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Europe open: Stocks gain on 'dovish' Fed despite bounce in single currency
Shares on the Continent are moving higher as investors wait on the minutes of the European Central Bank's last policy meeting following the unexpectedly dovish signals sent out by the head of the US central bank overnight.
Homebuyer interest rises in the UK for first time since November 2016
New homebuyer interest rose across the UK in June for the first time since November 2016, as a more stable trend began to emerge in the UK housing market.
London pre-open: Stocks set for higher start, tracking gains on Wall Street
Shares in London are set for a slightly higher start on Thursday morning, tracking gains overnight on Wall Street after the US central bank signalled that interest rate cuts were on the table.
Workspace sees healthy demand for space as development of pipeline progresses
Workspace Group reported “good” levels of demand for space through its first quarter on Thursday, at both its like-for-like properties and its recently-completed projects.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Reassure, Iran, HSBC, Superdry, Vodafone, Heineken
Boris Johnson’s allies have warned Theresa May that she must not “tie the hands” of her successor by appointing a new ambassador to the United States as one of her final acts in Downing Street. Sir Kim Darroch resigned as Britain’s ambassador to Washington yesterday, saying that it was impossible for him to stay on after President Trump severed relations and described him as stupid, wacky and pompous. - The Times.
Diploma gobbles up Virginia Sealing Products, Workspace Group reports healthy customer demand
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 17 points higher on Thursday, having closed down 0. 08% at 7,530. 69 on Wednesday.
Diploma buys Virginia Sealing Products for £56m
Technical products supplier Diploma on Thursday said it had bought the assets and trade of Virginia Sealing Products for £56m.