Royal Philips NV shares jumped the most in more than two years after the maker of medical equipment projected sales growth on improving supply chains and embarked on a major cost-cutting drive.
Philips is slashing another 6,000 jobs, or around 8% of its total workforce, to counter inflation and potential expenses linked to the recalls of some of its consumer products. The personnel reductions, half of which will be implemented this year, come on top of 4,000 job cuts already announced last year.
