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' (), also known as just Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging.

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French lenses maker Essilor International SA (EI.

FR) Tuesday said sales in the first quarter rose 24% to EUR1.27 billion boosted by the effects of recent acquisitions and a weaker euro against the U.S. dollar, the Australian dollar and the yuan.MAIN FACTS:- Excluding the effects of currency fluctuations and income from recent acquisitions, the company's sales in the first quarter rose 8.5%.- Changes in the scope of consolidation increased revenue by 12.5%, with bolt-on acquisitions1 accounting for 3.3% of the increase and the 2011 strategic acquisitions of Shamir Optical and Stylemark representing 6.7%. The remaining 2.4% improvement was attributable to the Nikon-Essilor and Essilor Korea joint ventures, which are now fully consolidated after being consolidated on a 50% basis before.- The 2.6% positive currency effect was mainly due to the rise in the US dollar and - to a lesser extent - the Chinese yuan and the Australian dollar against the euro.- Essilor's 8.5% like-for-like growth r...

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