Equiniti shares jump as it expects full-year earnings to reach top end of market forecasts
Equiniti said revenues were boosted by contract renewals and new client wins
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Carnival Corporation & plc is a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world.
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Equiniti said revenues were boosted by contract renewals and new client wins
The analysts do not believe investors should have been ‘spooked out’ by guidance commentary
On Monday, shares of the cruise company were down 9% to 4,327p, as it reported record second-quarter revenue, but lowered full-year guidance due to negative impacts from fuel prices
The UK blue-chip index finished over 46 points higher, at 7,555..
The cruise ship operator beat analyst estimates on both earnings and revenue but a disappointing outlook weighed down its share price
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The oil sector will be overshadowing trading updates from oil services group Petrofac, while investors will be hoping for a potential recovery for retailer Carpetright
FTSE 100 tanked on the day, along with other European indices
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Aside from Whitbread, updates are also due in the week ahead from cruises operator Carnival, packaging firm Bunzl, struggling floorings retailer Carpetright, and pubs operator Greene King
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News that the President will now not be meeting North Korea leader Kim Jong-un next month as planned is weighing on global stocks
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Kingfisher, Tate & Lyle, Talk Talk Telecoms and United Utilities are among the stand-out names in Thursday's schedule.
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Aside from the retails, the week ahead includes results from utilities Pennon PLC, Severn Trent PLC, United Utilities PLC, and SSE PLC, plus updates from Ryanair PLC and Britvic PLC, and the latest UK inflation numbers
Carnival said its first-quarter net revenue rose 11.6% to US$4.23bn, above analysts’ estimate of US$4.11bn, helping earnings per share, excluding one-off items, to rise to 52 US cents per share, topping estimates of 43 US cents
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In London, the FTSE 100 closed down around 29 points at 7,252
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Day ahead includes a swathe of FTSE 100 results, including from the likes of Barclays PLC, British American Tobacco PLC, BAE Systems PLC, and Centrica PLC
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Week ahead includes a deluge of blue chip results, notably from the banking sector, including numbers from HSBC PLC, Barclays PLC, Lloyds Banking Group PLC, and Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
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The FTSE 100 index closed up 78 points at 7,603, just off the all time high
The UK blue chip index closed around seven points higher at 7,544, below the day’s peak of 7,563
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Day ahead looking pretty spartan, but blue chip cruises operator Carnival PLC will report fourth quarter and full year results around midday
Analyst Jamie Rollo said a qualitative survey of US travel agents said November, a traditionally slow month, saw bookings increase at a “rapid pace”
FTSE 100 closed over 38 points higher on the day to 7,338; FTSE 250 shares added over 81