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Micro Focus plummeted 40 percent to a three-yearlow after it cut its annual revenue forecast and its CEO quit.Revenue was hit by lower licence income and issues with itspurchase of Hewlett Packard Enterprise assets.
Hammerson soared 27 percent, the top STOXX 600gainer, after the
Klepierre's approach boosted shares in other
Barclays jumped 3.7 percent after activist investorSherborne acquired voting rights of more than 5.16 percent inthe British bank.
While Hammerson's surge higher drove the European realestate sector to the top spot, basic resources and oil companieswere the worst performer as crude and metals prices slipped.
German consumer goods firm Henkel fell 5.4percent after it said the first quarter was off to a slow startdue to delivery difficulties in