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Mitie hails record contract wins as H1 profits rise
Mitie reported a jump in first-half profits and revenue on Thursday as it hailed record contract wins and renewals.
Halma ups dividend as first-half revenues top £1bn
Safety equipment and hazard detection products group Halma has raised its interim dividend by 7% after a record first-half performance which saw sales top the £1bn mark, as it retained its guidance for the full year.
Frasers Group and Boohoo in fresh clash over Kamani
Frasers Group, the largest shareholder in Boohoo with a 28. 01% stake, intensified its call for the removal of Boohoo’s executive chairman Mahmud Kamani on Thursday.
IDS returns to profit as Royal Mail losses shrink
Postal and courier giant International Distribution Services returned to an adjusted operating profit in the first half, as revenues increased across the group and losses at Royal Mail reduced.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors mull Nvidia results
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Thursday as investors mulled third-quarter results released overnight by US tech giant Nvidia.
JD Sports flags profits at lower end of forecasts, Frasers and Boohoo clash over Kamani
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 39 points higher on Thursday, having closed down 0. 17% on Wednesday at 8,085. 07.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Energy suppliers, Tokamak Energy, RedBird IMI
Energy suppliers will spend £500m helping customers with their energy bills this winter, after the government helped broker a deal involving 12 of the biggest companies in the UK. Suppliers will spend the money in a variety of ways, including putting credit on some customers’ bills, writing off the debts of others and putting credit on prepayment meters, sources told the Guardian. – Guardian.