Next shares jump on well-received Christmas trading update
In 2019, Next expects full price sales growth of 1.7% but estimates profit will fall 1%
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Next PLC
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Next plc is a United Kingdom-based retailer offering products in clothing, footwear, accessories and home products
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FTSE 100 finishes in red on China worries and as US benchmarks tumble
The UK blue-chip benchmark finished around 41 points lower at 6,692
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Next to take lead on Thursday with post-Christmas trading update
The clothing retailer is the first of a deluge of updates from the sector expected over the next few weeks, with many forecasting a sharp downturn for the traditionally busy trading period
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High street updates, US jobs, UK PMIs to provide focus after New Year holidays
There will be some key data from the US and UK at the start of the new year, and Christmas retail trading news will be a dominant focus notably from Next PLC
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FTSE 100 changes direction to close higher on first day of trading in 2019; Wall Street shares up
The FTSE 100 recovered in afternoon trading and closed up six points at 6,734
M&S balanced on a knife-edge ahead of upcoming trading news with ASOS update unsettling
On January 10, we’ll find out just how kind or terribly unforgiving the market has been to Marks & Spencer - it will also represent a key make-or-break milestone for its chief executive Steve Rowe
FTSE 100 registers triple-digit fall as US stock markets slide again
"This year’s Boxing Day bonanza could be no more than a wicked bear trap set to lure investors into more trouble.”
FTSE 100 gets a stuffing on Christmas Eve amid worries about market indigestion
At the 12.30pm close, the UK blue chip index was down 35 points at 6,685, just bouncing off the late session low of 6,661.04, with Friday’s 9 point Santa rally proving a false dawn
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High street updates, US jobs, UK PMIs to provide focus after New Year holidays
There will be some key data from the US and UK at the start of the new year, and Christmas retail trading news will be a dominant focus notably from Next PLC
Next's Christmas trading to be hit by Brexit and mild weather, says Jefferies
In a note to investors, titled a “Messy Xmas”, Jefferies maintained a ‘hold’ rating on Next but cut its target price to 4,600p from 5,600p.
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FTSE 100 closes with modest gains on final pre-Christmas full-trading session as late Santa rally glimpsed
At the close, the UK blue-chip index was 9.24 points higher at 6,721.17 just below the late session peak of 6,733.00 and well above the early low of 6,653.65
Marks & Spencer investors braced for a tough Christmas after ASOS warning
With consumer confidence at its lowest ebb for almost a year, just what is in store for M&S
ASOS rout puts paid to online resilience against retail weakness
The AIM 100 retailer took a battering on Monday morning after a downgraded set of forecasts caused its shares to shed over a third of their value
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FTSE 100 closes lower as US sinks with Santa rally looking a vague memory
At the close, the FTSE 100 was down 71.93 points, or 1.1% at 6,773.24, just above the session low of 6,761.37 and well below the early high of 6,845.17.
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FTSE 100 has worst day in over two years as Huawei CFO arrest sends shockwaves through markets
Footsie closed down 217 points today to 6,704, with 7,000 now seemingly a distant memory. .
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Ted Baker’s tough trading is expected to be a dent in third quarter sales
Ted Baker and DS Smith are likely to be the highlights of Thursday's schedule.
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Fashion firms and a housebuilder, plus US jobs data to provide interest in the first week of Advent
Ted Baker PLC and Joules PLC will fly the fashion flag, while Berkeley Group PLC will provide the mortar on a fairly quiet corporate diary at the start of December
Next shares rise as HSBC upgrades to 'buy' and sees potential for more buybacks
HSBC raised its recommendation on Next to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ and lifted its target price to 6,050p from 5,700p.
Next reaches settlement with Scamp & Dude label over design copying dispute
The FTSE 100 clothing retailer said the profits from any sales of the contested designs would be paid to Scamp & Dude, who in turn would donate the proceeds to charity
Primark on track to overtake Next as UK’s second-largest clothes retailer by end of year
First-placed Marks and Spencer will be looking over its shoulder very soon as well