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To misquote Prince, it’s just another frantic Thursday with around one-sixth of the FTSE 100 companies set to update the market.
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To misquote Prince, it’s just another frantic Thursday with around one-sixth of the FTSE 100 companies set to update the market.
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A look at some early broker ratings on Thursday morning
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The FTSE 100 didn't get off to a great start this morning.
London’s FTSE 100 index on Wednesday closed above “Brexit” crisis levels for the first time since the morning of the In-Out European Union referendum polling last Thursday
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That's it from us for a very volatile Friday, more Brexit reaction to follow on Monday.
BP's results will be in focus, with investors likely to home in on any commentary about the dividend
BP, British American Tobacco and Whitbread are among the highlights in the schedule for Tuesday - meanwhile Boohoo.com, Carpetright, Petra Diamonds and Horizon Discovery are also among the notable names.
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Good corporate news including strong sets of numbers from Lloyds and RSA sent FTSE100 soaring...
The Footsie extended the morning's gains to stand 140.94 points up at 6008 by lunchtime
Latest result from the Outsourced Cup: Serco 3 Capita 0.
Lloyds reported a 5% rise in underlying profit to £8.1bn
The number of cigarettes sold rose 1.7% rise in the second half of the year trimming the decline for the year to 0.5% or 663bn.
It's a heavy week for trading updates, with the banks to the fore
Broker UBS expects the numbers to be a "small positive catalyst" to the miner
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More than one in six FTSE 350 stocks shed more than 5%
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Pearson, a business that was once described as 'opaque'. has had some "layers of uncertainty" removed, Barclays said
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A rollercoaster day saw the index open higher but head lower
FTSE 100 has dropped back close to a three-year low since the start of the new year