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Europe midday: Shares extend losses after weak PMI readings
European shares extended losses as fears of extended Covid travel curbs on the continent, downbeat UK retail sales and weak business survey readings all hit sentiment.
Europe open: Shares lower on tighter Covid curb plans, UK retail sales
European stocks fell on Friday as tighter Covid-19 restrictions hit travel stocks and UK retail sales disappointed.
John Lewis raises FY guidance after robust Christmas sales
John Lewis Partnership raised annual guidance after better-than-expected trading over Christmas as people bought more goods online and also spent the holidays at home under tighter Covid restrictions.
Ninety One reports 8% rise in third quarter AUM
Wealth manager Ninety One on Friday reported a strong increase in third quarter assets under management (AUM).
Kainos sees annual results ahead of market consensus
IT provider Kainos Group lifted full-year guidance as it reported strong trading momentum towards the end of 2020.
Computacenter lifts full year guidance as public sector sales rise
Computacenter on Friday lifted full-year profits guidance after trading continued strongly until the end of the year driven by sales to public sector and services-based customers.