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London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of Commons vote on Brexit delay
London stocks nudged a touch higher in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled over the chaotic parliamentary events of the previous night and looked ahead to a vote on whether to delay the Brexit process.
HICL consortium selected to operate Watney offshore transmission link
HICL Infrastructure Company announced on Thursday that Diamond Transmission Partners - a consortium comprising the firm - as well as Mitsubishi subsidiary Diamond Transmission Corporation and Chubu Electric Power have been selected by Ofgem as the preferred bidder to own and operate the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm offshore transmission link.
Balfour Beatty announced as preferred bidder in £1.5bn rail contract
Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has been selected as preferred bidder for Network Rail's £1. 5bn ‘Central Track Alliance’ contract, it announced on Thursday.
Wood Group to install Siemens turbine in North Carolina
Wood Group has secured a contract from Siemens to install a new Siemens HL-class gas turbine at a power generating station in North Carolina, it announced on Thursday.
London pre-open: Stocks to nudge lower ahead of Brexit delay vote
London stocks were set to edge lower on Thursday as investors mulled over the events of the previous night and looked ahead to a Commons vote on whether to delay the Brexit process by extending Article 50.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Facebook, Johnson & Johnson, Norwegian Air
Facebook is under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors examining its data-sharing deals with other major technology companies, according to the New York Times. A New York grand jury has subpoenaed records from “at least two prominent makers of smartphones and other devices”, the Times reported, citing two unnamed sources. –Guardian.
OneSavings and Charter Court reach merger agreement, Sports Direct offers Debenhams funding alternative
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 11 points lower on Thursday, having closed up 0. 11% at 7,159. 19 on Wednesday.
Commodities: WTI buoyed by DoE data, dip in US dollar
Commodities were awash in green on Wednesday, on the back of US dollar weakness and data revealing an unexpected drop in oil inventories Stateside.
US close: Stocks rally amid positivity from Boeing, Brexit
US stocks finished in the green on Wednesday, as investors digested a slew of data releases, with Boeing shares regaining some poise.