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Bloomberg Audio Studios podcasts, radio,

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>> The Stock Movers Report, your roundup of

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companies making moves in the stock

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market, harnessing the power of

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Bloomberg data.

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>> Let's take a [music] look at some of the

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stocks on the move today in Europe. I'm

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Rachel Evans with Caroline Heepka and

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we're joined by Bloomberg reporter Tiwa

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Adabio. Tiwa, Spanish natural gas enas

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been making gains this morning. fill us

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in on what's going on there.

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>> Well, Rachel, as one of our equities

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reporters at Bloomberg has put it, this

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stock is soaring this morning. It's up

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as much as 15%. So, Anagas imports,

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stores, and transports natural gas. They

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also operate plants across Spain. And

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this uptick is a bit of a surprise. It

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comes after the Spanish regulator

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unveiled a draft proposal for gas

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companies, which JP Morgan is saying is

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unexpectedly positive. So according to

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that analyst note under the new

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proposals, Enagas could benefit from as

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much as€ 650 million to€750 million

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euros of incremental revenues and that's

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just in the first year. So it really

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does come as a boost to the stock

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certainly amidst uncertain times uh for

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importers and transporters of natural

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gas like any gas as this conflict in the

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Middle East continues to put pressure on

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global energy supplies.

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>> Yeah, absolutely. Meanwhile, a big win

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for Astroenica after a key breakthrough

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with a drug for lung disease. That's

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right. So, Astroenica is near the top of

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the Euro Stock 600 winners list this

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morning. It's up just under 4% at the

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highest. And the reason for this is

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because of one of their experimental

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drugs as you mentioned. It's used to

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treat the deadly lung condition COPD.

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That's chronic obstructive pulmonary

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disease. Now, this drug has emerged from

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two separate studies. Now, with results

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showing that it brought statistically

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significant reductions to flare-ups of

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this condition, the thinking here from

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analysts surveyed by Bloomberg is that

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this new development could generate

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sales of around $866 million

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uh a year by 2032. And of course, these

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results open up access to a broader,

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more lucrative market here. But this is

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a particularly big win for Astroenica

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because similar products from its peers

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like Safhi and Rash have disappointed in

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this area. So potentially a first mover

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advantage here. But our Bloomberg

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intelligence analysts are warning to

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perhaps proceed with caution here

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because there was a bit of a lack of

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detail in their original statement about

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these results and Astroenica are still

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yet to present this and its full

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findings at an an upcoming medical

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meeting.

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>> Interesting. So the devil could be in

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the detail there. Um meanwhile we've had

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some M&A news in the alcoholic beverage

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space. Tell us more.

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>> So this deal has really been the talk of

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the industry as far as beverages are

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concerned over the last two days. Per

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Rickard is reportedly in talks about a

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potential acquisition of the owners of

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the firm that uh creates Jack Daniels

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whiskey. That's brown foreman. It's a

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deal which could create the second

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biggest player in the US market

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according to analysts. So really

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significant shares up as much as 4.2%

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this morning. But there are questions

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from some analysts. Deutsche Bank saying

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they would be surprised if the

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transaction actually did create material

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value for shareholders, but some others

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like Barclays saying it makes strategic

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sense. So, we'll definitely keep

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monitoring this one as those talks

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progress, [music] but certainly two very

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recognizable names within the sector.

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Interactive Summary

The Stock Movers Report highlights three major developments in the market. Spanish natural gas company Enagas saw its stock soar by as much as 15% following an unexpectedly positive draft proposal from the Spanish regulator, potentially bringing in significant incremental revenues. AstraZeneca also experienced a stock increase after an experimental drug for COPD showed statistically significant reductions in flare-ups, with analysts projecting substantial future sales, though caution is advised due to pending detailed findings. Lastly, Pernod Ricard is reportedly in talks to acquire Brown-Forman, owners of Jack Daniel's whiskey, a deal that could create the second-largest player in the US alcoholic beverage market, despite mixed analyst opinions on shareholder value.

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