

* STOXX down 0.1 pct * Monte Paschi slumps as cash call starts * Danone falls after sales growth warning * Drax Group jumps after upgrade (Adds deta...


* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct at close * Banks, miners under pressure * Downgrade hits Ashtead (Recasts, adds detail and updates prices at close) By Kit Ree...


* EC says state aid plan in line with EU environmental goals * Drax CFD price of 100 pounds/MWh remains in place * Contract is 50 mln pounds/yr earnin...


(ShareCast News) - Drax powered ahead on Monday after the European Commission approved the UK's support of its plans to convert a unit of its power st...


BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Monday approved Britain's plans to support the conversion of a unit of the Drax power plant fr...


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