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Elan stock rises on news of stake deal worth $1bnDUBLIN REPORT Iseq: 2,665.69 (-25.72) Settlement date: July 7th: PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP Elan, no stranger to large intraday share price movements, moved 19 per cent in the right direction yesterday, providing the big story of the day on the Iseq index.

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Footsie hits session low as economic outlook fails over US jobs data testLONDON REPORT: FTSE: 4,234.27 (-106.44) Mid-250: 7,374.01 (-132.70) Small Cap: 2,243.29 (-8.66): LONDON EQUITIES fell as the improving economic outlook failed a stern test in the form of closely-watched US jobs data.

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Carmakers fall after German auto sales dropEUROPE REPORT: Eurostoxx: 2,369.65 (-80.08) Paris CAC: 3,116.41 (-100.59) Frankfurt Dax: 4,718.49 (-186.95): EUROPEAN BOURSES fell as worse than expected employment data from the US sapped confidence.

New York »

Wall Street tumbles on disappointing jobs dataUS REPORT: Dow Jones: 8,280.74 (-223.32) SP 500: 896.42 (-26.91) Nasdaq: 1,796.52 (-49.20): US STOCKS tumbled yesterday, driving the SP 500 down to its third-straight weekly loss, as a steeper-than-expected slide in June non-farm payrolls revived caution about economic recovery prospects.

Tokyo »

China hits fresh high on investor confidenceASIA REPORT Nikkei: 9,876.15 (-63.78) Hang Seng: 18,178.05 (-200.68) Values at yesterday’s close: CHINESE STOCKS rose to a new 13-month closing high as investors gained confidence in the recovery of the world’s third-largest economy.