Shares in Trinity Mirror rose 14.25p on Friday, bringing the price back above the 100p mark for the first time in more than a month.
It came after brokers Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley put out positive notes suggesting the troubled publisher might have turned a corner.
“We believe that the shares offer far greater long-term potential,” Merrill Lynch said.
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