Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG) Thursday said it will sell 632 of its retail branches to the Co-Operative Group Ltd (CPBB.LN), sealing a long-awaited deal that will transform the funerals-to-food group into the U.K.'s sixth-largest retail banking business with around 10% of the U.K. market.

Poland's Treasury Ministry has sold a stake in PKO Bank Polski SA (PKO.WA) worth 3.09 billion zlotys, at PLN32.50 a share ($9.54), through an accelerated book building process, the ministry said in a statement Thursday.

U.K. soft drinks group Britvic PLC (BVIC.LN), maker of Robinsons, Tango and Fruit Shoot, Thursday posted a fall in third-quarter revenue, blaming a weak consumer environment, poor weather and a recent product recall.

Macquarie Bank Ltd. is planning to sell a three-year U.S. dollar bond in the near future, a person familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires Thursday.

Swedish engineering company Sandvik AB (SAND.SK) Thursday said it has entered an agreement for the delivery of a large materials handling and crushing system for a copper mine with a customer in South America.

Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) expects to cut jobs at a coal mine in Australia's northeastern Queensland state as it seeks to reduce costs after being hit by significantly lower prices for thermal coal, a spokesman for the company said Thursday.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) said Thursday its second-quarter net profit rose 16% from a year earlier, driven by demand for its advanced chip production technology thanks to strong demand for smartphones and tablets.

PKN Orlen SA (PKN.WA), Poland's largest refiner, Thursday said in a preliminary earnings estimate that second-quarter operating profit reached about 400 million zlotys ($119 million), 60% lower than in the same period a year earlier.

Akzo Nobel NV (AKZA.AE) said Thursday its second quarter revenue was up due to price increases while volumes were down.