Linde: shares rise after Praxair European deal

NIPPON SANSO HOLDINGS

05/07/2018 08:21

** German industrial gas maker's shares  LIN1.DE  rise 3.5
pct, stock set for the best day in 10 weeks
    ** Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp  4091.T  agreed to buy part of
the European businesses of Praxair Inc  PX.N  for 5 bln euros
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1U12JS
    ** Deal helps bring Linde and Praxair one step closer to
securing the $83 bln merger 
    ** Linde says more disposals are planned after the
Praxair-Taiyo Nippon deal to enable its tie-up to be approved by
European Commission  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1U12CR
    ** Stock among top performers on STOXX 600  .STOXX 

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