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FTSE 100 movers: Whitbread boosted by upgrade; Diageo goes ex-div
London’s FTSE 100 was up 0. 4% at 8,378. 49 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Sainsbury's to buy 10 Homebase stores
Sainsbury’s said on Thursday that it has agreed to buy 10 leasehold stores from HHGL Limited, trading as Homebase, for conversion into supermarkets.
London midday: FTSE stays up as investors mull Nvidia results, eye US GDP
London stocks had maintained gains by midday on Thursday as investors mulled results from chip maker Nvidia and looked ahead to the latest US GDP numbers.
RBC Capital upgrades Bunzl to ‘sector perform’
RBC Capital Markets upgraded Bunzl on Thursday to ‘sector perform’ from ‘underperform’ and lifted the price target to 3,350 from 2,700p as revenue headwinds ease.
RBC Capital upgrades Close Brothers to 'outperform', shares surge
Close Brothers surged on Thursday as RBC Capital Markets upgraded the shares to ‘outperform’ from ‘sector perform’ and hiked the price target to 620p from 375p, citing a number of potential catalysts.
Quiz swings to full-year loss, shares slide
Quiz shares tumbled on Thursday as the fashion retailer said it swung to a full-year loss as cost-of-living pressures dented consumer demand.
London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull Nvidia results
London stocks edged up in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled results from US chip maker Nvidia.
Tastytrade co-founders Sosnoff and Sheridan sell 6.5m shares in IG Group
Jefferies said late on Wednesday that Tom Sosnoff and Scott Sheridan had sold 6. 5m IG Group shares in a placing to a limited number of institutional investors.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as investors mull Nvidia results
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Thursday as investors mulled results from US chip maker Nvidia overnight.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Energy bills, Qantas, CrowdStrike
Ministers have committed to help households struggling with their gas and electricity bills this winter after energy industry bosses warned that consumer debt had climbed to more than £3bn. With Labour under fire for scrapping universal winter fuel payments to pensioners, ministers met energy industry bosses on Wednesday to discuss ways of supporting struggling households through the coming colder months. – Guardian.