(Bloomberg) — European stocks and the euro advanced as investors awaited the start of earnings season and the outcome of talks to end Germany’s political gridlock. Oil slipped after four days of gains, while Treasuries and the dollar both fell. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed for the first time in three …
GKN shares surged 20% to 397p after saying it rejected a takeover bid from Melrose Industries and appointed Anne Stevens as its new chief executive. In November the automotive and aerospace components company revealed it had ousted incoming chief execu…
GKN, the FTSE 100 engineering and aerospace group that has been the subject of long-running speculation regarding a break-up or takeover, has rejected an “opportunistic” approach from turnround specialist Melrose valuing the company at £7bn. Instead, GKN said it would break itself up, separating …
The UK’s FTSE 100 index hit a new record high of 7,774 despite a fall in oil prices to below $69 a barrel. LIVE Updated 14m ago. Canary Wharf financial district in London. The FTSE 100 hit a new record high on. Canary Wharf financial district in London. The FTSE 100 hit a new record Photograph: …
Crude oil prices seemed to succumb to profit-taking after the international Brent benchmark hit $70/barrel. Gold prices may rise on soft US inflation and retail sales data.
Fresh developments coming out of the U.S. economy may fuel the near-term rally in EUR/USD should the data prints dampen the outlook for growth and inflation.
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Good morning!
Plenty of interesting little updates today.
I shall work through this list:
Somero Enterprises Inc (LON:SOM)XP Power (LON:XPP)Petards (LON:PEG)Quartix Holdings (LON:QTX)Lighthouse (LON:LGT)There have also been requests for me to cover some of the asset management companies which had trading updates this week. Duly noted!
Regards,
Graham
Somero Enterprises Inc (LON:SOM)
Share price: 370p (+8%)No. of shares: 56 millionMarket cap: £208 millionTrading Update
This is a US-based provider of concrete “screeding” machines – they allow for new concrete floors to be made perfectly flat.
We’ve covered this stock plenty of times here before. It’s one of the few quality overseas stocks on AIM!
Today’s update let us know that the company continues to perform well, and was ahead of expectations in H2.
As a result of the strong H2 performance, the Board now expects 2017 revenues will be slightly ahead of market expectations of $84.7m, EBITDA will be comfortably ahead of market expectations of…
Good morning!
Plenty of interesting little updates today.
I shall work through this list:
Somero Enterprises Inc (LON:SOM)XP Power (LON:XPP)Petards (LON:PEG)Quartix Holdings (LON:QTX)Lighthouse (LON:LGT)There have also been requests for me to cover some of the asset management companies which had trading updates this week. Duly noted!
Regards,
Graham
Somero Enterprises Inc (LON:SOM)
Share price: 370p (+8%)No. of shares: 56 millionMarket cap: £208 millionTrading Update
This is a US-based provider of concrete “screeding” machines – they allow for new concrete floors to be made perfectly flat.
We’ve covered this stock plenty of times here before. It’s one of the few quality overseas stocks on AIM!
Today’s update let us know that the company continues to perform well, and was ahead of expectations in H2.
As a result of the strong H2 performance, the Board now expects 2017 revenues will be slightly ahead of market expectations of $84.7m, EBITDA will be comfortably ahead of market expectations of…
Good morning!
Plenty of interesting little updates today.
I shall work through this list:
Somero Enterprises Inc (LON:SOM)XP Power (LON:XPP)Petards (LON:PEG)Quartix Holdings (LON:QTX)Lighthouse (LON:LGT)There have also been requests for me to cover some of the asset management companies which had trading updates this week. Duly noted!
Regards,
Graham
Somero Enterprises Inc (LON:SOM)
Share price: 370p (+8%)No. of shares: 56 millionMarket cap: £208 millionTrading Update
This is a US-based provider of concrete “screeding” machines – they allow for new concrete floors to be made perfectly flat.
We’ve covered this stock plenty of times here before. It’s one of the few quality overseas stocks on AIM!
Today’s update let us know that the company continues to perform well, and was ahead of expectations in H2.
As a result of the strong H2 performance, the Board now expects 2017 revenues will be slightly ahead of market expectations of $84.7m, EBITDA will be comfortably ahead of market expectations of…
Good morning!
Plenty of interesting little updates today.
I shall work through this list:
Somero Enterprises Inc (LON:SOM)XP Power (LON:XPP)Petards (LON:PEG)Quartix Holdings (LON:QTX)Lighthouse (LON:LGT)There have also been requests for me to cover some of the asset management companies which had trading updates this week. Duly noted!
Regards,
Graham
Somero Enterprises Inc (LON:SOM)
Share price: 370p (+8%)No. of shares: 56 millionMarket cap: £208 millionTrading Update
This is a US-based provider of concrete “screeding” machines – they allow for new concrete floors to be made perfectly flat.
We’ve covered this stock plenty of times here before. It’s one of the few quality overseas stocks on AIM!
Today’s update let us know that the company continues to perform well, and was ahead of expectations in H2.
As a result of the strong H2 performance, the Board now expects 2017 revenues will be slightly ahead of market expectations of $84.7m, EBITDA will be comfortably ahead of market expectations of…
Good morning!
Plenty of interesting little updates today.I shall work through this list:Somero Enterprises Inc (LON:SOM)XP Power (LON:XPP)Petards (LON:PEG)Quartix Holdings (LON:QTX)Lighthouse (LON:LGT)There have also been requests for me to cover …
IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 index of large-caps to open 3,46 points higher at 7,766.40 on Friday. The FTSE 100 index closed up 0.2%, or 14.43 points at 7,762.94 on Thursday. “After a brief pullback for US markets on Wednesday, normal service was resumed with more record closes for US …
I’m always on the lookout for shares that have the capacity to outperform the FTSE 100, which is why I’m focusing on the prospects of Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) (TSCO.L), Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) (VOD.L), National Grid plc (LON:NG) (NG.L), BHP Billiton plc (LON:BLT) (BLT.L) and Persimmon plc …
CNBC reports that according to IG, the FTSE 100 is seen opening three points higher at 7,764. In the US, shares rose yesterday, with the Dow and the Nasdaq surging to record highs, following the previous session’s declines. “Ever since last summer, we’ve really struggled to have a meaningful pullback …
I’m optimistic about the outlook for the FTSE 100, which is why I’m taking a closer look at the prospects of Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) (BARC.L), easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) (EZJ.L), AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) (AZN.L) and Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) (WTB.L). Barclays experienced a difficult period in 2017.
Here are your early calls, courtesy of CMC Markets: FTSE 100 is expected to open 3 points higher at 7,766 DAX is expected to open 47 points higher at 13,250 CAC40 is expected to open 19 points higher at 5,507 (Danilo Masoni) ***** (Reporting by Danilo …
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (Alliance News) – European stocks look set to open slightly higher on Friday even as the dollar index hit its lowest level since September 2017 on the back of tepid producer price data and signs that the European Central Bank m…
FTSE 100 is poised to continue climbing on Friday after another record finish yesterday, buoyed by more gains on Wall Street and after mixed trading in Asia overnight. Despite retailers lagging, Britain’s blue chip index closed up 14 points at 7,762 – its third record peak in a row – and is called by …
Tech firms try to convince the public their robots are ready to buy despite several stumbles.
The US Dollar may continue to trade broadly lower as soft consumer inflation and retail sales statistics cool bets on a Fed interest rate hike in the first quarter.
The FTSE 100 as you can see gapped higher at the open on Thursday, but then pulled back to fill that gap not once, but twice. We then bounced to show signs of strength again, as we continue to grind higher. There is an uptrend line underneath, that has…
Chinese authorities shut down Marriott’s local website after the hotel lists Tibet and Taiwan as separate countries in customer survey.
MPs are “far from confident” HM Revenue and Customs can cope with leaked tax avoidance allegations.
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The social network is to make posts from businesses, brands and media less prominent.
RMT union members stage a 24-hour walkout for the third time in less than a week.
Construction giant Carillion dismisses claims lenders rejected a rescue plan and says talks continue.
Japan had a current account surplus of 1.347 trillion yen in November, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday – down 5.6 percent on year.
That was shy of expectations for a surplus of 1.836 trillion yen and down from 2.176 trillion yen in October.
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Just Eat helped the FTSE 100 climb to a new record high on Thursday, after Barclays informed investors that it thought that the forthcoming ban on credit card transaction fees might end up boosting profitability. UNDEFINED · shareprices.com – Fr…
