Nordic Shares Slide, Paced by A.P. Moeller-Maersk, Carlsberg; Aker Jumps

(Bloomberg) -- Nordic stocks fell, led by A.P.
Moeller-Maersk A/S after the shipping line said its chief
executive officer quit and is being replaced by Carlsberg A/S's
Nils Smedegaard Andersen. Shares in the beermaker also slid.

Aker ASA, the investment company of billionaire Kjell Inge
Roekke, limited declines in Norway.


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Carlsberg to set up JV in western China: partner

(Reuters) - The Danish brewer, which owns 30 percent of the joint venture, confirmed the plan but denied it had agreed with its Chinese partner about the size of the investment.




"There's a dialogue going on with local authorities and the final size, timing and location are to be confirmed," said Hong Kong-based executive Soren Ravn, who is in charge of Carlsberg's business development in Greater China.


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