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19 Jul
Speedy Hire, plant hire, construction, building equipment
Speedy Hire Q1 revenues rise, new chairman appointed

Equipment rental company Speedy Hire reported a rise in first-quarter revenue on Thursday as it announced the appointment of a new chairman.

19 Jul
cbsuiza2
Stenprop offloading Swiss property in pivot to UK industrial

Stenprop told shareholders on Thursday that it had completed the disposal of two of its Swiss properties, Altendorf and Arlesheim, via the sale of the entire issued share capital of Polo Property to Helvetica Swiss Commercial earlier in the week.

19 Jul
nichols
Shore Capital upgrades Nichols after de-rating, says interims are 'solid'

Shore Capital upgraded its stance on Vimto maker Nichols to 'hold' from 'sell' on Thursday following a de-rating and as the company put out its interim results.

19 Jul
city of london skyline
London midday: Miners cap gains even as pound slumps on retail sales

London stocks were up just a touch by midday on Thursday even as the pound took another beating, falling below $1. 30 after the release of disappointing retail sales figures, as losses in the mining sector kept a lid on gains.

19 Jul
drapeau-union-europeenne
Europe midday: Stocks in the red as Publicis slumps on revenue miss

European stocks were still in the red by midday on Thursday as investors sifted through a slew of corporate news, with advertising giant Publicis sharply lower after a second-quarter revenue miss.

19 Jul
Coal mine, mining
South32 posts solid final quarter production numbers

South32 issued its quarterly report for June on Thursday, announcing record performance at Australia Manganese and a 10% increase in total manganese ore production in the full-year, as the company continued to take advantage of stronger demand and pricing.

19 Jul
cash money sterling pound
Pound drops to 10-month low after disappointing week of data

Sterling was sent slipping and sliding to below $1. 30 for the first time in 10 months after a series of disappointing economic data points this week lowered expectations for UK interest rates.

19 Jul
gold bars precious
Hummingbird issues solid production results in first full quarter at Yanfolila

African gold producer Hummingbird Resources issued its second quarter production results to 30 June on Thursday, reporting 33,101 ounces of gold poured at Yanfolila during the period, at an all-in sustaining cost of $790 per ounce.

19 Jul
libra, esterlina, divisa, moneda, reino unido pound currency
Versarien narrows loss as it seeks to open up new markets

Advanced engineering materials group Versarien announced its unaudited results for the year ended 31 March on Thursday, reporting a 52% improvement in group revenues to £9. 02m.

19 Jul
navy naval defence babcock
Babcock sales hit by delays in UK defence spending

Delays in defence activity will hold back Babcock's underlying revenue growth to "low single digits" this year.

19 Jul
roche se voit confronte a une nouvelle concurrence
Roche's Tencentriq meets co-primary endpoint in lung cancer trial

Roche announced on Thursday that the Phase III IMpower132 study had met its co-primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) and demonstrated that the combination of ‘Tecentriq’ (atezolizumab) plus chemotherapy - cisplatin or carboplatin plus pemetrexed - reduced the risk of disease worsening or death compared to chemotherapy alone in the initial treatment of advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

19 Jul
wall street letrero
US pre-open: Stocks to slip as investors eye Microsoft earnings

US stocks looked set for small losses at the open on Thursday following five days of gains, as investors eyed the release of earnings from the likes of Microsoft and BNY Mellon.

19 Jul
nichols
Nichols interim profit and sales rise as Vimto outperforms the market

Drinks company Nichols posted a rise in interim revenue and profit on Thursday thanks to a strong performance from the UK business.

19 Jul
rio tinto
Rio Tinto investee Oyu Tolgoi enters agreements with three EPC firms

Rio Tinto announced on Thursday that Oyu Tolgoi, an entity in which it has a 33. 5% indirect ownership interest, had entered into agreements with three Chinese engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors, each of which would potentially create a smaller related party transaction for the purposes of the UK Listing Rules.

19 Jul
moneysupermarket
Moneysupermarket interim profit up 5%, to launch new mortgage business

Price comparison website Moneysupermarket posted a rise in interim profit and revenue on Thursday as it announced plans for a new mortgage business.

19 Jul
ao world, white goods, consumer, warehouse, ao.com
AO World on track for full year despite weaker June

Online electrical goods retailer AO World said on Thursday that revenue grew 8% in the first quarter and that its expectations for the full year are unchanged.

19 Jul
drapeau-union-europeenne
Europe open: Stocks in the red; Publicis tumbles as Q2 sales decline

European stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through corporate news, with advertising giant Publicis under pressure as its second-quarter revenue missed expectations.

19 Jul
bourse-londres-london-stock-exchange
London open: Stocks tick higher ahead of retail sales; SSE and Unilever drop

London stocks nudged a touch higher on Thursday as the pound remained under pressure but off recent lows, with all eyes on the latest retail sales data and the new Brexit secretary's first talks in Brussels later.

19 Jul
Unilever, consumer goods, PG Tips
Unilever sales hit by Brazil truckers strike but margins improve

Unilever's underlying sales growth slowed more than expected in the second quarter due to the impact of a truckers' strike in Brazil but the company improved profit margins and remained confident of hitting full year targets.

19 Jul
capita cpi outsourcing local government
Capita awarded £30m contract by Southern Water

Capita has been awarded a £30m, five-year contract by Southern Water that will see the outsourcer become its new customer services managed service provider.