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Results from Aviva, Admiral, Greggs and Premier Oil are all in the diary for Thursday.
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NMC Healthcare LLC is hospital operator, based in Abu Dhabi.
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Results from Aviva, Admiral, Greggs and Premier Oil are all in the diary for Thursday.
Back in October, the private healthcare operator raised its forecasts for 2018 and 2019 on the back of a solid second half, the guidance it repeated today
The US broker said it had lowered its earnings per share forecasts for the FTSE 100-listed hospitals operator by 11% and 12% respectively for in 2018 and 2019
Mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 was also higher. It surged over 218 points to close at 18,584.
NMC said its joint venture with Hassana Investment Company — the investment arm of Saudi Arabia’s state-run pension fund — is on track for completion during the fourth quarter of 2018
The move by Lloyd's marks a change from a previous reluctance by insurance companies to cover the often volatile digital currency sector
NMC Health boss Prasanth Manghat said he sees “continuing good growth potential across different parts of the group in 2019 and beyond"
FTSE 100 closed ahead as the new trading week began, but off the 7,600 level, adding over 32 points to 7,591
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Only three other FTSE 100-listed companies are scheduled to unveil updates – housebuilder Persimmon, Irish construction group CRH, and Middle East hospitals operator NMC Healthcare
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The FTSE 100 has clawed back all of this morning's losses and some, while the ECB has unveiled plans to end its quantitative easing programme in December
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Aside from the ECB meeting, the day ahead also includes an annual general meeting for Wm Morrison Supermarkets, and updates from PZ Cussons and Majestic Wine
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The UK pound shed 0.38% against the Euro, while it was off 0.30% against the US dollar.
The UK blue-chip index finished at 7,701 - up 0.31%, but was down on the week, off around 0.46%. .
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FTSE 250 fared better though closing ahead by around 15 points at 20,800.
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FTSE 100 closed around 30 points higher at 7,398 on Minday
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Over a third of its licensed bed capacity is in Saudi Arabia