Market Pulse
Bonds: Yields on Gilts drop most since July 2015 in latest week
These were the movements in some of the most widely followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
US economy created more jobs than expected in December
Job growth in the US in December outstripped economists' forecasts, although hourly wages again lagged behind projections.
Sector movers: Resource stocks end torrid week in negative territory
Resource stocks, battered by the ongoing oil and metal prices slump, ended a torrid week firmly in negative territory dragging London’s headline indices lower still.
Samsung sales unchanged as company faces stiffer competition, new trends
Samsung reported lower than expected earnings as it grappled with greater competition, a weakening Chinese economy and a shift towards software and away from hardware as the main money-spinners for technology companies.
Commodities: Oil endures tepid session, gold falls on profit taking
Oil futures went through a tepid session on Friday with gains in early morning calls followed by another round of declines, while gold shed some froth as traders booked profits on recent price rises.
Venn Life Sciences expecting revenues to double
Venn Life Sciences was working to please investors on Friday, revealing its expectations for the year ahead of its full-year results.
Brewin Dolphin investment head steps down in executive reshuffle
Brewin Dolphin Holdings’ Head of Investment Management Stephen Ford has left the company as it expands its executive committee.
London close: Stocks decline as oil prices reverse gains
London stocks fell at the close on Friday after oil prices took another turn for the worse.
Gama Aviation expanding into Jersey with acquisition
Gama Aviation was looking at an expansion into the Channel Islands, with the purchase of Aviation Beauport.
Prospex announces its first investment
Prospex Oil and Gas was celebrating its conditional first investment on Friday, giving it an avenue into the Polish exploration market.
Turbo Power Systems expects to break-even for full-year
Turbo Power Systems told investors it expected to break even for the year and that it had received various “expressions of interest” from potential buyers of the company.
FX Roundup: Greenback in marginal gains versus major crosses
Foreign exchange trading was largely mixed on Friday, as equity markets continued to struggle with the dollar emerging as the dominant cross in European trading.
IAG's December load factor hurt by Paris terrorist attacks
British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines on Friday reported a 10. 5% increase in traffic in the year to December.
YouGov chief sells £1m stake to cover tax bill
YouGov chief executive officer and co-founder Stephan Shakespeare has sold a large chunk of shares in his company to satisfy a tax bill.
FTSE 250 movers: Zoopla helps keep market marginally in the black
The FTSE 250 remained in the black by mid-afternoon, but only just with the market up 0. 27 points (0. 00%) to 16,792. 49.
Traces of explosives found at Belgium apartment in connection with Paris attacks
Explosives used in the 13 November Paris attacks may have been made in an apartment in Brussels, according to a statement from Belgian prosecutors on Friday.
Scientific Digital Imaging prospects positive after interim results
Scientific Digital Imaging was in expansion mode this week, after reporting positive interim results and the successful purchase of an electrode manufacturer.
Sports Direct shares tank on profit warning
Sports Direct International tumbled after saying it is no longer confident of meeting its adjusted underlying core earnings target for the full year due to deteriorating trading conditions on the high street and unseasonal weather over Christmas.
FTSE 100 movers: Tesco leads market on positive broker note
London’s blue-chip market was still in the black by mid-afternoon Friday, recovering some of the week’s losses, with the FTSE 100 was up 19. 22 points (0. 32%) to 5,973. 30 points.