Sainsbury's in takeover approach for Home Retail
Sainsbury's approached Home Retail in November about possible cash-and-share bid
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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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Sainsbury's approached Home Retail in November about possible cash-and-share bid
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The FTSE 100 Index climbed 34 points to 6127 following yesterday's 150-point drop
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Below are the main news-driven share price movements at 4pm.
Fashion retailer blames unseasonal weather for disappointing sales
It’s retail all of the way this week as the heavyweights reveal how they fared over crucial Christmas week.
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Dixons Carphone and Dunelm were given the thumbs up, while Kingfisher and next were downgraded by broker Nomura
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Primark owner AB Foods, Debenhams, Next are among those in Thursday’s broker spotlight, along with RBS, Morgan Advanced Materials, Kingspan and Spire Healthcare.
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Sector bellwether John Lewis saw a 2.3% jump year-on-year to £129.2mln in the week to Boxing Day, which was ahead of expectations.
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Stocks were on an upward trend, helped by a recovery by commodity plays
GlaxoSmithKline, BT and British American Tobacco led the way higher
A mezze of blue-chippers reported earnings results today
Overall group sales rose 6% in the quarter, bringing the total growth for the year to 4.4%.
Lloyds (LON:LLOY) gets the banking reporting ball rolling on Wednesday as it is the first of three of the 'big four' reporting this week.
Three of the big four banks report this week, while the big three integrated oil majors also weigh in.
Three of the big four banks report this week, while the big three integrated oil majors also weigh in.
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Next, ASOS and Primark owner ABF were all upgraded, while Premier Farnell, Genus, Kaz Minerals, EnQuest and Wolseley were also in the broker spotlight
Even when prices were US$100 a barrel, the sector failed to generate enough cash to cover capex, Goldman said.
Core machinery orders in Japan declined for a second straight month
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Core machinery orders in Japan declined for a second straight month
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Darty, Dixons and Dunelm are all expected to report - and that's just the retailers beginning with the letter D ...