FTSE ends comfortably higher, buoyed by benign data
END-OF-DAY REPORT: Headline shares ended the day comfortably higher, with better-than-expected UK unemployment data helping lift spirits, and with software house Autonomy surging after a new product release.
At the close of business, the FTSE100 was up 24.2 points at 5,644.63 with the FTSE250 ...
Derwent London hikes dividend 10% after strong year
Central London property company Derwent London reported adjusted net asset value per share of 1,168p, an increase of 18% in H2 (30th June 2009: 993p) and a reduction of 4.7% for the full year (31st December 2008: 1,226p).
The portfolio revaluation surplus was £177.8m in the second half.
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The Press Roundup
A brief summary of Thursday's main business headlines.... Extensive comment on the imminent strike action ...
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Latest Results
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Hikma unveils 36% earnings growth
Multinational pharmaceutical group Hikma unveils record sales and 36% earnings growth in 2009. Revenues ...
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Derwent London net property income up...
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Derwent London recurring pre-tax...
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Derwent London final dividend up 15.3%
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Economic & Market News
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CC clears Sports Direct acquisition...
The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cleared the acquisition by Sports Direct International of 31 ...
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BA strike - Airline withdraws...
British Airways has reacted angrily to today's decision by Unite to call a strike of cabin crew staff ...
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BA strike - who can fly?
British Airways says that the cabin crew strike planned for three from March 20 and four days from March ...
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BA Strike - flights still operating
British Airways says that some flights will still operate despite BA cabin crew being on strike for ...
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Contract Wins / Joint Ventures
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Balfour Beatty's Parsons...
Balfour Beatty's recently-acquired professional services business Parsons Brinckerhoff has won three new ...
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Balfour Beatty's Parsons...
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Deutsche Post contract goes to Vodafone
Vodafone has won the contract to provide Deutsche Post with a fully managed network in 67 countries, ...
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RSA acquires renewal rights to marine...
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Market Views
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Top risers and fallers at 17:00
FTSE 100 AUTONOMY ORD SHS 1/3P 1815.00 4.55% FRESNILLO ORD USD0.50 ...
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Most Traded Stocks by Value at 17:00
HSBA HSBC HLDGS.UK ORD $0.50 (UK REG) value of shares traded £29,169,247,298 RIO RIO TINTO ORD 10P ...
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Top risers and fallers between 15:00...
Overall Market NICHE GRP. ORD 1P 0.40 45.45% COBURG GRP ORD 5P ...
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Top risers and fallers at 16:00
FTSE 100 AUTONOMY ORD SHS 1/3P 1819.00 4.78% FRESNILLO ORD USD0.50 ...
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Latest Trading Statements
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Domino Printing sees strong growth in...
Industrial printing equipment group Domino Printing Sciences says business levels are nearly back to their ...
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Domino Printing sees strong growth...
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Chemring order book up 17% at record...
Defence group Chemring's order book has increased to a new record of £653m - 17% up on last year. The ...
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Northgate in line amid tough trading
Van hire group Northgate expects its full-year outcome to be in line with management expectations at the ...
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Broker Views
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Morning broker moves round-up
Antofagasta downgraded to sell from hold at SocGen, target cut to 850p from 930p. BHP Billiton downgraded ...
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Rio Tinto downgraded to hold from...
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BHP Billiton downgraded to hold from...
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Antofagasta downgraded to sell from...
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Bids, Mergers & Takeovers
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Bunzl takes over Swiss-based Weita
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Bunzl acquires Weita
Distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl has acquired Swiss retail supplies company Weita Holding and its ...
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Scottish & Southern acquires broad...
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSET) is to acquire the ATLAS Connect fibre telecommunications network and ...
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F&C plans to make offer for C-Quadrat
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Directors' Deals
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Director Deals - Informa Plc (INF)
Peter Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, exercised 48,884 shares in the company on the 17th March 2010 at a ...
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Director Deals - Informa Plc (INF)
Peter Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, sold post-exercise 20,042 shares in the company on the 17th March ...
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Director Deals - Computacenter Plc (CCC)
F Tony Conophy, Financial Director, sold post-exercise 101,319 shares in the company on the 17th March ...
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Director Deals - Computacenter Plc (CCC)
F Tony Conophy, Financial Director, exercised 101,319 shares in the company on the 17th March 2010 at a ...
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Appointments
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Reckitt Benckiser appoints Europe EVP
Reckitt Benckiser has appointed Salvatore Caizzone as executive vice-president, Europe area, from 1 May. ...
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Alastair Lyons to chair Serco
Support services group Serco has appointed Alastair Lyons as non-executive chairman, starting after the ...
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Serco names Alastair Lyons as chairman
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Ternofsky and Foster to retire from...
Punch Taverns directors Fritz Ternofsky and Mike Foster - who joined the board when the company floated in ...
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