McBride upgraded its full-year operating profit outlook on Tuesday following better-than-expected trading in the last two months.
Trade kitchen and joinery supplier Howden Joinery reported a rise in first-quarter depot revenue on Tuesday as it hailed an "encouraging" start to the year.
Financial advisory St James's Place said on Tuesday that net inflows had more than halved in Q1 but said funds under management had grown on the back of solid investment returns.
Financial services business Hargreaves Lansdown said on Tuesday that it had seen "good momentum" in Q3, with inflows growing and new customers surging almost threefold throughout the period.
Shopping centre specialist Capital & Regional reported a 5% increase in like-for-like net rental income (NRI) in its full-year results for 2023 on Tuesday, as well as a 2. 6% increase in like-for-like valuations compared to the prior year.
European markets opened lower on Tuesday ahead of eurozone data and amid another dump of corporate earnings and update news.
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, helped along by solid performances from the likes of HSBC and Coca-Cola HBC, as investors eyed the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting.
Rotork said in a trading update on Tuesday that first-quarter order intake showed positive growth, up in the low single digits compared to the previous year, on an organic constant currency (OCC) basis.
Prudential described a robust first-quarter performance in an update on Tuesday, with new business profit increasing by 11%, reaching $810m across diverse geographical markets.
Card Factory shot higher on Tuesday as it said it was resuming dividend payments and posted a jump in full-year profits.
Telecom Plus said on Tuesday that full-year adjusted pre-tax profit was set to be towards the upper end of market expectations after a record year.
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Tuesday following a positive US close, as investors eyed the start of the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting.
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 18 points lower on Tuesday, having closed up 0. 09% on Monday at 8,147. 03 .
The Federal Communications Commission on Monday fined the largest US wireless carriers nearly $200m for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information. The FCC is finalizing fines first proposed in February 2020, including $80m for T-Mobile; $12m for Sprint, which T-Mobile has since acquired; $57m for AT&T, and nearly $47m for Verizon. – Guardian.