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FTSE 100 closes higher, bolstered by resource stocks
The premier index of leading shares added around 27 points to finish at 6,968
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Diageo PLC
LON:DGE
Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits,wine and beer categories.
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First big wave of corporate results to hit on Thursday: BT, Unilever, Shell, Diageo to stand out
Aside from the tide of blue-chip results, some big second line news will also flow on Thursday from the likes of Britvic, Dairy Crest, Premier Oil, Rank Group, and Renishaw
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FTSE 100 closes lower as trade worries dent global equities; Ocado top Footsie gainer
A deceptively dull start by the Footsie gradually turned into something a bit more dramatic
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Quality and quantity on the company news front, but Brexit vote, Fed rates, US jobs to be key
The cream of the corporate updates will likely come from blue-chips BT Group, Royal Mail, Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever and Diageo
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Four stocks to fill your stockings with this holiday season
Some companies stand to gain more than others over the festive season, and with the help of The Share Centre, we’ve picked a handful of stocks to take a look at this year
Diageo sells off 19 brands including Seagram’s whiskeys to Sazerac for US$550mln
Among the brands included in the transaction are Seagram's VO, Seagram's 83, Seagram's Five Star, Parrot Bay, Romana Sambuca, Popov, Yukon Jack, Goldschlager, Black Haus, Booth's and John Begg
Diageo raises estimated impact of exchange headwinds on 2019 profits and sales
"The year has started well and performance is in line with our expectations,” Diageo chief executive Ivan Menezes said.
FTSE 100 closes higher as US stocks surge
The UK's premier index closed up around 36 points at 7,367.
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Diageo expected to be the toast of Thursday’s market news
Diageo and Lamprell are expected to be among the names under focus in Thursday's schedule.
FTSE 100 closes lower after lacklustre day; trade fears weigh
FTSE 100 closed down nearly two points on the day at 7,302
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UK inflation and retail sales data eyed, plus trading updates from Kingfisher and Ocado
Aside from the UK data and the retail updates, the Week Ahead will also bring news from the likes of Diageo, Dairy Crest, Smiths Group, Lamprell, and SIG
Diageo added to Citi’s European focus list, saying market “failing to appreciate” positive portfolio mix
Analysts at the investment bank said the owner of brands such as Guinness and Smirnoff could derive “incremental value creation” through its beer ranges
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Cineworld investors hope World Cup and hot weather failed to keep customers away in first-half
The day ahead sees Cineworld and Legal & General report their first-half results
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HSBC will ring down the curtain on the bank's interim reporting season, but other financials also in focus
Aside from HSBC's numbers, Prudential, L&G, Standard Life Aberdeen, and Hargreaves Lansdown are all on the results docket in the coming week
Diageo shares lose their fizz after champagne business disappoints
Moet Hennessy was singled out as the laggard in the drinks maker’s portfolio
FTSE 100 keeps head above water at close: Facebook in focus
The Nasdaq on Wall Street is down over 88 points at the time of writing, at 7,420.
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Blue-chip deluge on Thursday with Royal Dutch Shell, AstraZeneca and Diageo (and more) set to report
Three of the 10 largest London-listed companies (by capitalisation) are updating the market on Thursday. A dozen or more other household names are also expected to report.
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FTSE 100 starts week by ending lower as geopolitical woes hit sentiment...again
In London, FTSE 100 shed 23 points to 7,655, while FTSE 250 shed over 155 points at 20,770
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Apres moi le deluge: Flood of blue chip results to dominate in coming week, including BT Group
Over the five sessions in the Week Ahead, around 20% of the FTSE 100 index will report results or issue a trading update, with about half that number due on Thursday alone
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FTSE 100: Forget Brexit, here’s what we’ll learn from a bumper earnings week
We have a deluge of earnings statements from some of Britain's biggest businesses. Below we discuss the themes likely to emerge from the mid-term reporting season