The Footsie treads water as it awaits US jobs report
Today's two big economic events - the ECB and Opec meetings - proved about as decisive as an Italian election, so all eyes now move to tomorrow's US jobs report.
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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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Footsie rises as Opec meets while drug bid talk swirls
The Footsie rose and drug industry takeover talk provided interest
Johnson Matthey profit falls but dividend rises
Chemical and catalytic converter maker said pre-tax profits in the year to March 31 fell 5% to £418.2mln
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FTSE 100 Index waltzes higher ahead of Vienna meetings
The ECB is meeting today, and so is Opec, while tomorrow the US jobless figures for May will be announced
PREVIEW: Mixed bag expected from Johnson Matthey
Liberum expects the company to guide to higher profits for its light duty vehicle catalyst and fine chemicals divisions, but to strike a note of caution on the heavy duty diesel catalyst arm.
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Poundland lacks catalysts, but JD Sports hailed as “extremely impressive”
Poundland, JD Sports, Tesco, Johnson Matthey, and Imagination Technologies were all in Thursday’s broker spotlight.
Week Ahead: Big oil and big pharma to the fore
Big oil and big pharma will wrestle for the limelight. On the economic front, the big events are the Bank of England's interest rate decision and US non-farm payrolls.
Johnson Matthey leads FTSE100 higher
The FTSE100 jumped around 80 points to 6,360 on Thursday
Johnson Matthey shares rise on £305mln dividend payout
Johnson increased interim dividend by 5% to 19.5p and issued 150p special dividend
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FTSE 100 boosted by US Federal Reserve minutes
London traders welcomed Fed hints about slow and gradual rise in US interest rates
Risers & Fallers: Atlas Dev, Beximco, China Nonferrous, New World Oil, Tethys, Walker Crips
Few saw this coming: a profit warning from a house builder.
Thursday's agenda - Mothercare among those reporting
A plethora of interims awaits investors tomorrow, including from South Africa based investment bank Investec and baby retail specialist Mothercare (LON:MTC).
Broker spotlight: Tesco, Lloyds Banking, Amec, Petrofac, Johnson Matthey, OPG Power Ventures
Tesco is far from out of the woods, according to Cantor Fitzgerald, which wants the retailer to set out its turnaround plans stretching forward to 2020.
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FTSE 100 manages unlikely rise on the week
A little bit of TLC from matron, in the guise of Fed boss Janet Yellen, was enough to have markets feeling better and fit to face the world.
FTSE 100 notches triple digit gain as Yellen lightens mood
A rally in Germany by Volkswagen and other car groups also helped the mood across Europe.
Risers & Fallers: Quintain Estates, ARM, Johnson Matthey, Unilever and Ultima Networks
Below are the main news-driven share price movements at midday.
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Proactive news highlights: Velocys, Globo, eg Solutions, Gemfields, Ergomed, Kibo Mining and more...
Oil and mining dominated the small cap headlines today
Velocys settle legal case with Johnson Matthey
The suit was originally brought against Catacel, which Johnson Matthey bought last year.
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FTSE 100 ends under 6,000
In London, the FTSE 100 fared a little better, but not much, easing 2.8%, or 172 points to 5,935.