Company
Vesuvius Plc
LON:VSVS
Vesuvius is a global leader in metal flow engineering, providing a full range of engineering services and solutions to its customers worldwide, principally serving the steel and foundry industries.
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Vesuvius says demand from steelmakers weakening but profits to beat expectations
Rising energy prices are leading many European steel producers to shut down blast furnaces and curtail output from electric arc furnace mills
Vesuvius reports strong first-half trading, but warns for remainder of year
The molten metal flow engineer expects to post a first-half trading profit (EBITA) of £127.4mln
Vesuvius's exposure to Russia and Ukraine outweighs doubling of 2021 pretax profit
The molten metal flow engineering and technology group has suspend deliveries to Russian customers
Vesuvius sees full-year profit beating current consensus
It expects profits to come in moderately ahead of the current consensus of £138mln for the full year 2021
Vesuvius weak as JPMorgan Cazenove cuts rating to 'neutral' from 'outperform' on valuation grounds
The US bank did raise its target price for the FTSE 250-listed firm to 591p from 575p, with the stock currently trading at 524p, down 2.7% on Monday's close
Vesuvius issues profit warning as global steel production stalls
Shares slumped 13% on Tuesday morning after the profit warning
Peel Hunt likes industrials but wary of some 'nosebleed' valuations for Diploma and Spirax-Sarco
The flight to safety in 2019 has pushed the share price premium for a handful of UK industrial stocks to "nose-bleed multiples" not seen since the financial crisis, the broker said
FTSE 100 closes lower as Chinese data dents sentiment
The UK's premier share index closed down around 32 points at 7,074
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IAG, Rolls Royce and British American Tobacco on the agenda for busy blue chip Thursday
Its set to be a busy day for blue-chip news in London on Thursday.
Vesuvius lifted by rising steel demand
Global steel production rose 4.3% in the three months to September
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US midterm elections, Primark, Morrisons and Imperial Brands make for busy day ahead
The day ahead will see Americans go to the polls to vote in the midterm elections but closer to home the focus is on financials from AB Foods, Morrison's and Imperial Brands
Centrica expects to maintain its 2018 dividend, allaying cut fears, as British Gas owner posts slight rise in first-half earnings
The FTSE 100-listed firm saw its underlying earnings (EBITDA) increase by 3% to £1.324bn for the six months to June 30, however, the company's adjusted operating profit fell by 4% year-on-year to £782mln
Vesuvius erupts as it ups guidance after record first half
Strength in its key markets and its ability to pass on cost increases to its customers helped Vesuvius deliver record revenues of almost £900mln in the first half of 2018
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Vesuvius shares rise as first quarter prompts positive outlook
The engineer said it has made good progress addressing temporary headwinds
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FTSE 100 closes higher, given a leg-up by weaker pound
The blue-chip index closed around 38 points higher at 7,700
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Will BT Group be able to avoid cutting its dividend?
Thursday is set to be a busy one for corporate results with the likes of BT Group, Barratt Developments, Next and Supergroup among the day's highlights.
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Markets nervous ahead of Capita finals, is it ‘the next Carillion’?
Capita will be a focus on Thursday, others include Bovis House, Cobham, and National Express.
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FTSE 100 closes nine points lower as AstraZeneca weighs
It's been a busy day here in London; 15% of FTSE 100-listed companies have had some sort of meaningful news out...
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Lloyds to report strong quarterly figures in first results since government sold remaining stake
Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Dutch Shell are among a slew of companies reporting earnings on Thursday
Fruitflow dietary supplement group Provexis gets a boost
A look at some of the biggest London-listed risers and fallers today
Footsie up ahead of close; unrest at ITV hits shares
The bulls could not quite push the top-share index above 7,400. Tomorrow they'll have a harder job with ex-div stocks lopping about 14 points off the Footsie
Barratt Developments set to shrug off Brexit worries with positive trading update
Barratt Developments is set to report robust trading in its latest update while TalkTalk posts its full year earnings under a new chairman and CEO
Vesuvius on the right track, but it's not there yet
The price target rises to 550p from 450p but Deutsche Bank sticks with its 'hold' rating
Further reaction to this week's news boosts Wey Education and Rosslyn Data Technologies
Some of the largest rises and falls in London at 3.20pm included Wey Education, Rosslyn Data Technologies, Thor Mining
Vesuvius shares rocket as full year profits rise despite troublesome steel market
Vesuvius has lifted its dividend as it expects further cost savings and improved trading margins following a restructuring
FTSE shares end flat, give back record peaks, except Vesuvius
FTSE 100 stocks ends flat on Thursday after falling back from a fresh record high as shares in outsourcing group Capita slumped 9%
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Can Cobham avoid a sixth profit warning when it releases full year results?
Cobham, Sportech, Travis Perkins, Capita and GoCompare are among the names on Thursday's list.
Preview - ITV and Cairn Energy among those reporting
Thursday sees Cairn Energy and ITV reporting among others
Week Ahead: Summit Therapeutics to reflect on year of unrelenting progress
News flow for the drugs developer has been nothing but positive this year
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Petrofac downgraded as Citi sees ‘anaemic’ contract outlook
Petrofac, Soco International, Associated British Food, Cobham, Barclays, and Vesuvius are all in Friday’s broker spotlight.
Numis wagers next year will be better for William Hill
William Hill, Bovis Homes, Allied Gold, and Antofagasta are among the stocks in Tuesday’s broker spotlight
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Friday's agenda: Lloyds Banking hoping to draw line under mis-selling
Lloyds updates, as it hopes to be rid of the tax-man on its shareholder register soon, while BG reports as it hopes to become part of Royal Dutch Shell.
Platform makes £1.3bn Alent bid
Shareholders will be offered 503p per Alent share or new shares in the enlarged company.