Woodford set for gains as AstraZeneca jumps on drug approval

Natalie Kenway
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Income stars such as Neil Woodford and Bill Mott are set for boosts to their portfolios as AstraZeneca jumped over 3% this morning following the approval of a drug the pharma giant pinned $2bn of future sales.

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