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WPP Says Xaxis's Plista Unit Acquires Norway-Based Linkpulse

UPDATE 1-GfK majority owner denies considering stake sale

* GfK Verein says boards have no plans to approve sale * German magazine had said it was eyeing a sale or merger * GfK Verein: Will do everything it can to support GfK * Shares drop 3.8 pct to bottom of SDAX index (Adds shares, further GfK Verein comment, background) FRA

GfK majority owner denies considering stake sale

FRANKFURT, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The majority owner of GfK said on Friday it was not considering a sale of shares in the German market research firm, denying a magazine report that had said it was eyeing a merger or sale of the group. "The bylaws of (majority owner) GfK Verein show that a sha

Britain's FTSE retreats as pharma stocks fall

* FTSE 100 down 0.3 pct * Pharma stocks down after Clinton's EpiPen comments * Glencore leads miners lower * CRH rises after results (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemar

Thursday newspaper share tips: WPP and Astrazeneca

(ShareCast News) - The mood in advertising giant WPP should be pretty good, opines Financial Times' Lex column, which, in something of a novelty, cites Martin Sorrell's healthy tan. Something to do with enhanced moods due to the sun and serotonin release, the column wheezed. It noted that, as was t

UPDATE 2-German research firm GfK names new chairman amid M&A talk

* GfK Verein board member named as new GfK chairman * Chairman and CEO had quit over strategy tussle * Magazine reports GfK Verein could sell its GfK stake * Nielsen, IMS Health, WPP interested - WirtschaftsWoche * Shares in GfK jump as much as 8.4 percent (Recasts with

Britain's FTSE retreats as pharma stocks fall

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 down 0.8 pct * Pharma stocks down after Clinton's EpiPen comments * Glencore leads miners lower * CRH rises afte

GfK's majority owner eyes merger or sale - WirtschaftsWoche

FRANKFURT, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The majority owner of Germany's GfK is looking at strategic options for the market research firm, including a merger or sale, German weekly magazine WirtschaftsWoche reported on Thursday, citing no sources. GfK Verein, which owns 56.5 percent of shares in GfK,

Britain's FTSE underperforms European peers, miners hinder

* FTSE 100 index closes 0.5 pct lower * Glencore drops after earnings fall * Rand knocks South Africa-exposed shares * WPP hits record high after results By Atul Prakash and Alistair Smout LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Britain's blue-chip share index retreated on Wednes

UPDATE 3-WPP sees signs of post-Brexit recovery in British ad market

* Company says UK business performed strongly last month * Says clients are generally cautious over investments * Shares rise as much as 6.3 percent (Adds quotes, writes through) By Kate Holton LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - WPP, the world's largest advertising group, report

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: WPP Shines As Miners Drag On FTSE 100

WPP interim headline profit and revenue beat expectations

(ShareCast News) - Shares in WPP rallied on Wednesday after the advertising giant reported better-than-expected headline pre-tax profit, revenue and organic sales growth for the first half. Headline pre-tax profit was up 15.8% to £690m, or 11.7% at constant currency, surpassing consensus expectation

BUZZ-WPP: Top of the FTSE, record high after H1 sales beat

** Advertising group WPP's shares up 3.4 pct, top of the FTSE 100 and second-largest gainers on the Stoxx 600 ** Shares hit record high of 1,807p ** Co says H1 net sales jump 3.8 pct, analysts expected growth of 3.2-3.3 pct ** Co sees FY revenue growth "well over" 3 pct, vs prev

Britain's WPP thumps first-half net sales forecasts

LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - WPP, the world's largest advertising group, reported a better-than-expected 3.8 percent jump in first-half net sales and nudged its revenue forecast higher on strong demand across the board for its services. The group, run by the high-profile businessman Martin So