** Brokerage Raymond James says "happy" with Fulton
Financial's FULT.O deal to sell 40 financial centers to
alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital OWL.N
** FULT said the deal, announced late on Wednesday, will
result in a $20.4 mln gain
** That would offset the $20.4 mln loss incurred from the
sale of FULT's $345 mln investment securities
** Shares inch up 0.7%; they have gained 6.1% YTD
** Last month, FULT bought Republic First Bank, which was
the first U.S. lender that failed this year
(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru)
((Niket.Nishant@thomsonreuters.com))