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LON:BKG
The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. The company revives underused land, creating welcoming, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and where people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy a great quality of life.
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Ted Baker PLC and Joules PLC will fly the fashion flag, while Berkeley Group PLC will provide the mortar on a fairly quiet corporate diary at the start of December
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Another profit warning from Crest Nicholson plus the previously buoyant East Anglia housing market joining London and the South-East in the doghouse is further evidence the sector has peaked
Investments and investor services
The UK blue-chip benchmark finished down nearly 139 points lower at 7,006 - not far from the 7,000 mark
The UK blue-chip index closed down around 14 points at 7,495 as the stronger pound weighed
It was around that level most of the day and closed at 7,304 - that's up around 0.37% on the week
Builders and building materials
This week's results from housebuilders will do "little to settle the argument between the bulls and bears over the sector", according to AJ Bell's Russ Mould
Is a lack of urgency in a housing market a bad thing?
The pound added 0.03% against the Euro and was up 0.40% against the US dollar..
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London will be a hot issue for both house-builders. Much of the rear-view mirror stuff has already been released so the focus will be on current trading.
The UK blue-chip index finished up over 72 points at 7,504, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 was also higher
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Aside from the housebuilders, the week head will also see updates from advertising giant WPP, electricals retailer Dixons Carphone, and transport operator Go-Ahead Group
FTSE 100 closed ahead as the new trading week began, but off the 7,600 level, adding over 32 points to 7,591
Berenberg has initiated coverage on 11 house-builders and not one of them is a 'sell' in its book
Benchmarks on Wall Street are trading higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 116 points
Analysts at the broker said given the cautious profit forecasts last week the shares were looking expensive and were at a "significant premium to the rest of the sector"
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A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers in London.
There was no sign of an increased dividend pay-out despite strong cash generation; indeed, it appears that the company is holding cash back as a result of concerns over the economy
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FTSE 100 closed up around 23 points at 7,627, while FTSE 250 added over 90 points at 20,926..
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Berkeley previously guided for a further order book unwind in the second half of the financial year just ended but to remain above £2bn, reflecting a still subdued market and high deliveries.
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The Week Ahead also includes updates from blue chips Ashtead Group and Ferguson, plus mid-cap housebuilder Berkley Group, and the latest Bank of England interest rate decision
