By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch)--Here are companies whose shares have made
notable moves in European trade on Friday.
Decliners
Major oil companies were falling, as oil prices headed south.
Shares of Total SA (TOT) gave up 2.2%, ENI SpA erased 1.3% and
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB) fell 0.2%.
Miners continued their push lower, building on Thursday's losses
that came after data showed factory activity in China fell to a
three-month low in August. Miners are sensitive to news about the
Chinese manufacturing sector because it is a major user of natural
resources.
Shares of BHP Billiton PLC (BHP) lost 1.4%, Rio Tinto PLC fell
1.2% and Anglo American PLC slipped 1.1%.
Gainers
Hugo Boss AG: Shares of the German clothing company climbed 1.5%
after Deutsche Bank raised it to buy from hold, with analysts
saying the outlook for the second half looks better than for the
broader luxury sector.
Essentra PLC gained 3.1% after J.P. Morgan Cazenove raised the
supplier of plastic and fiber products to overweight from
neutral.
Shares of Vodafone Group PLC (VOD) picked up 1.6% after the
wireless telecoms major said it is acquiring a majority stake in
Greek telecommunications operator Hellas Online for 72.7 million
euros ($97 million) in cash.
Shares London Stock Exchange Group PLC opened in negative
territory after the company said it plans to raise 938 million
pounds ($1.56 billion) to fund the takeover of asset manager Frank
Russell Co. and that shareholders will be able to buy three new
shares for every 11 they already own at a 1,295 pence each, a 30.1%
discount to Thursday's closing price. The stock, closed 1.2%
higher.
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