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FTSE 100 closes higher led by defensive stocks
Footsie closed up 39 at 7,259, while mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 went the other direction, shedding over six points to close at 19,065
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Johnson Matthey PLC
LON:JMAT
Johnson Matthey's principal activities are the manufacture of autocatalysts, heavy duty diesel catalysts and pollution control systems, catalysts and components for fuel cells, catalysts and technologies for chemical processes, fine chemicals, chemical catalysts and active pharmaceutical ingredients and the marketing, refining, and fabrication of precious metals.
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Aviva and CMC Markets in spotlight for busy Thursday
Investors look forward to a strategy update from Aviva's new boss, meanwhile, they are braced for CMC Markets results after the recent profit warning.
Johnson Matthey's capital intensity grows as it tackles weak auto and truck markets
“We see return on capital employed fading materially given a slowdown in Clean Air and the 'greenfield' expansion into battery materials,” UBS said.
Johnson Matthey hikes dividend after sharp rise in 2019 profit
For fiscal year 2019/20, the company expects growth in operating performance at constant rates to be within its medium-term guidance of “mid to high single digit” growth.
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FTSE 100 regains ground at the close
The FTSE 100 closed 32.86 points higher at 7,218.16 on Thursday, just easing off its late afternoon high of 7,235
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Johnson Matthey's final results provide a step up in class for Thursday's corporate diary
The Day Ahead will also bring updates from two FTSE 250-listed firms, transport operator FirstGroup and water utility Pennon, plus numbers from newspapers group Daily Mail
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Enjoy the UK bank holiday, because there will be little else to get excited about in the coming week
The shortened trading Week Ahead will only bring updates from the likes of second-liners FirstGroup, Pennon, Wizz Air, and Daily Mail & General Trust
Johnson Matthey weak as Belgium’s Umicore warns on cheap cobalt supply, slowing electric vehicles demand in China
Umicore pointed out that it had been undercut by several competitors selling cheap cobalt, a key components in batteries that power electric vehicles
Johnson Matthey doubles down on electric ambitions as it strikes two key deals
The FTSE 100 group has secured a site in Poland from which it will make its eLNO battery materials, while it has also signed a long-term lithium supply deal
FTSE 100 closes higher on trade talk optimism; miners big winners
President Trump is due to sit down for talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at around 7.30pm UK time
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FTSE 100 closes higher but Wall Street lags
The FTSE 250 index, though, fell around 30 points to 18,609 on the day
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Thursday’s spotlight to focus on planes, trains and pubs with meals
Thomas Cook, Go-Ahead Group, and Greene King will be among Thursday's highlights.
FTSE 100 closes firmly in the red as PM Theresa May says Brexit deal within grasp
The UK blue-chip benchmark closed down nearly 90 points at 6,960, while the FTSE 250 shed nearly 55 points
Johnson Matthey first-half profits rise 19%, full-year performance expected to be towards upper end of guidance
The FTSE 100-listed catalytic convertors maker saw its pre-tax profit increase by 19% to £244mln for the six months to 30 September, up from £205mln a year earlier
FTSE 100 closes firmly to the good despite EU tensions
Mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 was also higher. It surged over 218 points to close at 18,584.
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Pre-Thanksgiving smorgasbord as plethora of blue-chips report
A relative cornucopia of firms are scheduled to report results on Wednesday ahead of the US holiday, with a sprinkling of and UK and US economic data to taste
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Johnson Matthey expects a stronger second half
The company holds its AGM in London later this morning.2
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.
FTSE 100 ends in the red as Brexit wrangling weighs on sentiment
The UK's premier share index closed down 7.97 points, or 0.10% at 7,704