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AO World sees FY profit at top end of guidance
Online electricals retailer AO World hailed a "strong" performance on Tuesday as it said that full-year profit was set to be around the top end of its previously upgraded guidance range.
Bellway cites lower mortgage rates, improved confidence as H1 profits grow
Housebuilder Bellway hailed a "strong" first half on Tuesday as it posted a 12% increase in underlying pre-tax profit, citing lower mortgage interest rates and improved consumer confidence.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as earnings roll in
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Tuesday despite a positive session on Wall Street, as investors braced for a deluge of corporate news.
Kingfisher warns of UK, France budget impacts; Smiths Group reports solid figures, new acquisition
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open flat on Tuesday, having closed down 0. 1% on Monday at 8,638. 01.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Consumer confidence, FCA, Octopus Energy
Consumers are cutting back spending on everyday items amid falling confidence in the UK economy before Rachel Reeves’s spring statement, according to a survey. As the chancellor prepares to confirm billions of pounds in cuts to welfare and government spending on Wednesday, the research by KPMG showed growing numbers of people in Britain believed the economy was heading in the wrong direction. – Guardian.
US close: Stocks firmer on hopes of tariff scale-back
Wall Street rallied on Monday, buoyed by encouraging geopolitical and economic developments.