Market Report
Fresnillo first quarter gold production falls but silver increases
Fresnillo’s gold production fell in the first quarter although silver increased and the miner said it remained on track to meet its full 2017 production guidance.
Europe open: Stocks slip as euro gains ahead of ECB meeting
European stocks started the morning drifting lower ahead of Thrusday's European Central Bank policy meeting, despite a record close overnight in the tech-heavy US Nasdaq index, amid decent corporate earnings and strong gains for Asian equities this morning.
GKN warns current growth may not be sustainable for full year
GKN had a good first quarter with organic sales growth, but the engineer warned that its growth rate may not be sustained for the full year due to tough comparisons with last year.
LSE gets over blocked merger with strong start to 2017
London Stock Exchange Group has got over its merger-that-never-was with Deutsche Bank and made a strong start to the year, with sales growth across the group apart from capital markets was hit by lower trading levels than last year.
Boohoo annual profit nearly doubles
Online fashion retailer Boohoo. com said on Wednesday that profit in the year to 28 February nearly doubled as revenue surged following a "momentous" year.
Strong sales growth continues in Q1 at Croda
High-performance ingredients and technology speciality chemicals company Croda International updated the market on its trading during the first quarter to 31 March on Wednesday, reporting that the improving sales trend seen in the fourth quarter of 2016 hax continued.
Jupiter Fund Management inflows, AuM rise in first quarter
Asset manager Jupiter Fund Management reported a rise in first-quarter inflows and assets under management as its diversification strategy bore fruit.
Antofagasta copper production up 9.4%, reasserts FY guidance
Antofagasta reasserted its guidance for 2017 as it posted a 9. 4% jump in first-quarter copper production.
CRH Q1 sales up 4% as European growth offsets flat US
Building materials group CRH said on Wednesday that it had had a "satisfactory" start to the year, with a 4% increase in first-quarter sales as European growth offset a flat US performance.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted as attention turns to Trump
London stocks were set for a muted open on Wednesday as investors awaited an announcement on tax reform from US President Donald Trump.
Wednesday newspaper round-up: McDonald's, Heathrow, Trump, RBS
The 26-year-old Duke of Westminster, who is believed to be the world’s richest person under 30 with a £9bn fortune, has been hit by a steep drop in returns on his family’s British property empire, which includes many of the most famous addresses in London’s Mayfair and Belgravia. The Grosvenor Group, which Hugh Grosvenor inherited last year following the death of his father Gerald Grosvenor, reported on Tuesday that returns on its British & Irish property portfolio had collapsed to just 0.