1. Lloyds gets upgrade after second quarter results
Analyst Gary Greenwood, in a note, highlighted that Lloyds beat market expectations in the quarter and its guidance has been upgraded.
2. GSK ups guidance after beating city expectations
Total revenues for the second quarter were up 19% at £6.9bn with shingles drug Shingrix the star performer as turnover doubled year on year in the three months.
3. Russia sends gas prices higher
Gas prices in the UK and Europe were sent higher today after Russia’s national gas supplier decided to cut supply to the continent.
4. FTSE 100 closes ahead
The UK's blue-chip benchmark closed up almost 42 points, or 0.57%, at 7,348.
5. Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest fund bins Coinbase
The US$77mln offload was announced in an internal email circulated on Wednesday July 27.
Let's look ahead at some of tomorrow's news
Another busy day, with updates results from ITV, Barclays, Centrica and many more