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The Sage Group PLC provides business software, services and support to small and medium-sized businesses. Sage's vision is to become a great SaaS (software-as-a-service) company for customers and colleagues alike.
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The Day Ahead will also bring updates from two FTSE 250-listed firms, transport operator FirstGroup and water utility Pennon, plus numbers from newspapers group Daily Mail
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The shortened trading Week Ahead will only bring updates from the likes of second-liners FirstGroup, Pennon, Wizz Air, and Daily Mail & General Trust
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The group said its full-year outlook shows continuing confidence in recurring revenue growth for the remainder of the fiscal year
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The airline shocked the market last month, so investors will be looking for some reassurance in the interim report
The analysts have noted that the comparatives get more difficult as the year progresses, and that any slowdown could disappoint the market
The US bank cut its stance on Micro Focus to ‘sell’ from ‘neutral’ while raising its target price to 1,700p from 1,230p as it believes the stock has run ahead of fundamentals
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The UK index of leading shares closed down over 79 points to 7,093, while the FTSE 250 lost over 274 points at 18,799
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Aside from the Bank of England's latest pronouncements, investors will have updates from the likes of Thomas Cook, Smith & Nephew, Compass Group and Superdry to digest on Thursday
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The week ahead includes updates from Thomas Cook, Superdry, Ryanair and Tate & Lyle, among others.
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A look at the day's major movers, including N Brown, Range Resources, Arena Events, Origo Partners, Associated British Foods and Sage Group
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The group said its financial position remains strong and net debt as at 31 December 2018 was £602mln (£668m as at 30 September 2018)
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The UK's premier share index finished down over 27 points at 6,834
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The Day Ahead will bring updates from the likes of Primark-owner Associated British Foods, a caffeine-free Whitbread, credit checker Experian, and software firm Sage
Sage said it expects to report a statutory profit on disposal of approximately £23mln on completion, with the disposal proceeds to be invested for growth and used to reduce net debt
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Aside from the Brexit merry-go-round, the Week Ahead will bring UK inflation and retail sales numbers, plus updates from the likes of AB Foods, Persimmon, Bovis Homes, and Whitbread
Analysts reckon strategic questions and competitive pressures remain, although they also point out the “easy” first-quarter comparatives ahead of next Thursday’s update
"This year’s Boxing Day bonanza could be no more than a wicked bear trap set to lure investors into more trouble.”
Howell was most recently been group finance director of Close Brothers Group for 10 years, and prior to that, was CFO of the London Stock Exchange Group
A look at some winners and losers in the UK equity market on Friday
The premier index of UK shares finished down nearly 59 points at 6,980. Mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 shed over 128 points at 18,480.
