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FTSE 100 closes higher but gives up gains; sterling hit on Brexit worries
Both the US and UK are heading towards a three-day weekend and, to be honest, it kind of feels like the break has already begun...
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Spectris PLC
LON:SXS
Spectris PLC is engaged in the development and marketing of precision instrumentation and controls. It operates in four segments: Materials Analysis; Test and Measurement; In-line Instrumentation and Industrial Controls
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Utilities in the spotlight as SSE and Pennon Group to release final results
Friday is going to see utility companies front and centre with final results from SSE and Pennon Group, accompanied by the reread of the UK's first quarter GDP data
Hardware & electrical equipment
Spectris acquires US automotive testing firm Revolutionary Engineering for US$19mln
The FTSE 250-listed firm said the purchase complements the existing test capabilities of its Millbrook business and will be rebranded as Millbrook Revolutionary Engineering
Hardware & electrical equipment
Numis upgrades Spectris to 'hold', expects future benefits from Project Uplift
Analyst at Numis said that the capex cycle is positive and this drives Spectris' top line and operational gearing whilst Project Uplift benefits are still to flow through
Hardware & electrical equipment
Spectris shares jump following strong 2017 performance announcement of share buyback
The buyback announcement was accompanied by strong growth in both profit and sales, with all four divisions of Spectris growing across 2017
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 ends in red after lacklustre session
The FTSE 100 extended the morning's losses toe end the day 47 points lower at 7,247
Hardware & electrical equipment
Spectris shares rise after JP Morgan upgrades stock to 'overweight'
JP Morgan expects the company’s operating profit growth to accelerate over the next couple of years
Hardware & electrical equipment
Spectris buys Concept Life Sciences for £163mln
Spectris said the acquisition will enhance the test services that its materials analysis business provides to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and agrochemical markets.
FTSE 100 clocks up 50 point gain despite strength of sterling
The dollar's revival did not last long, and although a weak dollar is regarded as being detrimental to the FTSE, the top-shares index still managed a 50 point gain
After AVEVA’s £3bn merger with Schneider, which other UK companies could be subject to a bid from abroad?
The weak pound has made UK businesses more attractive to overseas buyers with Worldpay, Sky and Unilever all being targeted this year
Hardware & electrical equipment
Needle moves lower at Spectris after mixed interims
The company’s expectations for the full year remain unchanged
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PZ Cussons among few features on a summery Tuesday
The agenda for Tuesday is distinctly summery, albeit PZ Cussons is among a few features in the books.
Worldpay takeover may be first of many as US firms go Brexit bargain hunting
ITV, Burberry and GlaxoSmithKline could face potential bids from international rivals as a weaker pound stokes interest in a number of UK-based firms
FTSE 100 closes at new high as pound wobbles
The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices hit record highs today
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Testing conditions in some markets unlikely to phase blue chip quality assurance firm Intertek Group
Day ahead: Trading updates from Intertek Group, Restaurant Group, US Q1 GDP revision
Liberum Capital expects UK industrial stocks to “grind higher” helped by global demand, higher pricing
The broker's analysts have revised their estimates across the sector, taking them to 6% above consensus, and have raised price targets for all the stocks they cover
Acal brings in new director as it looks to accelerate M&A activity
The customised electronics supplier has brought in Jeremy Morcom to the newly created role of group M&A director
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Day ahead: Roll-Royce's travails continue; holiday needed, check out TUI Group
The news flow surrounding Rolls-Royce in recent months has been dominated by corruption investigations in the US, the UK and Brazil.
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Week ahead: Shire continues pharma newsflow; Rolls-Royce results also key
Shire will complete the fourth-quarter results announcements from the FTSE 100-listed pharma giants following numbers from Astra and Glaxo
Kingfisher trading will be in focus on Tuesday
Kingfisher Plc, Homeserve PLC, Rotork PLC and Babcock International Group PLC are all in Tuesday's agenda