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US pre-open: Futures point to gains ahead of rollercoaster week's final session
Wall Street futures were pointing to solid gains as a volatile, holiday-shortened week for stocks draws to a close.
ImmuPharma confirms continued FDA delays for Lupuzor
Specialist drug discovery and development company ImmuPharma on its special protocol assessment (SPA) submission to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the phase 3 trial of ‘Lupuzor’ in lupus patients.
CentralNic raises £30m to fund Codewise acquisitions
Internet domain name company CentralNic has raised £30m through its recent bookbuild, it announced on Friday, to fund the acquisition of the Codewise businesses.
88 Energy shares surge on latest data from Charlie-1
88 Energy updated the market on results from the Charlie-1 appraisal well on the North Slope of Alaska on Friday, reporting that the final petrophysical interpretation, using sophisticated laminated sand analysis, “substantially” upgraded the well’s net hydrocarbon pay.
Euronext in talks with CDP about bid for LSE's Borsa Italiana
Euronext confirmed on Friday that it is in talks with Italian state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) about submitting an offer to London Stock Exchange to buy Borsa Italiana.
London midday: Stocks maintain mild gains as Brexit talks eyed
London stocks were still a little higher by midday on Friday as investors digested the latest UK GDP figures, with all eyes on the resumption of Brexit talks.
Citi initiates coverage of Avast at 'neutral'
Citi initiated coverage on shares of security software vendor Avast on Friday with a ‘neutral’ recommendation.
JP Morgan upgrades Barratt and Vistry
JP Morgan upgraded Barratt Developments to 'overweight' after the housebuilder's "solid" annual results and switched its recommendation on Vistry to 'neutral'.
Berenberg slashes target price on Rolls-Royce, raises to 'buy'
Analysts at Berenberg slashed their target price on aerospace and defence manufacturer Rolls-Royce from 890. 0p to 270. 0p on Friday but upped their rating on the firm from 'hold' to 'buy', stating nothing was priced in for a turnaround.
Rio Tinto CEO to quit after Aboriginal cave demolition
Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques has resigned after the company’s board yielded to shareholder pressure over the destruction of sacred 46,000-year-old rock shelters in Western Australia.
UK, Japan sign free trade deal
Britain and Japan agreed a free trade deal on Friday, the first since the UK left the European Union in January.
Hurricane Energy interim losses widen on Lancaster write-downs
Oil and gas firm Hurricane Energy said on Friday that interim losses had widened as write-downs related to its Lancaster field project had offset improved revenues.
Jefferies upgrades Travis Perkins to 'buy'
Jefferies upped its stance on shares of builders’ merchant Travis Perkins on Friday to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ and lifted the price target to 1,439p from 1,206p, as it pointed to the potential for growth at Toolstation.
Asia report: Markets mixed after another US tech sell-off
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Friday, as investors reacted to another technology-led sell-off on Wall Street overnight, and digested the latest developments in UK-EU relations.
Europe open: Shares flat as investors weigh ECB comments, Brexit row
European shares were flat in early Friday trade as investors weighed European Central Bank comments on the euro and the increasing likelihood of a no-deal Brexit.
Safestyle reassures shareholders on status of supplier Duraflex
Window and door manufacturer and retailer Safestyle UK updated the market on Friday, following the sale of UK Window Group, of which its PVCu profile supplier Duraflex is a part.
Chaarat Gold group production levels slip, reiterates guidance for Kapan project
Mining company Chaarat Gold reiterated full-year production guidance for its Kapan project on Friday, after having identified higher grade ore blocks at the asset, but said interim production levels had fallen across the group as a whole.
Baron Oil losses widen amid issues in Timor and Peru
Asia, Latin America and UK-focussed oil and gas exploration company Baron Oil reported an operating loss of £0. 53m for its first half on Friday, widening from £0. 31m year-on-year.
Hipgnosis puts Brass in Pocket for Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde
Hipgnosis Songs Fund has bought the rights to Brass in Pocket, Don't Get Me Wrong and all other songs written by Chrissie Hynde, the frontwoman for the Pretenders.
Heathrow warns on quarantine impact as passenger numbers plunge
Heathrow warned the UK's quarantine rules were "strangling" the economic recovery as the airport reported passenger numbers down more than 80% in the peak month of August.