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Vivo Energy enters eight new markets as Engen purchase completes
Vivo Energy announced the completion of its transaction with Engen Holdings on Friday, which added operations in eight new countries, and 230 Engen-branded service stations to Vivo Energy's network.
UKCP pre-lets logistics unit in Wembley
UK Commercial Property REIT has fully pre-let its 180,000 square foot ‘Wembley180’ logistics unit in London, it announced on Friday, ahead of the current tenant moving out at the end of March.
Playtech shores up borrowings with EUR 350m notes issue
Playtech has successfully priced €350m (£300. 57m) in 4. 25% senior secured notes due 2026, it announced on Friday, with the new notes being assigned an issue rating of ‘BB’ by S&P and ‘Ba2’ by Moody's.
IMI earnings rise as it sees good sales progress
IMI reported results ahead of market expectations for 2018 on Friday, with revenue rising 9% year-on-year to £1. 91bn.
Alliance Trust trails benchmark as it works to simplify business
Alliance Trust reported a negative total shareholder return of -6. 1% in its final results for 2018 on Friday, swinging from a positive return of 19. 2% in 2017.
Carillion, Affinity Water still sticking points for HICL
HICL Infrastructure Company reported on Friday that since 1 October, its portfolio of 117 investments had performed in line with expectations, with no material issues affecting investment performance.
Man Group profits fall in 'difficult' year
Man Group reported lower profits as the British hedge fund manager oversaw a small decline in assets under management in 2018 after $7. 7bn in investment losses.
UK manufacturing orders slide but stockpiling boosts output
UK manufacturers benefitted from further stockpiling last month, as companies looked to prepare for potential Brexit-related disruptions, with new orders almost stagnant.
Jupiter Fund Management profits drop but divi beats expectations
Shares in Jupiter Fund Management surged on Friday as the asset manager posted a drop in full-year profit and assets under management amid market volatility, but its dividend came in ahead of expectations.
Vertu Motors sees further growth despite 'uncertain' outlook
Car dealer Vertu Motors expects to park up with a "significant year" of profit growth in its aftersales unit but acknowledged the outlook for the group as a whole remains "uncertain".
Coats profits hit by one-offs, underling growth seen continuing in 2019
Coats Group reported a 25% fall in statutory earnings but grew underlying profits 23%, with the industrial thread maker saying it had started the new year with “continued positive momentum” in its core businesses.
William Hill earnings slide as it adjusts to regulatory changes
William Hill said the next few years "will require careful navigating and investment" as it reported results in line with expectations on Friday.
London open: Stocks rise on encouraging China data; WPP surges on results
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from gains in Asia as investors welcomed better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing figures.
LSE profit rises as core divisions see good growth
London Stock Exchange reported a jump in profit and revenue for the full year on Friday as it saw "strong" growth across its core business divisions.
Shell braces for criminal charges over Nigerian dispute
Dutch authorities have told Royal Dutch Shell that they are close to prosecuting the company over a case linked to alleged bribery in Nigeria.
Rightmove earnings expand, William Hill profits retreat as expected
Market live The FTSE 100 is expected to open 29 points higher on Friday, having closed down 0. 46% at 7,074. 73 on Thursday.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up on better-than-expected China manufacturing data
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday, taking their cue from a positive Asian session following the release of encouraging Chinese manufacturing figures.
Rightmove profit up 11%, sounds upbeat note on the outlook
Rightmove posted an 11% rise in 2018 pre-tax profit on Friday, with growth in revenue and traffic, as the company said the UK online property advertising market is set to continue growing.
Friday newspaper round-up: Water companies, Tesla, tax avoidance, Provident Financial
Barclays’ former chief executive has defended a 2008 Qatari investment as key to the bank’s global ambitions but distanced himself from negotiations that led to a complex agreement that is at the heart of a criminal trial. A jury at Southwark crown court was read statements from three of the four defendants facing charges, including the former chief executive, John Varley. The statements were originally issued to Serious Fraud Office investigators in 2014. – Guardian.
US close: Markets move lower over Korea geopolitical disappointment
Wall Street’s main indices were all in the red at the closing bell on Thursday, after a session in which investors mulled the abrupt end to Donald Trump's denuclearisation summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, with no agreement reached.