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R-R losing altitude

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Rolls Royce has benefited from increased orders and the company's share price has risen only to stall in 1997. Three brokers from a sample of six rate the company's shares a hold, two rate them a sell and the other rates them a buy. The holders are Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Charterhouse Tilney. The buyer is Albert E Sharp which sees the company's withdrawal from steam power as beneficial over the longer term. The sellers are Panmure Gordon and Societe Generale Strauss Turnbull.

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Little lift for Rolls

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Rolls-Royce faces stiff competition in the aircraft engines market. Four brokers froma smaple of six rate the company's stocks a hold and two rate them a sell. Holders include Paribas, which is concerned about competition and its impact on Rolls-Royce profits, despite the company having increased its market share. Other holders are Lehman Brothers, Charterhouse Tilney, and Albert E. Sharp. Societe Generale Strauss Turnbull and BZW are the sellers.

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Divided on Rolls-Royce

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Rolls-Royce has benefited from orders and potential orders despite problems in the aerospace market. Stockbrokers are divided on prospects for the company's shares, with three brokers of six classing the shares as a sell and three classing them a buy. Buyers include Lehman Brothers and Williams de Broe which both see the acquisition of Allison, a US engine manufacturer, as favorable. Sellers include BZW and Generale Strauss Turnbull.

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