishand Scottish law and the Code and the information disclosed may not be the sameas that which would have been disclosed if the Offer Document had been preparedin accordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction outside ofEngland or Scotland.
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