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LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 higher; Aveva rises on takeover offer

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were trading broadly higher early Wednesday as investors looked ahead to a major interest rate decision later in the day by the US Federal Reserve.

TOP NEWS: Aveva accepts GBP10 billion takeover from Schneider Electric

(Alliance News) - Aveva PLC on Wednesday agreed to a takeover offer from majority owner Schneider Electric SE, under which the French energy management company will acquire the remaining stake in the Cambridge, England-based industrial software firm it does not own.

LONDON BRIEFING: Flat call; Aveva gets offer from Schneider Electric

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open unchanged on Wednesday ahead the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later in the day and the Bank of England's decision on Thursday.

France's Schneider Electric to buy Aveva in £9.5bn deal

(Sharecast News) - France's Schneider Electric said on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy London-listed software firm Aveva in a £9.5bn deal.

Schneider agrees 31 pounds-a-share deal to buy UK's Aveva

LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - France's Schneider Electric said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy out the minority shareholders in Aveva for 31 pounds a share ($35.24), in a deal that values the British industrial software company at about 9.48 billion pounds. ($1 = 0.8797 pounds) (Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by William James)

France's Schneider confirms plans to buy remaining Aveva shares

PARIS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - French industrial group Schneider Electric said it would proceed with a plan to buy full control of British software company Aveva Plc, offering 31 pounds per share to acquire the roughly 40% of Aveva it does not already own.

PRESS: UK to launch late charm offensive to land Arm IPO - FT

(Alliance News) - The UK government will launch a last-ditch effort to persuade SoftBank Group Corp to list its Arm unit in London, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

European shares slide as U.S. inflation hots up

Sept 13 (Reuters) - European shares tripped 1.6% on Tuesday, retreating from two-week highs hit earlier in the session, as hotter than expected U.S. inflation data cemented bets for another large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks on front foot heading into US inflation

(Alliance News) - The market mood was upbeat on Tuesday, heading into a key US inflation release, with investors hopeful the reading will show a further easing of price pressures.

Aveva close to agreement on £9bn Schneider buyout - report

(Sharecast News) - Software company Aveva is reportedly closing in on a takeover agreement with French industrial group Schneider Electric worth about £9bn.

Small gains signalled for European shares ahead of U.S. CPI juggernaut

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SMALL GAINS SIGNALLED FOR EUROPEAN SHARES AHEAD OF US CPI JUGGERNAUT (0641 GMT)

PRESS: Aveva closer to agreed takeover by Schneider Electric - Sky

(Alliance News) - Aveva PLC is edging closer towards a deal which will see the company be taken over by French industrial group Schneider Electric SE, Sky News reported on Monday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Morgan Stanley cuts ITV to 'underweight'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks mixed as all eyes on Powell address

Alliance News) - Stock market investors were exercising caution on Friday, in the build-up to a highly anticipated speech by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, seeking clues on policy direction going into the next interest-rate setting meeting.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Micro Focus rises after agreeing OpenText takeover

Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Friday as investors look ahead to a speech by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later in the day, while Micro Focus shares surged after agreeing to a takeover offer from a Canadian rival.