NMC Healthcare shares drop sharply after two controlling shareholders announced plans to sell £373mln stake
The group said Saeed Mohamed Butti Mohamed Khalfan Al Qebaisi and Khalifa Bin Butti remain “supportive and long-term investors in NMC”
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NMC Healthcare LLC is hospital operator, based in Abu Dhabi.
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The group said Saeed Mohamed Butti Mohamed Khalfan Al Qebaisi and Khalifa Bin Butti remain “supportive and long-term investors in NMC”
The appointment of independent advisers to undertake the review is currently being progressed and is expected to be confirmed shortly.
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At the final closing bell of 2019, the UK blue-chip index was 44.61 points, or 0.6% lower at 7,542.44
The FTSE 100-listed company confirmed that the NMC Royal Women's Hospital has a total floor area of 18,595 square metres
The UK blue-chip index closed midway between the day’s peak of 7,665.40 and its low of 7,622.46
The UAE-based hospitals operator’s share price received a boost on Monday when the company revealed it would kick off an independent investigation into the allegations
The UAE-based hospital group said it was disappointed by the ‘very material and, we believe, unwarranted share price reaction’ to the report
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At the close, the UK blue-chip index was up 41.11 points, or 0.4% at 7,623,59, slightly below the session high of 7,628.20
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While the Footsie enjoys an extended afternoon doze, US markets are set to open full of vigour
The private healthcare group said a report on Tuesday from the short-seller that raised concerns about its finances was “principally unfounded, baseless and misleading"
The investment firm, which disclosed a short position against NMC, publically disseminated a critical assessment of the company's finances on Tuesday
According to Reuters, two groups have tabled bids to buy a 40% stake in NMC Health from UAE businessmen, Khalifa Butti Bin Omeir and Saeed Bin Butti Al Qebasi
A look at the day's major movers, including Tekcapital, Arcontech, NMC Health and SimiGon.
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Footsie closed up nearly a point at 7,368, while mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 shed over 77 points at 19,172
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Tesco, DS Smith and PZ Cussons are the standout names in Thursday's diary.
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The FTSE 100 closed 32.86 points higher at 7,218.16 on Thursday, just easing off its late afternoon high of 7,235
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The UK blue-chip index ended 7.78 points lower at 7,265.98, just off the day's worst level of 7,263.80 after a topsy-turvey session which saw it hit a session high of 7,314.85 early on
The results were as expected given NMC raised its guidance back in October and then repeated the new forecasts again in December
"Brutal cuts from the ECB as GDP growth for 2019 is cut from 1.7% to 1.1%. With this in mind, it seems like any possible interest rate raises are all but completely ruled out until likely 2021," declared Jordan Hiscott, the chief trader at