[ID:nL612559] Fellow life insurer Prudential (PRU.L), up 1.3 percent,joined the rally, but Standard Life (SL.L) lost 1.3 percentafter Citigroup cut its rating to "hold" following weak numberson Wednesday. Cumberland had expected its IPO to price between $19 and $21.But Cumberland shares could yet rise when investors get a better sense of the firm's plans to market Caldolor later this year, Gunja said.Cumberland's IPO, which broke a nearly two-year drought for IPOs in the pharmaceutical sector, raised $85 million but became only the second IPO this year out of 16 in the United States to price below its estimate range.The IPO comes at a time of renewed interest in biotech and pharma stocks. Data showing that Japan's economy grew 0.9 percent inApril-June from the previous quarter, broadly in line with amedian market forecast for 1.0 percent growth, promptedinvestors to lock in profits, market players said. GE beat other bidders in the Kuwait plant deal, includingGermany's Siemens (SIEGn.DE), Japan's Mitsui & Co (8031.T) andMarubeni Corporation (8002.T), Spain's Iberdrola Ingenieria YConstruccion (IBE.MC), and Canada's SNC-Lavalin Limited (SNC.TO). King isawaiting extradition to the United States from Antigua.

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