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* LAMPRELL: British oil rig builder Lamprell said on Wednesday itexpects lower revenue this year and posted a core loss for 2017, hurt by lowerspending by oil explorers and losses at a windfarm project.
* TED BAKER: British fashion retailer Ted Baker on Thursday reporteda 12.2 percent rise in its annual pretax profit as online sales surged.
* IG GROUP: IG Group Holdings Plc, a British online financialtrading company, reported a 30.2 percent rise in third-quarter revenue, as agrowing client base continued to help offset the impact of quiet markets andtighter regulation.
* STOBART/FLYBE: British infrastructure and support services firm StobartGroup scrapped plans to try to buy Flybe Group, saying thestruggling
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* RECKITT BENCKISER: British consumer goods maker Reckitt Benckiser Groupsaid on Wednesday it had ended discussions with Pfizer Inc overbuying its consumer healthcare business, a day before the
* PETROFAC: Petrofac Chief Executive Officer Ayman Asfari has acquired 10million pounds (
* INTERSERVE: British construction and services company Interservesaid on Wednesday it reached an agreement in principle with its creditors whichwill secure its funding.
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* EX-DIVS: British American Tobacco, Randgold Resources,Schroders, Segro and Sky will trade withoutentitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 6.02 pointsoff the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations
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