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Kingfisher and Tate & Lyle key names in diary as spotlight falls on UK consumer
Kingfisher, Tate & Lyle, Talk Talk Telecoms and United Utilities are among the stand-out names in Thursday's schedule.
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DCC plc is a multi-energy sales and distribution business operating in Europe and the US. Headquartered in Dublin, DCC plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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Kingfisher, Tate & Lyle, Talk Talk Telecoms and United Utilities are among the stand-out names in Thursday's schedule.
The oil distribution, tech and health and beauty products conglomerate reported an 11.1% increase in adjusted operating profit on continuing operations to £383.4mln
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Around 3.20pm, the UK blue-chip index was up 17 points to 7,728
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As well as easyJet, updates are expected from big names such as Vodafone, Land Securities and Hargreaves Lansdown.
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Week ahead includes updates from drugs giant AstraZeneca, mobile phones operator Vodafone Group, British Gas-owner Centrica, and postal delivery firm Royal Mail Group
Operating profits are also on track said the Irish oil distribution, tech and health and beauty products conglomerate
Market was subdued as US markets were closed for Thanksgiving
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The day ahead includes a trading update from British Gas owner Centrica, full year result from pubs operators Mitchells & Butlers PLC, and interims from Mothercare PLC
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The day ahead includes corporate earnings from ITV, Vodafone and Bovis Homes as well as official UK inflation data
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House builders and telcos will provide some of the weeks highlights.
DCC described the deal as a significant step in its strategy to build a global LPG business
Chief executive Tommy Breen will step down after the meeting to be replaced by Donal Murphy, who was head of DCC Energy
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DCC has announced its chief executive will retire as it repeated its full year guidance and said it would buy Shell's assets in Hong Kong and Macau
Risers and fallers at 4pm including DCC, Techfinancials, Premier African
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FTSE 100 stocks pared gains into the Tuesday close after sterling recovered against the US dollar
FTSE 100 shares ended lower on Monday, following falls in Asia and Europe after President Donald Trump's decision to impose a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries
FTSE 100 stocks ended higher on Thursday after pulling away from flat positions at midsession while small-caps helped 40% of London’s stocks to gain – one of their best performances this year - but falling prices for copper, zinc and nickel
FTSE 100 has struggled all day ahead of the Italian constitutional vote