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FTSE 100 closes higher as trade tensions ease
The UK's premier shares index closed up around ten points at 7,320
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Big Yellow Group PLC
LON:BYG
Big Yellow has established itself as the leading self storage brand in London and the South of England. It has now embarked on an expansion plan to cover the rest of Britain.
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Big Yellow unveils plans to raise £67mln to fund next stage of expansion
The self-storage group has eleven development sites in its pipeline, which it reckons will cost almost £200mln to build out
Big Yellow edging towards ambitious 90% occupancy target
The group's pipeline now spans ~620,000sqft ... and should add a further 13% to group revenues, at current prices, with high drop-through to profits, Liberum Capital Markets said
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