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FTSE 100 Edges Higher On Earnings Boost

RTTNews | 925 days ago

FTSE 100 Edges Higher On Earnings Boost

(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks eked out modest gains on Thursday after clothing retailer Next Plc raised its pre-tax profit forecast for the current year, defying gloom about weakening consumption and the U.K.'s cost-of-living crisis.

Next Plc shares jumped 7.5 percent, while the benchmark FTSE 100 was up 23 points, or 0.3 percent, at 7,607.

Bakery chain Greggs gained about 1 percent after reporting strong double-digit growth in its fourth-quarter sales.

Galliford Try Holdings fell 1.5 percent. The construction group said it has won a £95mln contract to deliver a new prison facility at HMP Rye Hill, near Rugby in Warwickshire.

B&M European Value Retail advanced 1.3 percent. The variety discounter announced a special dividend after reporting an uptick in sales in its third quarter.

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Bay Street Likely To Open Higher On Firm Commodities, Trade Deal Hopes

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FTSE 100 Up Marginally

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Euro Rises As European Shares Advance

Euro Rises As European Shares Advance

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After a positive start, French stocks pared most of their gains on Friday with investors focusing on corporate earnings updates and regional economic data, in addition to tracking the developments on the trade front.

RTTNews | 3h 19min ago

Euro Rises Against Majors

Euro Rises Against Majors

The European currencies strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday.

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