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* FTSE 100 up 0.9 pct
* Smurfit Kappa jumps 17 pct on unsolicited offer
* Sector peers Mondi and DS Smith rise
* Just Eat set for worst trading day
By Julien Ponthus
The FTSE 100 was up 0.9 percent at 7,180 points by0907 GMT, slightly higher than the European average as worldmarkets shrug off trade war fears or political risk concerns in
Shares in Smurfit Kappa,
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Things went very differently for Just Eat, whichdisappointed investors with its 2018 core earnings forecast andwas set for its worst trading day ever, down 12.5 percent.
Just Eat said it would invest an additional 50 millionpounds to stay ahead of its food delivery rivals, a figure whichsurprised some investors.
"If we were honest we did not expect a figure for totalinvestment for 2018 to the magnitude of 50 million pounds,"Berenberg analysts said.
Another loser was Industrial equipment rental companyAshtead Group whose shares were down 4.9 percent afterit released third-quarter results.(Julien PonthusEditing by Peter Graff)