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Lloyds and HSBC go ex-div, but has the BBQ summer saved Kingfisher’s first half?
Investors in the B&Q owner will be hoping for a BBQ boost sufficient to offset the springtime freeze.
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Kingfisher PLC
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Kingfisher is Europe's leading home improvement retail group and the third largest in the world, with leading market positions in the UK, France, Poland, Turkey and China.
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FTSE 100 closes in red as traders fret about Turkey crisis
The UK benchmark of leading shares closed down over 24 points at 7,642.
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Heatwave should provide a lift for BBQ and garden products at retailer Kingfisher
Aside from the DIY retailer's numbers, the Week Ahead diary includes updates from miner Antofagasta, and motor insurers Admiral and esure, plus a raft of key UK data
Citigroup ups Kingfisher to ‘neutral’ from ‘sell’ as Households survey points to slightly better UK environment
Citigroup's analysts said: “Our UK Household cashflow points to a slightly better UK environment and our 1200 respondent UK consumer survey points to a slightly better year ahead for DIY than the previous 12 months"
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
UK home improvement chain Homebase sold to Hilco for nominal sum by Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers did not disclose a price for the disposal but said the UK exit would bring a loss of up to £230mln this year
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FTSE 100 closes higher but gives up gains; sterling hit on Brexit worries
Both the US and UK are heading towards a three-day weekend and, to be honest, it kind of feels like the break has already begun...
Beast from the East and weak UK consumer demand hurts Kingfisher sales
Kingfisher's B&Q stores in the UK and Castorama stores in France were the worst performers in the first quarter
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FTSE 100 joins global equities to head lower as geopolitical worries weigh
News that the President will now not be meeting North Korea leader Kim Jong-un next month as planned is weighing on global stocks
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Kingfisher and Tate & Lyle key names in diary as spotlight falls on UK consumer
Kingfisher, Tate & Lyle, Talk Talk Telecoms and United Utilities are among the stand-out names in Thursday's schedule.
FTSE 100 continues record-breaking run but big retailers lag
The UK blue chip index closed around 18 points higher at 7,877
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FTSE 100 propelled to new record close as pound weakens and Dow Jones breaches 25,000
FTSE 100 reached a new record close on Monday after achieving it last time on Thursday
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Retailers in focus for coming week, with Marks & Spencers, Kingfisher, and Halfords set to update
Aside from the retails, the week ahead includes results from utilities Pennon PLC, Severn Trent PLC, United Utilities PLC, and SSE PLC, plus updates from Ryanair PLC and Britvic PLC, and the latest UK inflation numbers
Morgan Stanley upgrades UK equities to ‘overweight’ despite Brexit uncertainty
Equities should benefit from higher commodity prices and rising corporate activity, Morgan Stanley said.
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FTSE 100 closes down as Wall Street remains in the red but rebounds from earlier low
Wall Street recovered from earlier lows but still remain in negative territory
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Glencore reports first quarter production in wake of freeze orders served on DRC assets
The day ahead includes quarterly updates from Glencore and Smith & Nephew
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Asia to drive quarterly earnings growth at HSBC and Standard Chartered
Another busy week of earnings from FTSE 350 companies awaits
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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.