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Moody's may downgrade Ball Corp over Rexam deal

By Mariana Santibanez NEW YORK, Feb 19 (IFR) - Moody's said on Thursday it may downgrade US can maker Ball Corp amid the company's planned £4.43bn (US$6.85bn) acquisition of British rival Rexam Plc. Moody's placed Ball's junk Ba1 rating on review for downgrade, citing the company's "

MARKET COMMENT: London Ends Mixed As Germany Dismisses Greek Terms

UPDATE 3-Ball Corp to buy British drinks can maker Rexam for $6.9 bln

* Cash-and-stock deal valued at 628 pence per share * Anti-trust concerns hold back share price * Ball to remain U.S. domiciled for tax (Adds Ball and analyst comments, context, updates shares) By Esha Vaish and Roshni Menon Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. drinks can maker Ball

London close: Greek developments, central bank uncertainty keep UK stocks flat

It was another subdued finish for London's stocks on Thursday as the market continued to fluctuate at a 15-year high on the back of mixed newsflow about Greece and uncertainty regarding global monetary policy. The FTSE 100 finished the session down just 0.1% at 6,888.90. The index has stayed broadly

FTSE 250 movers: Petra Diamonds boosted by higher production guidance, Man Group stonger on upgrade

Petra Diamonds topped the risers after raising its production guidance from 3.2m to 3.3m carats for the 12 months to 30 June. "Our expansion programmes are on track at all operations, and production is expected to grow to about 3.3m carats in 2015 and to about 5m carats by financial year 2019," said

BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Wal-Mart, Priceline, Ocera Therapeutics, Netlist

(For faster updates on individual market-movers, Eikon users please use search string "STXBZ US"; for the Day Ahead newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/mex49s; for the Morning News Call newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/nex49s) U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wall Stree

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Greek Deal Optimism Gives Way To Uncertainty

London midday: Stocks recover as Greek hopes outweigh Fed uncertainty

UK stocks had erased earlier losses by Thursday lunchtime as hopes about Greece outweighed uncertainty arising from the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting. The FTSE 100 was up just 0.02% at 6,899.24 by midday, having bounced off an intraday low of 6,858.67 reached early on. The in

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Centrica Shares Tumble On Dividend Cut, Warning

TOP NEWS: Eurogroup Set To Convene Friday As Greece Seeks Extension

UPDATE: Rexam Agrees GBP4.3 Billion Takeover Offer From US's Ball Corp

London open: Centrica and BAE lead markets lower after FOMC minutes

Uncertainty surrounding the future of monetary policy in the States was weighing on UK stocks on Thursday morning, after the Federal Reserve showed it was wary of raising rates too soon. The FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 6,879 early on, with energy provider Centrica and defence contractor BAE Systems le

UK's Rexam Confirms GBP4.3 Billion Takeover Offer From US's Ball Corp

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Centrica Shares Fall 7.7% On Loss, Dividend Cut

BUZZ-Rexam: jumps on $6.85 bln Ball Corp offer

** British drinks can maker Rexam jumps 6.4 pct, after saying U.S. rival Ball Corp offered to buy the company in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about 4.43 bln pounds ($6.85 bln) ** Stock up 23 pct YTD, easily one of the most actively traded stock on FTSE 250 ** Rexam said its shareho