An interesting array on Thursday, from financial sector giants LSE Group and Hargreaves, to different angles on where consmers are putting their money via casino owner Rank and delivery tech platform Deliveroo.
Despite the dearth of new listings in its home market, London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSE:LSEG) has inspired optimism from UBS ahead of its third-quarter results …read the preview.
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LSE:HL.)) on the other hand has reveived a more cautious view from the City …read the preview.
Things are on the up for Deliveroo PLC (LSE:ROO) though, which upped its profit guidance at its last update …read the preview.
Rank Group PLC (LSE:RNK), meanwhile, saw its profits shrink in the first half because of inflation, but City analysts believe this highlights the scale of potential recovery for the company in the coming years …read the preview.
Furniture retailer Dunelm Group PLC (LSE:DNLM) also reports on Thursday and shareholders will be hopeful that an unusually cold summer caused Brits to flock to the high street ... read the preview.
An influx of bedbugs is sweeping across France and the UK, and while for hoteliers it is causing lots of stress, for Rentokil Initial PLC (LSE:RTO) it could be quite the tailwind .... read the preview.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: Dunelm Group PLC (LSE:DNLM), Mondi PLC (LSE:MNDI), Network International Holdings PLC (LSE:NETW), PensionBee Group PLC (LSE:PBEE), Rathbones Group PLC (LSE:RAT, OTC:RTBBF)
Interims: Centamin PLC (LSE:CEY, TSX:CEE, OTC:CELTF), Gear4Music (Holdings) PLC, Rentokil Initial PLC (LSE:RTO), Triple Point VCT 2011 PLC
US earnings: AT&T Inc, Blackstone Inc, Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE:PM), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) Inc
AGMs: Argo Group Ltd, Bridgepoint Group PLC (LSE:BPT), Pantheon International PLC (LSE:PIN), Rank Group PLC (LSE:RNK)
Economic announcements: Continuing Claims (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Existing Home Sales (US), Philadelphia Fed Index (US)
Ex-dividends to reduce FTSE 100 by: 1.80