One of the bookrunners handling Airtel Africa Ltd's planned initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange said on Monday it had received indications of interest worth about $200 million from pre-IPO investors.

The chief executive of Russian farming conglomerate Rusagro, Maxim Basov, said the company is likely to hold a secondary public offering this year.

Trainline's planned share listing on the London Stock Exchange is expected to price at 350 pence per share, the top end of its targeted range, implying a total valuation for the company of up to 1.7 billion pounds, a bookrunner said.

Barrick Gold Corp said on Wednesday that comments by Chief Executive Mark Bristow that he had no intention of discussing a higher buyout offer for the company's African unit with its minority shareholders should not be considered a "no-increase statement."

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Irish pharmaceutical wholesale and retailing group Uniphar plans to raise up to 150 million euros ($167 million) from a placing of new shares in London and Dublin, it said on Monday.

Irish pharmaceuticals group Uniphar plans to raise up to 150 million euros ($167 million) from a placing of new shares in London and Dublin, it said on Monday.

Airtel Africa Ltd , a unit of India's Bharti Airtel Ltd, on Monday set a price range of 80 to 100 pence per share for its planned initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.

Companies listed in Britain will be able to sell shares in China on Monday with the launch of a long-awaited London-Shanghai Stock Connect project that finance minister Philip Hammond called a chance to deepen "global connectivity".