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PARIS (Reuters) -French media giant Vivendi's first-quarter sales grew by 7.9% at constant exchange rates and excluding acquisitions, driven by its pay-TV and advertising operations, it said on Monday.

Cat Rock, the second-largest shareholder in Just Eat Takeaway.com, called on Monday for a major shake-up of the company by voting out its CFO and several members of its supervisory board at the company's annual meeting on May 4.

French media giant Vivendi said first-quarter sales grew by 7.9% from a year earlier on the basis of constant exchange rates and excluding acquisitions, driven by the performance of its pay-TV and advertising unit.

Swiss drugmaker Roche's first quarter sales rose 10%, driven by drugs including Ocrevus against multiple sclerosis as well as Hemlibra against haemophilia, and on strong U.S. demand for rapid COVID-19 antigen tests.

The dollar climbed on Monday as investors sought safety due to uncertainties over the global growth outlook, gaining ground even on the euro despite French President Emmanuel Macron's comfortable election victory over far-right rival Marine Le Pen.

Global edible oil consumers have no option but to pay top dollar for supplies after Indonesia's surprise palm oil export ban forced buyers to seek alternatives, already in short supply due to adverse weather and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices slumped to near two-week lows on Monday, extending losses from last week, as concerns grew that prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and potential U.S. rate hikes would hurt global economic growth and fuel demand.

A wave of COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai presents the biggest test yet for investors, trading companies and logistics managers trying to follow China's economy after the government restricted firms from releasing real-time data.

The Bank of Japan is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates on Thursday and hold off from major tweaks to its dovish policy guidance, as rising raw material costs force it to focus on underpinning a fragile economic recovery.