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SigmaRoc ends first half ahead of expectations
Lime and limestone specialist SigmaRoc reported a first-half performance ahead of expectations in an update on Tuesday.
Citi puts Flutter Entertainment shares on ‘positive catalyst watch’
Citi opened a 30-day "positive catalyst watch" on shares of Flutter Entertainment on Tuesday ahead of its results on 13 August.
Somero lowers expectations after tough first half
Somero Enterprises said in a trading update on Tuesday that, while the broad US non-residential construction market remained healthy, its recent trading in North America had been impacted by project start delays and pauses due to elevated interest rates, labour shortages and concrete rationing.
Fintel flags solid first-half revenue, earnings growth
Fintech and support service provider Fintel flagged a 13. 3% increase in first-half core revenue on Tuesday, reaching £31. 2m.
Xaar shares drop as "challenging" conditions hit H1 sales
Shares in Xaar dropped on Tuesday after the inkjet printing tech group guided to a 16% drop in revenues for the first half.
Seeing Machines system gets approved for Wrightbus
Driver monitoring technology specialist Seeing Machines announced the successful approval of its Guardian Generation 3 driver monitoring solution for Wrightbus, the UK's largest electric bus manufacturer, on Tuesday.
US pre-open: Futures higher as traders await earnings
Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Tuesday as investors braced for another day full of Q2 earnings.
Europe midday: Shares hold gains ahead despite surprise German GDP fall
European markets were higher on Tuesday amid another earnings dump as investors also looked ahead to rate decisions from the US and UK, while Germany recorded a surprise economic contraction in the second quarter.
London midday: Stocks in the red but StanChart, BP gain after results
London stocks were down but off earlier lows by midday on Tuesday as investors waded through a barrage of earnings and looked ahead to key US tech results, and rate announcements from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England this week.
Forterra slashes dividend after challenging first half
Forterra reported a challenging first half on Tuesday, with revenue falling 11. 5% year-on-year to £162. 1m as the UK brick industry saw a 9% decline in despatches, and its own despatches in line with that trend.
Gaming Realms H1 revenue and underlying earnings up double-digits
Mobile-focussed games developer Gaming Realms said on Tuesday that interim revenue and underlying earnings were up double-digits thanks to growth in content licensing and market expansion.
Ocado prices £250m guaranteed bonds, £350m unsecured notes
Ocado Group announced the successful pricing of its £250m guaranteed senior unsecured convertible bonds on Tuesday, due 2029.
Severfield trading in line with expectations
Structural steel company Severfield said in an update on Tuesday that trading since the start of the financial year had met expectations.
Sabre Insurance upbeat on first half growth
Motor insurance underwriter Sabre Insurance Group reported a strong set of half-year results on Tuesday, with substantial year-on-year profit growth and healthy gross written premium levels at target margins.
AstraZeneca prices EUR 1.4bn eurobond offering
AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday that its wholly owned subsidiary, AstraZeneca Finance, priced a €1. 4bn eurobond offering on 29 July.
Europe open: Shares up ahead of Fed, BoE; St James's Place surges
European markets opened higher Tuesday amid another earnings dump as investors also looked ahead to rate decisions from the US and UK.
RBC Capital downgrades Howden Joinery to ‘sector perform’
RBC Capital Markets downgraded Howden Joinery on Tuesday to ‘sector perform’ from ‘outperform’ to reflect limited implied upside.
Journeo delivers record H1 performance, FY revenues seen 'marginally ahead'
Information systems provider Journeo said on Tuesday that it had delivered a record first-half performance and the full-year revenues were now expected to be "marginally ahead" of current market expectations.
Asia report: Most markets fall as BoJ begins policy meeting
Asia-Pacific markets mostly declined on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan kicked off its two-day monetary policy meeting.
Cohort subsidiary wins three contracts with Rheinmetall Air Defence
Technology group Cohort said on Tuesday that its Chess Dynamics subsidiary has been awarded three contracts from Rheinmetall Air Defence worth more than £25. 0m.