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Thames Water hires advisers over £190m loan as MPs call for govt administration
Lenders to troubled UK utility Thames Water's parent company have reportedly engaged accountancy firm EY as advisers weeks before a £190m debt falls due and MPs called for the company to be placed into special administration.
FTSE 250 movers: Bodycote gains on results; no Friday Currys for JD.com
FTSE 250 (MCX) 19,514. 94 0. 15%.
Bodycote on track to meet margin target as aerospace boosts profit
Heat treatment and thermal processing services specialist Bodycote delivered a rise in annual profits, driven by a strong performance at its aerospace and defence division.
Europe midday: Shares stage rally; LPP suspended on Hindenburg report
European markets rallied at lunchtime on Friday while LPP Group shares were suspended after short seller Hindenburg Research claimed the Polish retailer’s Russian divestments were a "sham", causing the stock to plunge.
Europe open: Stocks fall on US data; LPP tanks as Hindenburg takes short position
European markets edged lower on Friday after a US wholesale inflation reading came in higher-than expected and hit hopes of an early rate cut this year.
UK's CMA to seek views on Barratt £2.5bn Redrow takeover
UK competition regulators on Friday said they were taking an initial look into Barratt's £2. 52bn takeover of homebuilding rival Redrow.