MARKET TALK: Dexia Still In "Considerable Uncertainty"

0850 GMT [Dow Jones]--While Dexia SA's (DEXB.BT) news that most of Dexia BankNederland share leasing clients have accepted the Duisenberg agreement, "thereremains considerable uncertainty" regarding the 24,000 that opted out of thedeal, says Bank Degroof. Their analyst says he continues to "clearly preferFortis in our Belgian financials universe." Keeps an accumulate rating, EUR23target price. Dexia shares +2.7% at EUR20.68 in Brussels. (ABJ)

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