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London close: Stocks manage to finish positive as pound rebounds
London stocks managed to finish just above the waterline on Friday, having slowly lost much of their earlier gains through the afternoon, as investors welcomed central bank intervention but continued to digest the tidal wave of Covid-19 profit warnings and dividend cancellations.
Glencore outlines its coronavirus precautions
Glencore updated the market on its operations on Friday, saying that its “scale and diversity” meant the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus varied by location.
Resolute Mining announces new $300m loan facility
Resolute Mining has executed documentation for a new flexible low-cost syndicated loan facility with a maximum limit of $300m, it announced on Friday.
Pan African operations continuing as it monitors Covid-19
Pan African Resources updated shareholders on Friday, saying that a range of awareness, risk mitigation and prevention strategies had been rolled out across its operations amid the escalating Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Trans-Siberian Gold confident in face of coronavirus
Russian gold producer Trans-Siberian Gold updated the market on its operations and approach on Friday, amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Targeted, global coordination key to coronavirus response, says IMF
Economies around the world have some tough choices to make in the face of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, if the experience of China is anything to go by, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday.
Bloomsbury upbeat on acquisition of Zed Books assets
Bloomsbury Publishing has acquired certain assets of Zed Books, the London-based academic and non-fiction publisher, it announced on Friday.
Gresham House GRID fund adds another energy storage project
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has conditionally agreed to acquire a 50MW battery project located near Thurcroft, to the east of Rotherham, it announced on Friday.
LXi talks up portfolio strength amid coronavirus turbulence
LXi REIT updated the market on its balance sheet and portfolio on Friday, saying that while it was “too early” to quantify the potential impacts of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, it was “well-placed” to navigate a prolonged period of uncertainty, and to mitigate the associated risks.
Evraz signs $750m unsecured credit facility
Evraz has signed a $750m syndicated unsecured credit facility, it announced on Friday, maturing in 2025.
Asia report: Markets advance as investors digest week of stimulus
Markets in Asia finished in the green on Friday, as investors digested the ongoing stimulus coming out of central banks amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and China kept its loan prime rates unchanged from February.
3i Infrastructure confident as its portfolio faces coronavirus
Investment company 3i Infrastructure updated the market on its performance update for the period from 1 October to 18 March on Friday, reporting that it had total available liquidity of more than £720m.
Future shares surge as it retains business strength
Specialist media and publishing company Future updated the market on its trading for the six months ended 31 March on Friday, reporting that it had started well, with “exceptionally strong” digital audience numbers and a subsequent beneficial flow through to e-commerce and digital advertising.
GCP Infrastructure 'well-placed' to weather Covid-19 storm
GCP Infrastructure Investments updated the market on Friday, saying both it and its investment advisor believed the kind of investments it made were “well-placed” to weather the uncertainty driven by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic over the long term.
US close: Stocks finish higher as central banks pile on the stimulation
Shares on Wall Street finished higher on Thursday, helped by the latest moves from authorities to offset the fallout from the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and the immediate effect of efforts to contain it.