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FTSE 100 closes below 7,500 ahead of UK election
FTSE 100 closed below the 7,500 level as traders sit and wait it out..
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Travis Perkins
LON:TPK
Travis Perkins is a leading supplier to the UK building and construction industry. Supplying more than 100,000 product lines to professionals and self-builders including general building materials, timber, plumbing & heating, kitchens, bathrooms, landscaping materials and tool hire.
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Builders and building materials
Travis Perkins flags up rising inflation as plumbing struggles
The Wickes owner said prices rose by 2.6% across the group
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FTSE 100 closes 21 points down ahead of Easter weekend
Yesterday the FTSE 100 briefly rose above 7,400 ... today, a sub-7,300 level beckons
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Day ahead: Ten Entertainment float could score a strike; Hays to update
The UK's second largest ten-pin bowling operator, Ten Entertainment will have an initial market cap of £107.25mln when conditional trading starts in London
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Week ahead: Recruiters to provide Brexit insight while Tesco delivers finals
Week ahead: Tesco, Pagegroup, Hays, JD Sports, WH Smith ...
Builders and building materials
DIY help measures at Wickes owner Travis Perkins could do the job, says Berenberg
Berenberg thinks the group is well placed to compete and outperform its rivals, making market share gains.
Builders and building materials
Travis Perkins to stop plumbing the depths soon, brokers say
Three heavyweight brokers extolled the virtues of Travis Perkins; so, why are the shares down again today?
Builders and building materials
Weak performances in plumbing and heating sees Travis Perkins' 2016 profits fall; UK outlook mixed
The group saw its adjusted operating profits fall by 1% to £409mln for the year to December 31, down from £413mln in 2015, and lower than forecasts for £410mln.
FTSE shares end flat, give back record peaks, except Vesuvius
FTSE 100 stocks ends flat on Thursday after falling back from a fresh record high as shares in outsourcing group Capita slumped 9%
Investments and investor services
Can Cobham avoid a sixth profit warning when it releases full year results?
Cobham, Sportech, Travis Perkins, Capita and GoCompare are among the names on Thursday's list.
Builders and building materials
Barclays remains cautious on Travis Perkins over its ability to pass on inflation cost rises to customers
The bank has reduced 2018 EPS estimates for Travis as they "believe the market expectation of a sharp rebound in that year is unrealistic.”
FTSE 100 shares fall despite oil gains
FTSE 100 shares closed lower on Thursday, as oil sector gains failed to catch on
FTSE 100 drops; RBS hit by huge fine warning
FTSE 100 stocks dropped on Wednesday, dragged lower by housebuilders and building materials firms, as investors absorbed a poor trading statement from Barratt Developments. But RBS may have more bad news in the morning
FTSE shares close lower with US markets on profit-taking
FTSE 100 shares closed lower after a rally flirted with the 7,000 level but petered out as investors eyed a drop by Wall Street tickers following on-going digestion of what a Donald Trump presidency means for corporates - and opted to book
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FTSE 100 shares end firmer as Clinton seen ahead
FTSE 100 shares ended firmer on Tuesday as a last-minute rush to buy framed a session of cautious optimism in a victory for Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election
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Cobham's year of woe may be ending, says broker Exane
It is doubtful of a pick-up next year though suggests Cobham as a potential recovery play if new management’s plan is appreciated by investors.
Builders and building materials
Travis Perkins fixing leaky plumbing, says Liberum
Travis Perkins showed excellent cost discipline in the last downturn, said Liberum
FTSE 100 closes higher with miners but fresh record high eludes
London’s FTSE 100 index closed higher thanks to miners, but well off a late surge as a fresh record high eluded it
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Apple supplier Laird downgraded by JP Morgan Cazenove
A look at some early analyst views in the City