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LON:HLMA
Halma PLC is a United Kingdom-based holding company. The business sectors of the Company are infrastructure sensors, health and analysis, and industrial safety. The infrastructure sensors sector is engaged in detecting hazards and protecting people and property in buildings. The health and analysis sector is engaged in improving public and personal health and protecting the environment. The industrial safety sector is engaged in protecting property and people at work.
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Aide from Tesco's latest update, a number of lesser-known blue chip firms will also report in the Week Ahead including British American Tobacco, Ferguson, DS Smith, and Halma
The FTSE 100-listed company said the USA and the UK have seen the strongest growth, with more moderate growth in Mainland Europe and the Asia Pacific
The broker's analysts were mainly concerned that strong performances over the last year had left the three stocks trading at large premiums compared to their peers
The FTSE 100-listed group said the acquisition of Business Marketers Group Inc., which trades as Rath Communications, is expected to be immediately earnings enhancing
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A glance at some of the day's highlights from the Proactive Investors newswire
Some of the main news-driven risers and fallers on Thursday...
Palintest has developed a rapid water testing kit which uses Molendotech’s technology
"This year’s Boxing Day bonanza could be no more than a wicked bear trap set to lure investors into more trouble.”
Morgan Stanley made the cuts largely because it has derated the capital goods sector since the pair's last earnings updates
The FTSE 100 safety, health and tech group delivered a very strong performance in the USA, while the UK, mainland Europe and Asia-Pacific continued to make progress
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If you are long blue-chip equities, the trend has not been your friend today
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The Day Ahead also includes updates from blue-chip contract caterer Compass Group, and second line players such as challenger bank CYBG and online electrical appliances retailer AO World
The FTSE 100-listed firm said further earn-out considerations, capped at a total of £18mln, are payable in cash, dependent on profit growth in each of the three financial years to the end of March 2021
"Limotec strengthens our presence in continental Europe, bringing strong brand equity and robust technology," says Halma
In a note to clients, the broker said increased regulations, tighter environmental policies, and an ageing population were all drivers toward “future success of the company”
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In the currency markets, sterling is around flat against the Euro and down 0.43% against the US dollar.
The UK blue-chip index closed down around 14 points at 7,495 as the stronger pound weighed
The pound is off 0.52% against the greenback at the time of writing..
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Holiday operators TUI and Saga will update the market on Thursday, though expectations aren't at all high.
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Footsie closed up around seven points, or 0.10% at 7,683 on Thursday
