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Anglo American production guidance unchanged
Diversified miner Anglo American reiterated its full-year production guidance on Thursday as it reported lower first-quarter output for diamonds, iron ore and export coal, but higher output in platinum and nickel.
Europe open: Stocks little changed ahead of ECB announcement
European stocks were little changed in early trade as investors looked ahead to the European Central Bank’s latest rate announcement.
London open: Flat start ahead of ECB decision
London stocks were flat on Thursday as investors looked ahead to data on UK retail sales and the European Central Bank’s latest policy decision.
Segro increases Q1 rents; trading in line with expectations
UK real estate investment trust Segro said it had contracted £8. 6m of new rent in the first quarter compared with £6m a year ago.
Go-Ahead Group on track to meet expectations
Go-Ahead Group was pleased with its position after the third quarter, updating the market on the three months to 20 April on Thursday.
Smiths Group swallows Morpho Detection in £493m deal
Smiths Group announced a significant expansion on Thursday, agreeing to acquire California-based Morpho Detection for an enterprise value of $710m (£493m).
Aerospace flies while flexonics falters at Senior
Aerospace was flying, while flexonics faltered at Senior in the first three months of the year, with the manufacturing and engineering group updating the market on Thursday ahead of its annual general meeting on Friday.
Wood Group wins $150m contract extension with Hexen
Wood Group said it has been awarded a five year $150m (£104m) contract extension by Chinese oil company Nexen to deliver operations, maintenance and technical support across its North Sea offshore assets; the Buzzard, Scott and Golden Eagle platforms.
Computacenter revenue nudges up; UK market challenging
Computacenter posted a small rise in first-quarter revenue as a strong performance in Germany helped to offset declines in the UK and France.
Ashtead sees FY at top end of expectations
Ashtead Group said it had continued to perform well in the fourth quarter of the current financial year and expected full year results to be towards the top of the range of current analyst expectations.
Centrica buys Danish energy management company
Centrica has agreed to acquire Denmark-based energy management provider Neas Energy A/S for DKK1. 6bn (£170m) in cash plus adjustments for cash and net working capital.
Sky on a high, Ladbrokes on a winning streak
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 13 points higher on Thursday, adding to its minimal gain to 6,410. 26 the previous session.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as investors eye UK retail sales
London stocks were expected to open in the black on Thursday, taking their cue from positive US and Asian sessions as oil prices edged higher.
Weaker currencies hit SAB Miller NPR; lager volumes up
SABMiller said group net producer revenue fell by 5% for the fourth quarter and 8% for the full year on a reported basis due to the adverse translational impact depreciation of its key operating currencies against the US dollar.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Hedge funds, Anglo, Greece, Tata
Hedge funds have suffered their worst quarter in seven years after more than $15bn was pulled out by investors starting to fight back against the high fees being charged across the industry. The total amount invested in hedge funds fell to $2. 86tn in the first three months of the year, marking the first time since 2009 that the sector has faced two consecutive quarters of net outflows, according to data from Hedge Fund Research. – Financial Times.