Breaking pre-market news on Thursday,

- Credit Agricole Q2 net income up 52 per cent to €663m – statement.

- Fortis posts €886m profit on proceeds from divestment – statement.

- Nationwide House price index rises 1.6 per cent in August – statement.

-  C&C to acquire Irish, Northern Irish and Scottish businesses of Anheuser-Busch InBev for £180m – statement.

- Corporate: Diageo, Arriva, Accor, Carillion, Glencore, Premier Oil, Aer Lingus, Kazakhmys, Peter Hambro, Salamander Energy, Clarkson, Huntsworth, Baloise, Hunting, C&C, 888, Fortune, Savills, Casino Guichard, Essilor, GDF Suez, Iliad.

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