Market Pulse
US close: Stocks in the pink as GDP miss spikes hike likelihood
US stock indices finished slightly lower on Thursday despite weaker than expected US economic growth figures released before the opening bell, all remaining close to their highest finish in two month on the previous day.
Sector movers: Mining, oil stocks drag London market lower
Oil and mining stocks pushed the London market lower on Thursday, as metal prices took a turn for the worse.
FX Roundup: Dollar trades lower following FOMC teaser
The dollar traded lower against major currencies on Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged overnight at 0. 25% in line with market expectations, but left the door open to an increase in December.
Genel Energy sells interest in Iraq project
Oil and gas group Genel Energy has completed the sale of a 20% stake in the Chia Surkh project in Iraq to Turkish sector peer Petoil.
Commodities: Oil futures mixed, gold dips post FOMC statement
Gold futures were in negative territory on Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged overnight at 0. 25%, as expected by analysts, but left the door open to an increase in December.
London close: Equities fall after worse-than-forecast US GDP slowdown
UK equities dropped after a data showed a worse-than-expected slowdown in US economic growth in the third quarter.
Europe close: Stocks end slightly lower after mixed raft of data and earnings
European equity markets declined on Thursday, dragged lower by some mixed economic data, while investors digested a hawkish policy statement from the Federal Reserve.
Trakm8 nabs Bluetooth device order with US data company
AIM-listed telematics and data supplier Trakm8 Holdings has reached an agreement to supply an unnamed US-based data company with the T10 BLE Bluetooth device.
FTSE 100 movers: Barclays and miners drag on blue-chip index
The FTSE 100 index was down 0. 97% by 1500 GMT on Thursday, with a mixture of miners and Barclays and Smith & Nephew missing market expectations with quarterly results.
Utilitywise surges after signing up 150 new clients
Utility cost management consultancy Utilitywise has signed up 150 clients to its Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme.
FTSE 250 movers: Playtech surges on update; Millennium slumps as results disappoint
London’s FTSE 250 index was down 0. 3% to 17,098. 97 at 1505 GMT as investors digested a hawkish policy statement from the Federal Reserve and mixed US data releases.
Solid State warns on profits after contract delay and market softening
Despite making a robust start to the year, electronic components supplier Solid State warned revenues and profits for the year will be well below market expectations after a major contract was rejigged.
German consumer prices fall flat in October
German consumer prices consumer prices fell flat in October, data released on Thursday showed.
Friday preview: Eurozone inflation, RBS third quarter interims
The Eurozone consumer price index may have improved slightly in October compared to a year ago, according to the consensus forecast.
US pending home sales decline unexpectedly in September
US pending home sales fell for the second consecutive month in September, data released on Thursday showed.
BT revenue growth improves but EBITDA weighed by sport investment
Underlying sales growth at BT Group improved in the second quarter but operating profits declined due to the telecoms company's diversification into media and investing in sports broadcasting.
US open: Equity markets off on a downbeat note after GDP disappoints
US stocks skidded early on Thursday, after figures released before the opening bell showed the world's largest economy slowed down more than expected in the quarter to September.
Allergan confirms approach from Pfizer
Drug maker Allergan confirmed on Thursday that it has received an approach from Pfizer Inc regarding a potential combination.
IAG announces first ever interim dividend
On Thursday, IAG announced it would pay its first dividend and that the full-year payout would equal a quarter of its full-year underlying profits after tax.
Santander UK profit jumps as bank continues to attract new customers
Santander UK reported a 6% jump in third-quarter pre-tax profit as the bank continued to gain new customers.