By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Here are some of the companies whose
shares have made notable moves in European trade Friday.
GDF Suez: The French power utility gained 2.2% after being added
to Morgan Stanley's list of top stock picks. The brokerage said it
expects the company to deliver better earnings growth than most of
its peers.
BP PLC: The British energy-sector heavyweight said it will
appeal a U.S. federal judge's ruling on Thursday that found it
grossly negligent in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Shares of
BP (BP) rose 0.9%, cutting into the 5.9% decline late Thursday in
the wake of the decision.
Julius Baer Gruppe AG: Shares picked up 1.3% after the
Zurich-based bank was upgraded to a buy rating from neutral at UBS,
which cited an expected expansion in a valuation multiple as the
reason.
London Stock Exchange PLC: Shares in the exchange operator fell
2.4% as Borse Dubai sold 8.5 million shares, or a 3.1% stake,
according to news reports.
Neopost SA: The mailroom-equipment maker late Thursday reported
second-quarter sales increased 1.4% amid a "significant improvement
in growth" for its two divisions, and it reiterated its full-year
view. The company also sold $90 million in new debt to a single
investor. Shares of the French company leapt 5.8%.
The Stoxx Europe 600 fell Friday as investors awaited any firm
details about progress in cease-fire talks for eastern Ukraine.
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