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Bellway shares 'up with events', says Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank downgraded housebuilder Bellway to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’ on Friday, saying the shares are largely "up with events".
FTSE 250 movers: HGCapital Trust rallies; Bellway falls on downgrade
London’s FTSE 250 was up 0. 1% at 17,508. 76 in afternoon trade on Friday.
FTSE 100 movers: DCC hit by downgrade; InterContinental up on M&A spec
London’s FTSE 100 was down 0. 5% at 5,986. 20 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Barclays downgrades DCC to 'equalweight'
Barclays downgraded its stance on shares of sales, marketing and support services company DCC to ‘equalweight’ from ‘overweight’ on Friday, slashing the price target to 6,900p from 8,100p as it said it was "struggling for upside".
Greencore to halt production at Northampton site due to Covid
Convenience food company Greencore said on Friday that it will temporarily halt production at its Northampton facility at the end of the day due to an outbreak of Covid-19 at the site and in the area.
UK manufacturing downturn eases in August - CBI
The downturn in the UK manufacturing sector eased in the three months to August but orders books remain "severely depressed", according to a survey from the Confederation of British Industry out on Friday.
Pound loses ground on deadlocked Brexit talks
Sterling lost ground against the dollar on Friday after the EU blamed the UK for deadlocked Brexit talks and said a deal was unlikely.
London midday: Stocks little changed; sterling dented by Barnier comments
London stocks were little changed by midday on Friday as investors mulled over a raft of economic data, with sterling under the cosh after the EU blamed the UK for deadlocked Brexit talks.
UK business activity grows in August but job cuts gather pace
Business activity in the UK grew more than expected in August as the recovery from the coronavirus slump continued, but job cuts gathered pace, according to flash figures released on Friday.
Gem Diamonds recovers 442 carat diamond from Letseng mine
Gem Diamonds said on Friday that it has recovered a high quality 442 carat type II diamond from its Letseng mine in Lesotho.
UK government debt exceeds £2trn for first time
UK government debt exceeded £2trn in July for the first time as spending rose due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics.
UK retail sales rise above pre-pandemic levels in July
UK retail sales rose above pre-pandemic levels in July, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics on Friday.
London open: Stocks edge lower after retail sales, ahead of PMIs
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest retail sales and public debt figures amid a dearth of corporate news, ahead of the release of flash manufacturing and services PMIs for August.
Kingspan H1 profits dented by Covid-19
Irish building insulation company Kingspan reported a decline in half-year profit on Friday as revenues were hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge higher after retail sales
London stocks were set to edge higher on Friday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors mulled the latest retail sales and borrowing figures.
Friday newspaper round-up: Nightclubs, Rolls-Royce, PWC
Nightclub owners have warned they face a looming “financial armageddon” that could put three quarters of a million people in the struggling night-time economy out of work within weeks. More than half of members of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) fear they will collapse within the next two months unless they receive increased government support to see them through the coronavirus crisis, according to a survey by the trade body. – Guardian.