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Sector movers: Oil and Gas, Precious Metals pace gains
Commodity plays fared best on Thursday even as the US dollar continued edging higher on the back of a fresh batch of mostly better-than-expected data.
Fed's Bullard says he is leaning towards a 75bp rate hike at September meeting
A top US central bank official said he was leaning towards a 75 basis point interest rate hike at the central bank's next policy meeting.
FTSE 100 movers: Miners pace gains on China fiscal stimulus talk
Miners Antofagasta paced gains on the top-flight index on Thursday amid further market chatter around the possibility of Chinese fiscal stimulus.
FTSE 250 movers: Miners and energy names pace gains
As on the FTSE 100, miners and energy names including Petrofac, Ferrexpo, Harbour Energy and Energean were all higher on Thursday.
Europe close: Stocks edge up, buoyed by US data
European shares were higher for the most part on Thursday, following a sharp sell-off in the previous session, helped by a fresh batch of better-than-expected data out in the States covering factory activity, jobs and to a lesser extent home sales.
Euro area July CPI confirmed at up by 8.9% on the year and 0.1% month-on-month
Revised data confirmed a modest rise in the cost of living in the euro area last month.
London close: Stocks finish 'disjointed' session in the green
London stocks managed a positive finish on Thursday, as investors digested a fresh batch of economic data from across the pond.
Director dealings: Sirius Real Estate CEO gets shares instead of dividend
Sirius Real Estate’s chief executive officer increased his shareholding in the company on Thursday, after receiving new shares in lieu of a cash dividend.
Angling Direct shares tumble on profit warning
Angling Direct said in a trading update on Thursday that its first-half revenue was up 1. 3% year-on-year at £38. 9m, although it warned that full-year earnings would now be “materially behind” market expectations.
Immotion flags good first-half performance
Virtual reality (VR)-focussed entertainment group Immotion said in a trading update on Thursday that unaudited revenue at its core location-based entertainment business “almost doubled” in its first half to £4. 4m, from £2. 3m a year ago.
US open: Wall Street's main market indices dip despite better-than-expected data
Wall Street's main market gauges were trading on the back foot despite the release of a fresh batch of modestly better-than-expected economic indicators.
Friday preview: UK retail sales, investor confidence in focus
Investors' attention at the end of the week will shift back to the UK and readings on retail sales and consumer confidence.
US existing home sales fall a bit more than expected in July
Existing-home sales in the US fell a tad more quickly than expected last month, although an industry lobby group held out the possibility that they might stabilise.
Philly Fed factory index improves in August
Manufacturing activity in the US mid-Atlantic region improved in August, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.
ECB's Schnabel says euro area inflation outlook has not changed fundamentally
A top European Central Bank official said that the outlook for inflation in the single currency area had not improved.
US jobless claims drift lower during latest week
Unemployment claims data for the preceding week came in a tad better than expected.
JP Morgan stays 'overweight' on Petrofac, says bid pipeline 'growing and accelerating'
Analysts at JP Morgan reiterated their 'overweight' recommendation for shares of Petrofac following a meeting with the oilfield services outfit's management during the preceding week.
Synergia reports latest progress at India's Cambay field
Synergia Energy updated the market on its operations in India on Thursday, reporting that the C-77H well on the wholly-owned onshore Cambay gasfield was currently producing through the C-73 production facility, with the gas being sold to the low pressure grid.
Zytronic warns of persistent cost challenges through second half
Touch sensor manufacturer Zytronic updated the market on its trading on Thursday, reporting that the availability and cost of both raw materials and electronic components remained “persistent challenges” in the second half.
Tekcapital's Innovative Eyewear starts trading on Nasdaq
Intellectual property investor Tekcapital announced on Thursday that Innovative Eyewear, a subsidiary of its portfolio company Lucyd, had closed its $7. 35m initial public offering.