Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Akzo Nobel tight-lipped on M&A

(Reuters) - Earnings before interest and taxes from continuing operations, excluding Organon BioSciences and one-off items, rose to 279 million euros in the second quarter compared with a year earlier, above an average forecast of 255 million euros in a Reuters poll of 13 analysts.




Akzo Nobel shares rose 1.3 percent to 63.75 euros by 1035 GMT, outperforming a 0.6 percent fall in the DJ Stoxx European chemical index .


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