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London close: Stocks end down amid trade war woes; Smiths slumps but Next rallies
London stocks ended down but off lows on Friday amid trade war fears, with engineer Smiths slumping on the back of disappointing results but retailer Next in the black.
Canaccord downgrades Just Eat, no longer so convinced
Just Eat was under pressure as Canaccord Genuity downgraded the stock to 'hold' from 'buy' and slashed the price target to 700p from 850p as it published new forecasts following last week's prelims and new guidance.
FTSE 100 movers: Next rallies but Smiths Group slumps on results
London's FTSE 100 was down 0. 7% to 6,904. 97 in afternoon trade on Friday amid trade war worries.
Melrose says 'disregard' Mergermarket story, to waive CFIUS clearance condition
In its second instalment of the day, turnaround specialist Melrose Industries said a story published by Mergermarket on Thursday suggesting that it was confident of meeting the 50. 1% minimum threshold for shareholder acceptances should be disregarded.
Henry Boot FY profit up, hails good start to 2018
Construction and property development business Henry Boot posted a rise in full-year profit on Friday as revenue increased and it hailed a good start to 2018.
US pre-open: Stocks seen weaker again amid trade war fears
US stocks looked set for mild losses at the open on Friday following a heavy selloff in the previous session, as China promised immediate retaliation to the import tariffs levied by US President Donald Trump.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses amid trade war fears; Smiths tumbles on results
London stocks were still in the red by midday as financial markets were hit by fresh worries about a trade war after China promised immediate retaliation against the import tariffs levied by US President Donald Trump.
Cenkos posts jump in profit but cautious on outlook
Stockbroker Cenkos Securities posted a surge in full-year profit on Friday but sounded a cautious note on its outlook.
Fevertree founder Charles Rolls sells twice as many shares as expected
Posh mixers maker Fevertree Drinks slumped on Friday as co-founder and deputy chairman Charles Rolls sold 3m shares in the company, or a 2. 6% stake.
Big Yellow buys new site in Hove
Self-storage company Big Yellow has acquired a site in Hove, west of Brighton, for a new 56,000 square feet store.
Aviva scraps plans to cancel preference shares
Aviva has decided not to cancel £450m worth of preference shares following "strong feedback and criticism" from a large number of investors.
London open: Stocks drop amid trade war worries; Next bucks trend after results
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday following heavy losses in the US and Asia as financial markets were hit by fresh worries about a trade war after China promised immediate retaliation to the hefty import tariffs levied by US President Donald Trump.