Breaking pre-market news on Thursday,
- BA, Iberia sign long-awaited merger agreement – statement.
- M&S Q4 sales growth tops forecasts – statement.
- Spain’s Banesto reports €211.5m Q1 net profit – Reuters.
- TNT exploring mail business IPO or partnership - statement.
- BG Group announces successful Tupi field step-out appraisal well – statement.
- Corporate: Vedanta Resources, Hennes & Mauritz, Ladbrokes, Easyjet, Misys, Hays, Salamander Energy, UK Mail Group, Dragon Oil, Akzo Nobel.
