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Week ahead: US CPI and Q3 earnings, China CPI in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week will shift towards prices, with readings for consumer price inflation in the U. S. and China due out.
US close: Markets rally, erase early losses after jobs surge
Stocks staged a surprising rally on Friday, quickly erasing early losses after non-farm payrolls figures blew forecasts out of the water.
Europe close: Stocks brush aside strong US jobs data
European markets appeared to shrug off data showing that America's jobs market went into overdrive in September.
London close: Stocks manage solid finish after US payrolls surge
London stocks managed an uplifting performance on Friday, buoyed by optimistic economic data from the United States and a wave of speculative trading focussed on Aviva.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 113. 5 points, or 1. 49%, closing at 7,494. 58 on Friday.
FTSE 250 movers: Man Group boosted by upgrade; Spirent falls again
London’s FTSE 250 was up 0. 5% at 17,694. 49 in afternoon trade on Friday.
US non-farm payrolls surge in September
Hiring in the U. S. sprang back in September, easily outpacing all forecasts.
US open: Stocks slip after blowout non-farm payrolls number
Wall Street indices were in the red at the end of the week following the release a blow-out non-farm payrolls report for the month of September.
Broker tips: UK stocks, Synthomer, THG
Citi has downgraded its average rating for UK stocks to 'underweight', saying the region's heavy exposure to oil could lead to a raft of earnings downgrades in the near future.
Plexus upbeat on North Sea plug and abandonment success
Engineering services firm Plexus Holdings announced the successful completion of its plug and abandonment (P&A) equipment and services campaign for Oceaneering International on Friday.
AssetCo agrees to transfer interest in RMI to its managing partner
AssetCo and its fully-owned subsidiary River & Mercantile Holdings announced an agreement on Friday to transfer its corporate partnership interest in River and Mercantile Infrastructure Income Fund’s investment adviser, RMI, to a partnership within RMI helmed by managing partner Ian Berry.
Asiamet makes solid progress on BKM copper project
Asiamet Resources updated the market on the BKM copper project in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Friday, reporting robust advancements in multiple work streams related to its development.
Kazera steaming ahead with Walviskop heavy mineral sands project
Kazera Global updated the market on promising developments at its ongoing Walviskop heavy minerals sands (HMS) project in Alexander Bay, South Africa, on Friday.
Power Metal reports exploration progress at Molopo Farms
Power Metal Resources updated the market on exploration developments at its Molopo Farms Complex Project (MFC) in southwestern Botswana on Friday, emphasising its pursuit of a district-scale nickel (Ni) and platinum group element (PGE) discovery.
FTSE 100 movers: Aviva surges on bid spec; Rentokil retreats
London’s FTSE 100 was up 0. 5% at 7,487. 42 in afternoon trade on Friday.
BofA Merrill Lynch reiterates 'buy' on THG
Bank of America Merrill Lynch reiterated its ‘buy’ rating on THG on Friday as it argued that margins are improving and it’s now time for growth.
Director dealings: Filtronic chairman ups stake
Filtronic revealed on Friday that chairman Jonathan Neale had acquired 65,281 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed subsystems designer.
Aviva surges on takeover speculation
Aviva surged on Friday after markets blog Betaville suggested in one of its ‘uncooked’ alerts that the insurance group was at the centre of takeover talk.
Renalytix kidney test claims allowed by US Patent Office
Diagnostic artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Renalytix announced an enhancement to its intellectual property portfolio for its KidneyIntelX. dkd test on Friday.
600 Group announces possible 80pc sale of US laser businesses
Industrial engineering specialist the 600 Group announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) through its wholly-owned US division to potentially offload a majority interest in its TYKMA Electrox and Control Micro Systems industrial laser operations in the United States.