Full List Of Stories
FTSE 250 movers: Babcock rallies; Helios Towers falls after stake sale
London’s FTSE 250 was down 0. 1% at 19,497. 71 in afternoon trade on Friday.
FTSE 100 movers: BAE rallies on defence spending news; Sage slumps
London’s FTSE 100 was up 0. 3% at 6,354. 44 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Helios Towers slumps after Millicom sells 52m shares
Helios Towers slumped on Friday after Millicom Holding sold 52 million shares in the telecommunications company - a 5. 2% stake - at 155p each.
London midday: Stocks in the black after retail sales
London stocks were in the black by midday on Friday as investors digested the latest UK retail sales and borrowing data.
Barclays starts coverage of investment platforms, likes IntegraFin
Barclays initiated coverage on AJ Bell, Quilter and IntegraFin on Friday, as it noted that UK investment platforms have traded at high multiples since their debuts in 2018, reflecting attractive structural assets under management growth.
Costain appoints former De La Rue CFO Helen Willis to the same role
Costain has appointed Helen Willis as its new chief financial officer with effect from 30 November.
London open: Stocks edge higher after retail sales, borrowing figures
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday as investors digested the latest UK retail sales and borrowing data.
Segro gets approval for secondary listing on Euronext Paris
Property investment and development company Segro said on Friday that it has received approval for a secondary listing on Euronext Paris as it looks to maintain an efficient holding structure at end of the Brexit transition period.
Unite buys new 800-bed development in Paddington from Travis Perkins
Student accommodation manager and developer Unite Group said on Friday that it has bought a new 800-bed development site in Paddington, central London, from Travis Perkins.
UK borrowing rises less than expected, retail sales see early Xmas boost
UK retail sales rose for the sixth consecutive month in October, underpinned by the online segment, while government borrowing hit its highest level on record for that month but was still lower than forecast, according to figures released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge up after retail sales, borrowing data
London stocks were set to edge higher at the open on Friday following losses in the previous session, as investors digest the latest UK retail sales and borrowing data.
Friday newspaper round-up: Marks & Spencer, Starling, Hinkley Point B
The fashion chains Peacocks, Jaeger, Austin Reed and Jacques Vert have collapsed into administration, putting nearly 4,800 jobs at risk. The retailers are all part of entrepreneur Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM), which warned last month it was on the brink of collapse. The Cardiff-based budget fashion chain Peacocks, which Albert Peacock founded as a penny bazaar in Warrington, Cheshire, in 1884, employs 4,369 staff across its 423 stores. - Guardian.