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Homeserve (Other OTC: HMSVF - news) most active stock on the FTSE 250 with more than three-fourths of an average day's trading done in the first 20 minutes.

** Stock up 6.1%, best day since Jan 10 this year.

** Homeserve reports 5% growth in annual revenue, retention rate hits 82% in the UK.

** Eye on margins though as discounts offered to bring in new customers.

** Capital (Other OTC: CGHC - news) structure review raising hopes of dividends or buybacks.

** Top (Taiwan OTC: 8419.TWO - news) ranked analyst (RBC Capital Markets) suggests capital structure review, better balance sheet make company attractive to private equity.

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : vikram.subhedar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)