Company News
Anglo American sees diamond sales slip in latest De Beers cycle
Anglo American announced the value of rough diamond sales, from both global sightholder sales and auction sales, for De Beers' ninth sales cycle of 2018 on Tuesday, amounting to $440m.
Halma posts record first-half results, hikes dividend
Halma posted record first-half results on Tuesday, with revenue and profit up amid good performances across its business sectors.
CRH to buy back another £100m of its shares
CRH announced the start of the third phase of its £1bn share buyback programme on Tuesday.
CRH on track for decent year of growth
Building materials group CRH updated the market on its trading for the nine months ended 30 September on Tuesday, reporting a nine-month EBITDA figure of €2. 5bn, wuch was 8% ahead of 2017 and 2% higher on a like-for-like basis.
Forex headwind, craft sales slump hit Coats
Industrial thread maker Coats said group sales for the four months to end October fell 2% on a reported basis, dragged lower by forex headwinds and a 31% slump in the crafts division.