FTSE 100 closes positively as Brexit rumblings continue but US, China trade noise boosts sentiment
The pros and cons of demergers
Can Whitbread's Premier Inn resist sector squeeze?
AB Foods shares a mismatch with Primark’s true value, says Berenberg
Proactive snapshot: Futura Medical, Echo Energy, Bluejay Mining
Britain's blue-chip index finished 13.07 points higher at 7,163.64. The FTSE 250 gained 80.26 at 20,308.
Much like its counterpart, merging, a demerger can present its own set of advantages and disadvantages, the latter of which could leave investors out of pocket
Others reporting on Tuesday include Anglo American, Bunzl, Gear4Music, Reckitt Benckiser, St James's Place and Travis Perkins
While UK sales at Next have plunged 10% in the last three years, Primark’s UK sales have increased by 17%, while its sales densities are twice as much the high street rival’s, along with greater overseas potential
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