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Sports Direct to deliver improved annual results as investors hope for World Cup boost
The day ahead includes full year results from Sports Direct, a first quarter trading update from SSE and UK retail sales data
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Halma PLC
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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Week ahead: Investors hope Royal Mail delivers the goods and Unilever meets targets
The week ahead includes updates from Royal Mail, Unilever, Sports Direct, Rio Tinto and Anglo American along with official UK data on jobs, inflation and retail sales
FTSE 100 closes higher Thursday as traders come back to equities
Sterling was also stronger - up 0.06% to 1.1318 against the Euro and up 0.12% versus the US dollar
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ASOS set for a warm weather boost
Thursday will see retailers ASOS and Dunelm to the fore. The former is expected to issue an upbeat statement while the latter will be looking to prove it is not curtains for its growth story.
Ashtead appoints Paul Walker as new chairman
The FTSE 100-listed equipment rental company said Chris Cole, who has been chairman of Ashtead since 2007 and previously as non-executive director, will retire from the company on September 11
Halma rises as sales surpass £1bn for the first time
The FTSE 100 group enjoyed growth across all sectors and regions in the year just gone, while trading in the first few months of its new fiscal year has also been “positive”
FTSE 100 closes in red as resource stocks lag and Brexit debate goes on
With the Trump-Kim meeting and various pieces of economic data behind us, all eyes are turning to Parliament, which is set to vote on amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill today and tomorrow
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Housebuilders in focus on Tuesday, but fashion updates eyed too
The day ahead includes updates from housebuilders Bellway and Crest Nicholson, plus trading news from fashion group Ted Baker and online clothing firm Boohoo.com
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All eyes to be on trading news from Tesco - although investors have to wait until Friday
Aside from a first-quarter update from Tesco, the week ahead will include an annual meeting for rival Morrison's, plus the latest US Federal Reserve and ECB policy meetings
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Proactive news snapshot: Harvey Nash, Symphony Environmental, Genedrive …
A glance at some of the day's highlights from the Proactive Investors newswire
BTG shares fall as healthcare company swings to annual loss on lower PneumRx Coils sales
A look at some of the top risers and fallers in London on Tuesday
Frontier IP says portfolio firm Molendotech launches bathing water test
The AIM-listed intellectual property firm said it is the first commercial application for Molendotech’s novel test able to identify the concentration of faecal bacteria in water
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FTSE 100 closes higher but miners hit by Chinese data
Around 3.20pm, the UK blue-chip index was up 17 points to 7,728
Strong growth in portfolio value matched by share price rise for incubator Frontier IP Group
The AIM-listed intellectual property group’s investments were worth £8mln as at the end of December 2017, helped by the additions of The Vaccine Group and water pollution tester Molendotech
Halma expects full-year adjusted pre-tax profit to be in line with market expectations
In a trading update for the period from 1 October 2017 to date, the FTSE 100-listed hazard detection and life protection technology group said order intake has remained ahead of revenue
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FTSE 100 plunges 1.23% to below 7,000 after BoE rate decision
In the currency markets, the pound is up 0.13% against the Euro, but down 0.20% against the US dollar.
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Genel Energy and Ted Baker in the spotlight ahead of Thursday’s results
The Kurdistan oil and gas business releases its results on Thursday, while investors will be hoping to see continued momentum for the fashion retailer.
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Markets await interest rate decisions from Bank of England and Federal Reserve
The week ahead includes policy announcements from the Bank of England and Federal Reserve along with corporate earnings from Bellway, Next, Ted Baker, Kingfisher and Wood Group
Frontier IP says first fundraising completed for portfolio company Molendotech
Molendotech is developing a novel test designed to rapidly identify the concentration of faecal bacteria in water, enabling more informed decision-making on the use of water and the ability to identify and track pollution sources
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Proactive news snapshot: Porta Communications, Telit Communications, Concepta ...
A glance at some of the day's highlights from the Proactive Investors newswire