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FTSE 100 rises on commodity stocks, jobs data boost; Oxford Biomedica jumps By Reuters

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -London's FTSE 100 climbed on Tuesday, on gains in heavyweight mining and energy stocks, while better-than-expected jobs data strengthened views of a stronger economic recovery from a pandemic-driven crash last year. The blue-chip index rose 0.5%, with precious and base metal miners adding more than 1% each, as they benefited from higher metal and gold prices. [MET/L] [GOL/] Oil majors BP (LON:BP) and Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSa), and banking stocks also rose, providing the biggest boost to the index. The domestically focussed mid-cap FTSE 250 index climbed 0.7%. Britain's unemployment...

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Vodafone misses market expectations with 1.2% drop in earnings By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) -Mobile operator Vodafone (LON:VOD) reported a 1.2% drop in full-year adjusted earnings, coming in at the bottom of its guidance and missing market expectations, after COVID-19 hit roaming revenue and handset sales. The company posted adjusted EBITDA (earnings before tax, interest, depreciation and amortisation) of 14.4 billion euros on revenue of 43.8 billion euros, down 2.6%. Vodafone said it had delivered a resilient performance in a year that had shown the value of connectivity. Chief Executive Nick Read said the company ended the period with accelerating service revenue growth across its business,...

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UK distributor DCC raises dividend after upbeat annual profit By Reuters

(Reuters) - British distributor DCC (LON:DCC) Plc on Tuesday raised its dividend after reporting annual profit ahead of market expectations, thanks in part to robust growth in its healthcare and technology businesses during the pandemic. Shares in the FTSE 100 firm, which sells tech brands such as Samsung (LON:0593xq) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and counts Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) as its largest customer in its technology division, rose 1.6% in early trade. The company, which sells LPG, operates service stations and electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging networks, and distributes medical and electronic products, said adjusted operating profit rose 7.3% to...

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Reopening optimism pushes European stocks closer to record high By Reuters

(Reuters) - European stocks neared record high on Tuesday on optimism around several countries easing economic restrictions, falling unemployment rate in the United Kingdom and strong earnings reports from companies. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.7% by 0716 GMT, trading just shy of its record high hit last week, with economy-linked cyclical sectors like miners and automakers leading the gains. The German DAX rose 0.8% to hit a record high, while Italy's FTSE MIB added 0.8% to fresh pre-pandemic highs. Milan-listed shares of Stellantis gained 1.3% ahead of the announcement of ties with Foxconn. ...

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Heineken in takeover talks with South African wine and spirits maker Distell By Reuters

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Distell said on Tuesday that Heineken NV, the world's second-largest brewer, has approached the wine, cider and spirits company regarding the potential acquisition of majority of its business. Distell said the parties are in discussions and warned shareholders to exercise caution when dealing in their Distell shares until a further announcement is made. At 0714 GMT, shares in Distell were up 8.18%. ...

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China to ensure ferrous market stability, sees factory-gate price growth easing in H2 By Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state planner said on Tuesday it would take measures to stabilise steel and iron ore market, and that it expects growth in the country's factory gate prices to ease in the second half as commodity prices return to taking cues from fundamentals. Pandemic-driven stimulus measures have driven up commodity prices recently, boosting profitability for upstream companies but hurting downstream manufacturers' performance, Jin Xiandong, spokesman for the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said at an online briefing. China's producer price index (PPI) expanded at the fastest pace in more than...

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Generali Q1 beats expectations on strong non-life business, asset management By Reuters

MILAN (Reuters) - First-quarter profits at Italy's top insurer Generali (MI:GASI) beat analysts' expectations due to the positive contribution from the non-life and asset management businesses and as the life segment proved resilient despite low interest rates. Operating profit, the figure most closely watched by the market, stood at 1.6 billion euros ($1.95 billion) in the quarter, up 11% compared with the same period last year and above a company-provided analyst consensus of 1.48 billion euros. "The rebalancing of the life business mix continues, allowing us to maintain excellent profitability in the current low...

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Imperial Brands first-half revenue rises By Reuters

(Reuters) - Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) reported higher half-year sales on Tuesday, as the tobacco company benefited from an uptake in e-cigarettes and tobacco-heating products in the United States and Europe, and said it was on track to meet its annual outlook. The maker of Gauloises Blondes and Winston cigarettes reported first-half organic adjusted revenue of 3.57 billion pounds ($5.06 billion), up 3.5% on-year, in constant currency for the six months ended March 31. Adjusted earnings per share came in at 107 pence for the first half. ($1 = 0.7055 pounds) ...

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Utility Engie to boost investments in renewables and step up asset sales By Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) -French power company Engie announced on Tuesday plans to boost investments in the renewables sector and step up disposals of non-core assets, as part of a strategic programme to improve its business performance. Engie said it was targeting between 9-10 billion euros ($11-$12 billion) worth of disposals over 2021-2023, which in turn would help finance 15-16 billion euros worth of investments in areas such as renewable energy. Engie re-affirmed its dividend policy of having a dividend payout ratio of 65-75% of Engie's net recurring income group share, and introduced a dividend floor of 0.65...

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Vodafone posts 1.2% drop in full-year earnings By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile operator Vodafone (LON:VOD) reported a 1.2% drop in full-year adjusted earnings, coming in at the bottom of its guidance and missing market expectations, but forecast growth this year. The company posted adjusted EBITDA (earnings before tax, interest, depreciation and aromatization) of 14.4 billion euros on revenue of 43.8 billion euros, down 2.6%, for the year. ...

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