The FTSE 100 has started the week with a bang, returning above the 7,900 point mark.
Fresh data from Heathrow shows 5.4mln people passed through in January, the busiest start to the year at Western Europe’s biggest airport since 2020 when the figure was around 6mln.
Construction materials distributor Brickability says profits for the current year will exceed market expectations and reach £47mln, ahead of previous forecasts of less than £45mln.
Shanta Gold is all set for the first gold production at its Singida site within the next few weeks. Chief executive Eric Zurrin said he is “delighted” with the progress made.
And south Africa’s Ncondezi Energy has announced its seeking to rebrand itself as Solgenics Limited, in recognition of its move away from coal toward solar farming.