Demand from chip-makers boost Atlas Copco third-quarter results, shares surge
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish engineering group Atlas Copco reported third-quarter earnings and order bookings above market forecasts on Monday helped by strong demand from the semiconductor industryand for large compressors, sending its shares sharply higher.The firm's earnings come amid a slowdown in global industrial demand and recent purchasing manager indices out of Europe and United States have indicated a further weakening. "Order intake remained on a high level despite continuous..