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| Centrica shares up on takeover talk | Centrica shares up on takeover talk |
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| Shares in British Gas owner Centrica rose 4% following a report that it could be a bid target. | |
| A report on the Wall Street Wires website said there was talk that the company had attracted the interest of a couple of potential buyers. | A report on the Wall Street Wires website said there was talk that the company had attracted the interest of a couple of potential buyers. |
| Centrica was the biggest riser on the FTSE 100, with the index up 1.02 points at 7,338.30 shortly after midday. | |
| Shares in Easyjet rose 3.9% after Credit Suisse raised its rating on the airline to "outperform" from "neutral". | Shares in Easyjet rose 3.9% after Credit Suisse raised its rating on the airline to "outperform" from "neutral". |
| In the FTSE 250, shares in homewares retailer Dunelm rose 5.5% after it reported strong fourth quarter trading. | |
| Total revenues for the 13 weeks to 1 July rose 17.7% to £340m, helped by the company's takeover of home improvement products retailer Worldstores. Like-for-like sales in the quarter were up 3.8%. | Total revenues for the 13 weeks to 1 July rose 17.7% to £340m, helped by the company's takeover of home improvement products retailer Worldstores. Like-for-like sales in the quarter were up 3.8%. |
| However, Dunelm said it expected full-year pre-tax profits to be between £109m and £111m, down from £128.9m last year. | However, Dunelm said it expected full-year pre-tax profits to be between £109m and £111m, down from £128.9m last year. |
| On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.6% against the dollar to $1.2896 following the release of several weaker-than-expected pieces of economic data. | |
| Office for National Statistics data showed that manufacturing and construction output fell in May, and the trade deficit widened. | |
| Against the euro, sterling was down 0.4% at 1.1301 euros. |