UK's Capricorn Energy at 15-year high as Genel tops DNO bid

Genel Energy

25/09/2026 08:19

** Shares of oil and gas producer Capricorn Energy CNE.L up 12.7% at 445 pence - highest level since August 2011
** Stock is top gainer across London board
** Kurdistan-focused Genel Energy's GENL.L $436 million offer outbids Norway's DNO DNO.OL for Capricorn Energy, wins board support
** GENL up 2.4% at 64.5 pence
** YTD, as of last close, CNE up about 102%, GENL up around 6%

(Reporting by Neeshita Beura in Bengaluru)
((Neeshita.Beura@thomsonreuters.com))