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US pending home sales rise 2.5% in December
US pending home sales rose in December for the first time in seven months, according to data released on Friday by the National Association of Realtors.
FTSE 100 movers: Sainsbury's shines; Rolls-Royce retreats
London’s FTSE 100 was flat at 7,761. 39 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Amigo fails to get enough interest in capital raise
Amigo Holdings said on Friday that it has received a number of expressions of interest in its capital raise, but this remains below the guarantor lender’s £45m target.
Landsec sells London office building to HK property developer
Landsec said on Friday that it has sold One New Street Square, EC4, to Hong Kong-based property developer Chinachem Group for £349. 5m.
London midday: Stocks little changed ahead of US data
London stocks were just a touch firmer by midday on Friday as investors continued to mull a better-than-expected US GDP reading a day earlier and looked ahead to the release of inflation figures.
Peel Hunt downgrades Close Brothers, cites Novitas provisions
Peel Hunt downgraded Close Brothers on Friday to ‘hold’ from ‘add’ and cut the price target by around 18% to 1,031p as it lowered earnings per share estimates by 55% for FY23 and by 4% for FY24 and FY25.
Superdry downgrades FY profit forecast to breakeven
Fashion brand Superdry cut its full-year profit outlook on Friday, citing underperformance of its wholesale segment and increasing uncertainty over the fourth quarter.
Treatt trading in line, Q1 sales up 9%
Treatt said on Friday that it has made a good start to the new financial year, trading in line with management expectations.
London open: Stocks flat but Sainsbury's rallies as Bestway takes stake
London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors continued to mull a better-than-expected US GDP reading a day earlier, with Sainsbury's surging on news that Bestway has bought a stake in the supermarket giant.
London pre-open: Stocks to rise on positive US cues
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday following a positive close on Wall Street on the back of better-than-expected GDP data.
Friday newspaper round-up: Wise, Royal Mail, Shell
One of the UK’s fintech darlings, Wise, could face a regulatory investigation after a rival startup accused the money transfer firm of stifling competition. London-headquartered Atlantic Money has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to raise concerns over potential conflicts of interest and anti-competitive behaviour after Wise blocked the firm from a swathe of its own price comparison sites. – Guardian.