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Sector movers: Miners gleam, travel buoyant, utilities mixed
Tobacco, mining and travel stocks were the apple of investors' eyes on Wednesday, while utilities were mixed.
National Grid the pick of utilities sector, reckons Barclays
National Grid looks the most attractive of the utilities stocks listed in London, said Barclays as it initiated coverage on the sector with the view that water companies are "fair value".
Barclays shifts chunk of assets to Ireland over Brexit concerns
Barclays has been given permission to immediately shift €190bn of client assets to Ireland as part of its preparations for a potential no-deal Brexit.
Pound unmoved as May still 'chasing unicorns' with EU - analysts say
Sterling recovered its poise on Wednesday after stumbling overnight after parliament voted to deny itself the opportunity to delay Brexit, with analysts seeing the risks of a no-deal rising.
Wizz Air profits dive in third quarter
Wizz Air reported a sharp drop in profits in the three months to end-December as the budget central and eastern Europe airline's faster sales growth was met with ever mounting costs.
Lloyds cuts back-office jobs as part of strategy review
Lloyds Banking Group has cut a number of jobs across the UK as part of the next stage in its strategic review.
French GDP resilient to Yellow Vests, but Christmas spending hit
French economic growth in the final quarter of the year remained surprisingly resilient to disruptions from the Yellow Vests protests that have swarmed around the country.