CORRECTED (OFFICIAL)-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Just Retirement gains

(Changes name in second paragraph to Cinven fron CVC Partners, after brokerage corrects)

14:08GMT 10Nov2008-Just Retirement extends gains on bid hopes

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Shares in Just Retirement Plc (JR.L) extend their earlier rise to trade 50.5 percent higher at 73 pence -- the best performing stock in the market -- after the company confirms it has received preliminary expressions of interest for the business. A report in The Sunday Times said 52 percent shareholder Langholm Capital LLP has put the business up for sale at a suggested price of 300 million pounds, or 102 pence a share.

Stockbrokers Panmure Gordon said potential acquirers include private equity firm Cinven and some of the larger UK life assurers such as Legal & General Plc (LGEN.L), Aviva Plc (AV.L) and Prudential (PRU.L) Plc.

"Just Retirement is now in play and we believe it will be taken out at around 100 pence a share," the broker said. It has raised its target price for the stock from 75 pence to 100 pence and revised its investment recommendation from "hold" to "buy".

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13:38GMT 10Nov2008-Sinclair falls on financing concerns

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Shares in skin specialist Sinclair (SPH.L) fall 12 percent over market concerns that it will have to raise more money, and that it may be vulnerable to a consumer downturn.

"There are general concerns in the marketplace that they are at some point going to have to do a little bit of refinancing especially in H1 2010," said an analyst. "You could (also) argue exactly how exposed to a consumer downturn some of the products are, especially there are quite a lot of co-pay elements in there and dermo cosmetics."

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12:47GMT 10Nov2008-JKX Oil & Gas higher on Ukrainian gas news