** Shares of Mercer Group Ltd MGL.NZ rise as much as 9.1
pct to NZ$0.24, their highest since June 29
** Stainless steel equipment designer settles all potential
claims associated with collapse of a silo at Fonterra's FCG.NZ
Edendale site in 2016 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN20Q00I
** Co will pay Fonterra NZ$1 mln ($682,200) and undertake
NZ$3 mln ($2.05 mln) of work over a three-year period at a
discounted rate
** Stock posts biggest intraday pct gain since Jan 11
** Stock has risen 15.8 pct this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.4658 New Zealand dollars)
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