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LON:PSN
Persimmon is a house building company, which has been trading since 1972, and operates under three main brands, Persimmon Homes, Charles Church and Westbury Partnerships.
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Investors remain nervous over the prospect of an escalating trade war between the US and China but were somewhat placated by anaemic jobs growth in March in the US, which has made four rate rises this year less likely
From public houses to houses for the public ... Marston's chairman is quitting the pubs group to be the new chairman of Persimmon
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The premier UK blue-chip exchange added around 45 points at 7,203, while FTSE 250 also stormed higher, up 193 points at 19,968.
Premier Oil and G4S are among the highlights in the schedule for Thursday
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FTSE 100 closed around 46 points higher at 7,115. Little brother FTSE 250 also gained ground - up over 180 points at 19,567.
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The Footsie may have mainly traded sideways throughout the day but there have been some notable movements among blue-chips.
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Day ahead includes full-year results from blue chips including broadcaster ITV PLC, housebuilder Taylor Wimpey PLC, motor insurer Admiral PLC, and mid cap estate agents Foxton's PLC
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Andrea Williams, the new chief executive officer, is conducting a strategic review of the operating businesses and putting in place measures to stabilise the business, reduce operating costs and grow net fee income.
In the news recently for its extravagant generosity to senior management, the board reminded the market this morning it has also been pretty generous returning the windfall money from the "Help to Buy" scheme to shareholders
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New Fed supremo Jerome Powell will likely stick to a gradual, three hikes scenario, but the case for a faster pace of tightening is growing stronger, according to Nordic investment bank, SEB
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Day ahead includes a welter of blue chip results from the likes of Standard Chartered PLC, Persimmon PLC, Direct Line Group, and GKN PLC
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The FTSE 100 extended the morning's losses toe end the day 47 points lower at 7,247
The housebuilder said legal completion volumes in 2017 were strongly ahead, up 6%, or by 872 new homes at 16,043, while its average selling price increased by 3% to around £213,300, up from £206,765 in 2016
London's top tier index reached a new record high on Tuesday, led by supermarket shares
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Day ahead includes trading updates from food retailer Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC, housebuilder Perimmon PLC, and staffing group Robert Walters PLC
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Week ahead includes trading updates from supermarkets Wm Morrison Supermarkets, J Sainsbury, Tesco, John Lewis's Waitrose, plus clothing retailer Marks & Spencer
Look at what you could have won...borrowing Bullseye host Jim Bowen's catchphrase, stock-picker-in-residence John Harrington looks at the winners (and losers) of the blue-chip index
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The FTSE 100 index closed up 78 points at 7,603, just off the all time high
Meanwhile, the firm’s senior independent director and chairman of its remuneration committee, Jonathan Davie, has also resigned from the board
Builders and building materials
JPMorgan said its top picks remain Bellway and Persimmon while Bovis Homes is its least preferred stocks among UK housebuilders
