FTSE 100 closes higher as traders come back to equities
It was around that level most of the day and closed at 7,304 - that's up around 0.37% on the week
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Balfour Beatty plc
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Balfour Beatty is a diversified engineering, construction and services company with operations in the UK, Europe, the US, South-East Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Balfour Beatty is traded in the ISDX Exchange HERE
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Balfour Beatty bouncing back but under pressure to grow margins further
Many analysts believe Balfour Beatty's restructuring is working but margins in some divisions are at the bottom end of target ranges
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Balfour Beatty hikes interim dividend 33% as it sounds confident note on outlook
Balfour raised its estimates for cash outflows for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project following the collapse of joint venture partner Carillion
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes deep in red as Turkey/US worries escalate
Footsie closed down 1.49%, or around 114 points, at 7,497 on the day
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UK inflation numbers to provide further back-up to Bank of England interest rate hike
Aside from the July CPI data, corporate updates from motor insurer Admiral, generics drugmaker Hikma Pharmaceuticals, and contractor Balfour Beatty are also due on Tuesday
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Heatwave should provide a lift for BBQ and garden products at retailer Kingfisher
Aside from the DIY retailer's numbers, the Week Ahead diary includes updates from miner Antofagasta, and motor insurers Admiral and esure, plus a raft of key UK data
Builders and building materials
Barclays initiates coverage on Keller, Balfour Beatty and Kier Group
Contractors are not exactly flavour of the year following Carillion's collapse but Barclays has decided to initiate coverage on three of the big players
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Balfour Beatty trading in line with expectations as restructuring makes progress
Balfour Beatty said the completion of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Road project is still expected this summer despite the collapse of joint venture partner Carillion
Galliford Try still suffering from the Carillion curse
"Following the successful completion of the recent rights issue, the group is well capitalised with a strengthened balance sheet to support our planned growth," said Peter Truscott, the CEO of Galliford Try
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Balfour Beatty's 2017 profits jump on US tax cuts and sale of stake in M25 operator
Balfour recognised a one-off provision of £44mln last year stemming from the liquidation of Carillion
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes in red as Wall Street suffers, but miners show support
FTSE 100 closed down around six points at 7,132 but big cap miners were up
Morrisons is not the basket case it once was
Previews of results statements from supermarket chain, Morrisons; insurer behemoth, the Pru, and infrastructure contractor, Balfour Beatty
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Chancellor's Spring Statement unlikely to include big spending plans, says think-tank
The week ahead includes the UK's budget statement and earnings from Morrisons, Prudential, Cairn Energy, Cineworld, Savills, Wetherspoons, Balfour Beatty and Fevertree
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Proactive mining highlights: ECR Minerals, Asiamet Resources, Rainbow Rare Earths Limited…
A look at the week’s highlighted news for the junior miners
Builders and building materials
Balfour Beatty sells further stake in motorway operator Connect Plus to private equity
The FTSE 250-listed infrastructure group said that a 5% stake in Connect Plus had been sold to funds managed by Equitix Investment Management Ltd for £42mln
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Balfour Beatty joint venture secures US$1.95bln Los Angeles International Airport contract
The contract includes the designing and building of a 2.25 mile long, above ground airport transport system to connect the LAX central terminal area to a rental car facility, six stations and a vehicle maintenance facility
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John Laing to take £3mln hit to replace insolvent Carillion as facilities manager on projects
“The company will continue to manage the situation as it develops and provide further updates as appropriate,” John Laing said
HICL says Carillion collapse has triggered loan defaults on joint projects
HICL expects a further £50mln hit from the demise of Carillion
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Balfour Beatty to get double-digit boost from US tax changes
The engineering and construction group sees big windfall in the US, giving its shares a lift
Builders and building materials
Galliford Try and Balfour to take £85mln hit from Carillion’s collapse
Galliford, Balfour and Carillion were working together on a new road in Aberdeen, while the latter two have a couple of other ongoing projects as well