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LON:CNA
Centrica plc is an integrated energy company operating predominately in United Kingdom and North America. In the United Kingdom, it operates three segments: upstream, downstream and storage.
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The FTSE 100 index closed 39.84 points lower on the day at 7,646, while the midcap FTSE 250 index plunged almost 112 points to close at 19,774
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Greggs, Reckitt Benckiser and Provident Financial are among the companies reporting results on Tuesday
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It will be a busy week for markets with a barrage of corporate earnings and interest rates decisions from the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve.
Most income investors fill their boots with FTSE 100 giants such as BT and Vodafone, but with several high-profile dividend cuts of late, Octopus fund manager Chris McVey reckons a ‘multi-cap’ approach is needed
Even at 6p a share, Centrica would still be yielding a very high 6.8% based on the current share price of around 88p
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The UK's index of leading company shares closed Friday down nearly 23 points at 7,345
Oil major guides to total dividends and share buy-backs of US$125bn “or more” between 2021 and 2025
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Economists are expecting the consumer price index to be well below the recent growth in average earnings at around 1.8% year-on-year in April
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The Week Ahead will also bring news from power firm SSE and water groups Severn Trent and United Utilities, plus the latest UK inflation and retail sales numbers
Grace Jones' Slave to the Rhythm might well have been about the pressure of a progressive dividend policy: 'Build on up, don't break the chain; Sparks will fly when the whistle blows'
The British Gas owner said while its operational performance had been “largely in line”, a “challenging trading environment” in the first quarter would impact its first-half performance and had put pressure on its full-year outlook
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The UK's blue-chip index finished the day around 39 points lower at 7,163
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The week ahead's highlights include updates from Burberry, Land Securities, British Land, Premier Foods, Experian, Kingfisher, Aston Martin, Dignity, Centrica, Thomas Cook, On the Beach and Countryside Properties.
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In Europe, the German DAX tanked 206 points, while the French CAC 40 is down around 104
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Thursday's preview includes BT Group, Superdry, Morrisons, Barratt Developments, and RSA Insurance.
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The week ahead includes updates from BT Group, Superdry, Morrisons, ITV, IAG, Barratt Developments, Direct Line, RSA Insurance and Imperial Brands
UBS’s analysts pointed out that the FTSE 100-listed firm’s shares have fallen by 19% since its full-year 2018 results in February, making Centrica the worst performer in its sector in the year to date
JP Morgan cut its rating on Centrica to ‘neutral’ from ‘overweight’ and lowered its target price to 125p from 150p
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"Equities have been relentlessly positive all day, with the session having started off on the front foot thanks to Chinese credit growth, which rose 10.7% over the year to hit a sum equivalent to 9% of the country’s GDP," said Chris Beaucha
Fiona Cincotta, senior market analyst at City index said: “Although a much-feared reduction in Centrica's dividend hasn't been explicitly announced today, the writing is pretty much on the wall”
