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Headline shares were slightly lower in quiet pre-holiday trade, investors cautious ahead of the latest UK GDP reading due later this morning and the equivalent US numbers due out this afternoon. At 8:30am, the FTSE100 was down just 8.67 points at 5,147.17 with the FTSE250 ahead 32.27 points at 9,710.21 and the FTSE Smallcaps 10.43 points higher at 2,761.57. In the US last night, the…
Property investment company Cls Hldgs (LON:CLI) today reported that pre-tax profit had jumped by 113% to £28.1m in the six months to the end of June. After-tax profits rose 137% to £24.7m and earnings per share increased 142% to 51.8p with adjusted EPS up 246% to 39.4p. The news caused shares in CLS to rise by 9.7% to 505.5p.Executive chairman Sten Mortstedt said: "The group…
Headline shares were just marginally higher in early deals today, with oil suppliers and miners underpinning the modest gains, beating off weakness in utilities, with investors cautious ahead of retail sales data. At 8:30am, the FTSE 100 was up just 5.18 points at 5,308.05 with the FTSE 250 ahead 17.89 points at 9,904.68 and the FTSE Smallcaps 3.44 points better at 2,788.65. In the US…
Headline shares were lower in early deals today, with mining shares taking a tumble as BHP Billiton (LON:BLT) went hostile in its bid for Potash Corporation and ENRC warned of short-term volatility in commodities. At 8:30am, the FTSE 100 was down 30.07 points at 5,320.48 with the FTSE 250 23.46 points lower at 9,888.39 and the FTSE Smallcaps off 1.45 points at 2,795.14. In the…
Shares in Freshwater Uk Plc (LON:FWUK) slumped by nearly 16% to 12p today on reports that revenues have been hit by Government changes to the National Health Service and a warning that full year profits will be below market expectations. The public relations, public affairs and marketing services group said the decision to abolish strategic health authorities, primary care trusts and some specialist health agencies…
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