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US open: Stocks flat as investors mull economic data
Wall Street's main market gauges are slightly lower heading into the Memorial Day weekend following the release of mixed economic data.
FTSE 100 movers: Informa gains on Q1; RBS hit by court case news
London's FTSE 100 was up 0. 5% to 7,551. 20 in afternoon trade, hitting a new record on Friday as the pound lost ground after the latest poll showed the Tory lead over Labour narrowing.
US consumer sentiment ticks up in May
Consumer sentiment in the US improved a touch in May from the month before, although not as much as initially estimated, according to final figures from the University of Michigan.
Europe midday: Oil price drop, currency volatility dampens sentiment
European stocks are under pressure heading into the end of the week, weighed down by an overnight drop in the price of oil and with investors carefully monitoring events ahead of the UK elections.
Plastics Capital raises £3.7m in placing
Niche plastics products group Plastics Capital announced a conditional placing to raise approximately £3. 74m before expenses on Friday, by way of a placing of 3,194,445 new ordinary shares at 117p per placing share.
Galantas Gold records wider Q1 loss
Galantas Gold has recorded a wider first-quarter net loss of C$684,234, from a loss of C$373,345 a year earlier.
SafeCharge partners with Chase for US payments
Payments technology company SafeCharge announced a partnership to process payments in the United States through Chase on Friday.
Advanced Oncotherapy draws third tranche of Bracknor financing
Advanced Oncotherapy has drawn net proceeds of £1. 235m in the third tranche of its Bracknor financing.
US GDP grows more quickly than expected in the first quarter
America's economy grew more quickly than expected at the start of the year amid a large increase in investment, revised data showed.
Independent O&G posts impairment laden FY loss
Independent Oil & Gas has posted an impairment-heavy pre-tax loss for its full year, from a profit previously.
RBS shareholders refuse to accept settlement
Royal Bank of Scotland was further frustrated in its attempts to settle with a shareholder action group claiming compensation over its 2008 rights issue, following several delays to the start of its High Court trial.
Premaitha's IONA test validated on Thermo Fisher instrument range
International molecular diagnostics group Premaitha Health announced on Friday that the IONA test, the company's CE-IVD non-invasive prenatal test, had been validated for use on Thermo Fisher Scientific's Ion S5 range of instruments.
Friday broker round-up
GlaxoSmithKline: Berenberg upgrades to Buy with a target price of 1885p.
London midday: Stocks edge higher as pound drops after election poll gap narrows
London stocks had edged higher by midday, boosted by a weaker pound as the first poll since the Manchester bomb attack showed the Tory lead over Labour narrowing.
Informa impresses with 'strong' exhibitions and 'steady' remainder
Full year numbers from Informa are looking increasingly assured after the first quarter of the year, thanks to strong trading at its exhibitions arm, "steady" trading from events, business and academic publishing and a faster integration of last years £1. 2bn acquisition of Penton.
Alba Mineral Res. able to begin Amitsoq detailed field preparations
Shares in Alba Mineral Resources gained more than 6% on news it is able to undertake detailed preparations for the field programme in Amitsoq in southern Greenland.
Jared Kushner reportedly the new focus of Russia investigation
Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's conversations with Russian officials during last year’s presidential election campaign have allegedly become the focus of the FBI probe into alleged Russia links.
Conservative lead slashed to five points in latest poll
Theresa May's Conservative party has seen its lead over Labour cut to five points, according to the latest poll carried out by YouGov for The Times.
Andes Energia widens FY loss as average oil production rises
Oil explorer Andes Energia widened its full-year pre-tax loss as it turned in an average production rate of 3449 boepd in 2016, from 3211 boepd a year before.
Asia report: Markets mixed after OPEC output cut extension
Asian markets ended mixed on Friday, with traders having a muted reaction to the news that oil producers had agreed to extend output cuts by nine months at an OPEC meeting in Vienna.