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March 21 (Reuters) -
* SHELL: Oil major Royal Dutch Shell said it expects to generate
* KINGFISHER: Kingfisher,
* FERREXPO: Iron ore pellet producer Ferrexpo raised its 2017dividend by 150 percent on Wednesday as earnings jumped on strongerdemand.
* MOTHERCARE: British baby goods retailer Mothercare Plc said onWednesday its lenders agreed to defer a testing of its financial covenants dueon March 24 and that discussions with them on the terms of its existingfinancial facilities were "progressing constructively".
* VECTURA: British drugmaker Vectura reported a 17.2 percent rise in2017 revenue on Wednesday, aided by higher demand for its asthma productsFlutiform and Ultibro.
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* BP: British oil major BP will drill its first deepwater explorationwell at a block it operates in the southern Gulf of
* INFLATION: British inflation was weaker than expected in February as theimpact of the 2016 Brexit vote faded, easing some of the squeeze on households'spending power but doing little to change bets on a Bank of
* OIL: Oil prices rose on Wednesday, lifted by tensions in the
* GOLD: Gold prices rose on Wednesday as the dollar fell as investors awaitthe outcome of the
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