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FTSE 250 movers: Quilter in favour, Hill & Smith slips
FTSE 250: 19,831. 48, -0. 63% at 1515 GMT.
Tullow Oil swings to profit on higher oil, gas prices
Tullow Oil gross annual profits almost doubled as the company cashed in on higher oil and gas prices sparked by the war in Ukraine.
BoE's Dhingra says rate rise would harm economy
Further rises in UK interest rates could harm an already weakened economy and hard-pressed households, a Bank of England policymaker warned on Wednesday.
Europe midday: Fed's Powell rate warnings dampen sentiment
European stocks were lower on Wednesday as hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell a day earlier suggesting higher and faster interest rate rises could be on the way dampened sentiment.
Bakkavor FY profits slump amid soaring costs, inflation
Fresh food company Bakkavor warned of a tough year ahead as 2022 profits slumped by 78% due to inflation, higher costs and changing consumer habits amid the cost of living crisis.
De Beers second cycle diamond sales hit $495m
Anglo American's diamond mining business De Beers provisionally sold $495m in rough diamonds in its second sales cycle of 2023, up from $454m in the first cycle.
Europe open: Shares fall after Fed's Powell warns on more rate rises
European stocks opened lower on Wednesday as hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell a day earlier suggesting higher and faster interest rate rises could be on the way dampened sentiment.
Heathrow ordered to cut fees in win for airlines, passengers
Britain’s Heathrow Airport has been ordered to cut passenger charges after a recovery in demand after the Covid pandemic, in a win for travellers and airlines.
PwC slapped with £7.5m fine over Babcock audits
PwC has been hit with a £7. 5m fine by the UK’s accounting regulator for "serious breaches" on audits of engineer Babcock.
German industrial production posts surprise 3.5% rise in January
German industrial production in January rose far more than expected, surging 3. 5% on the previous month's fall, according to data released by the federal statistical office on Wednesday.