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FTSE 100 closes in red as market awaits US jobs report
UK stocks could do with a catalyst and tomorrow's US jobs numbers might provide it
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DS Smith PLC
LON:SMDS
DS Smith is a paper and plastic supplier and recycler with revenue in 2007/08 of almost £2 billion and it employs over 11,500 people in 20 countries. The Group has strong positions in many of the markets in which it operates, including waste paper recycling, corrugated packaging, bag-in-box packaging and wholsesale office products.
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DS Smith to be focus of otherwise low-key Thursday
It has been a stellar year for DS Smith, topped off by its promotion to the FTSE 100.
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Around 3.10pm, the FTSE 100 index was down about 6 points at 7,411, below the day’s peak of 7,425.19, but above the low of 7,389.54
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Around 4pm, the UK blue chip index rose 2 points to 7,490
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DS Smith says it has made “an encouraging start to the year" with trading in line with expectations
The FTSE 250-listed firm said it has seen “strong demand for our enhanced packaging solutions across the business with the rate of like-for-like volume growth being well ahead of the comparative period last year”
FTSE 100 closes in red as Wall Street tumbles
The FTSE 100 closed lower as one analyst reckoned the market was earlier just supported by short covering.
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Latest update from Halfords cycles into view, with Redrow full-year numbers also eyed
Day ahead includes trading updates from retailer Halfords Group PLC and packaging firm DS Smith PLC, plus full-year results from housebuilder Redrow PLC
DS Smith expands in America with US$920mln acquisition of 80% of Interstate Resources
The group will part-fund the deal by raising around £285mln via an underwritten placing of new shares at 10p each, representing round 7% of the firm’s current market cap
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FTSE 100 stocks endure a refund as supermarket Morrison falls
FTSE 100 stocks bagged a net loss on Thursday after supermarket chain WM Morrison fell on an uncertain outlook
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The FTSE 100-listed food retailer reported a 2.9% increase in its like-for-like sales, for the first nine weeks of the fourth quarter - its best performance in seven years.
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