Market Report
Bellway booming as builders enjoy looser planning permissions
Bellway hoisted its interim dividend 10% as the housebuilder enjoyed continued strong demand in the first half and maintained its targets for the full year as the second half got off to a strong start to the spring selling season.
Enquest says Kraken running on schedule and under budget
Enquest said the development of the Kraken field was continuing to run on schedule and under budget, while reiterating previous guidance for full-year 2017 production of between 45,000 and 51,000 barrels per day.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted ahead of inflation data
London stocks were set for a muted open as investors eyed the release of key UK inflation data.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Laundering, insurance claims, Le Pen, Dowson
Britain’s high street banks processed nearly $740m from a vast money-laundering operation run by Russian criminals with links to the Russian government and the KGB, the Guardian can reveal. HSBC, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, Barclays and Coutts are among 17 banks based in the UK, or with branches here, that are facing questions over what they knew about the international scheme and why they did not turn away suspicious money transfers. - Guardian.
Shell commits to drilling new wells to maintain Australian gas supplies
Royal Dutch Shell announced it would drill over a hundred new wells in Australia over the next two years in response to warnings of looming supply shortages as well as blackouts and brownouts in the east of the country in the past year.
Snap poll shows Macron wins first French presidential TV debate
A televised debate between France's main presidential candidates turned into a sparring match between centrist candidate Emmanuel macron and his far-tight rival, Marine Le Pen.