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Calmer minds will be looking beyond March 29 and seeing bargains in British businesses

French family-backed spirits group Pernod Ricard, which is being targeted by activist investor Elliott, said it is striving to improve its governance and will communicate on future changes once they have been approved by its board.

Russian conglomerate En+ Group on Friday named three Americans who will form a voting trust to help Oleg Deripaska reduce his stake in the company in exchange for a waiver from U.S. sanctions.

* Sophos tanks after trading update (Adds analyst comments, graphic, updates share moves)

European shares rose on Friday, hitting their highest level since early December as renewed hopes for trade negotiations between the United States and China lifted markets from Wall Street to Beijing.

Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Friday, with Philippines hitting a nine-and-a-half-month closing high, as a report of progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks raised hopes of a deal to end a months-ling bitter tariff war between the world's top two economies. Philippine shares led the gains...

Fall in December turnover comes after Black Friday drove November rise

Foreigners net sold Japanese stocks for the sixth straight week that ended on Jan. 11, despite sharp gains in the country's major stock indexes due to optimism over Sino-U.S. trade talks.

Malaysia's finance minister said on Friday the government would be ready to discuss dropping criminal charges against Goldman Sachs linked to the 1MDB scandal if the bank pays $7.5 billion in reparations.

Founder Ankur Shah to exit after rescue by investor behind Simba Sleep