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FTSE 250 movers: Energean gushes higher; TUI travels lower
London’s FTSE 250 was flat at 17,808. 22 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
FTSE 100 movers: Rolls-Royce retreats; Ferguson gains
London’s FTSE 100 was down 0. 6% at 6,066. 86 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
Government extends ban on business evictions until end 2020
The UK government has extended its ban on evictions for commercial tenants until the end of the year amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Petra recovers 5 blue diamonds; warns over possible equity dilution
Petra Diamonds said on Wednesday that it has recovered five blue diamonds at its Cullinan mine in South Africa, as it warned that measures to improve its capital structure could result in significant equity dilution.
London midday: Stocks little changed ahead of Fed announcement
London stocks were little changed by midday on Wednesday as investors digested a sharp decline in UK inflation and eyed a rate announcement by the US Federal Reserve.
Galliford Try losses widen due to Covid but sees return to profitability
Construction company Galliford Try said on Wednesday that full-year losses widened due to the coronavirus lockdown, but reinstated its financial guidance and said it expects to return to profitability in FY21.
Countryside Properties results delayed as Covid-19 impacts audit process
Countryside Properties has pushed back the release of its full-year results, pinning the blame on the Covid-19 pandemic.
Suez to sell recycling units to Schwarz Group's PreZero
French waste management company Suez said on Wednesday that it is in exclusive negotiations with Schwarz Group's environmental division PreZero about the sale of its waste-recycling and recovery businesses in the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and Poland for an enterprise value of €1. 1bn.
London open: Stocks nudge lower as investors mull sharp fall in inflation
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors digested a sharp decline in UK inflation and eyed the latest Federal Reserve rate announcement.
London pre-open: Stocks to fall as investors mull inflation data
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Wednesday as investors digest the latest UK inflation data.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Thomas Cook, New Look, Travelex
Thomas Cook is being resurrected as an online-only travel business, exactly a year after the 178-year-old company ceased trading, stranding 150,000 holidaymakers abroad. The relaunch comes as the travel industry faces the worst tourism crisis since records began. World Tourism Organisation figures show that international tourist trips dropped by 65% during the first half of the year, an unprecedented drop. But Thomas Cook’s UK chief executive, Alan French, said the company was taking the “long view”.