Market Pulse
Director dealings: Ferran fires Diageo to new high
Diageo's chairman designate, Javier Ferran, has splashed out on shares in the Johnnie Walker and Guinness maker, sending the stock price to a new all-time high.
Asos will finish year with a flourish, ShoreCap says
Confident that recent allegations about 'exploitative' working conditions at its Yorkshire warehouse will not blow up into the sort of storm that has engulfed other retailers, broker Shore Capital reiterated its 'buy' recommendation on Asos as it expects the online fashion retailer will "finish the financial year with a flourish".
Ryanair traffic up 13% in September
Budget airline Ryanair reported a 13% jump in traffic for September on Tuesday.
Europa Oil & Gas splits East Midlands licence acquisition with JV partner
AIM-listed explorer Europa Oil & Gas has reassigned the interest of its East Midlands onshore licence following the acquisition from Shale Petroleum.
Milestone Group signs agreement with Social stock exchange
Milestone, a provider of digital media and technology solutions announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Social Stock Exchange (SSE) on Tuesday.
FTSE 100 movers: Pearson rallies on MS upgrade; Astrazeneca slips
London’s FTSE 100 was up 1. 7% to 7,104. 06 in afternoon trade as the weaker pound helped to boost exporters.
Royal Mail bags Californian acquisition to beef up GLS parcel arm
Royal Mail has acquired a US next-day parcel delivery company for $90m (£71m) as it looks to carefully expand its General Logistics Systems (GLS) arm overseas.
Netflix shares surge on Disney takeover speculation
Shares in television streaming service Netflix rose on Monday during active trading, after reports of a possible acquisition bid from Disney.
Volga Gas achieves highest monthly production rate for 2016
September saw oil and gas explorer Volga Gas generate its highest monthly production rate in the year so far.
Revolution Bars doubles dividend but recent sales slow
Rolling out new sites and expanding margins allowed Revolution Bars Group to serve up strong annual profits and double its dividend, though trading has slowed since the year end amid a tough market.
Furniture and floors a full-year winner for ScS Group
Upholstered furniture and floorings retailing company ScS announced its preliminary results for the 53 weeks to 30 July on Tuesday, with gross sales up 14. 5% to £334. 7m and revenue up 14. 7% to £317. 3m.
FinnAust Mining shares rise as Pituffik development continues
Greenland and Finland-focused company FinnAust Mining announced “significant advances” on Tuesday, in its optimising of the metallurgical processes required to produce an ilmenite concentrate from the Pituffik Titanium Project in Greenland.
Bonds: Fed's Mester pushes for November rate hike
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Pound plumbs fresh post-Brexit low against the US dollar
The pound continued to retreat on Tuesday morning, hitting a fresh post-Brexit low, after the government set the date for starting negotiations with the European Union, possibly removing one key piece of uncertainty for traders in foreign exchange markets.
Europe midday: Stocks push higher as Deutsche Bank gains
European stocks rose on Tuesday as Deutsche Bank recovered from recent losses, with equity markets in London boosted by a weaker pound.
Trifast shares surge on relatively rosy update
Trifast issued an unaudited trading update ahead of its half-year results for the six months to 30 September on Tuesday, with the results scheduled to be announced on 8 November.
Watkin Jones forward sells its Glasgow student accommodation property
AIM-listed property developer Watkin Jones, announced it had forward sold its Glasgow development to a new institutional investor for an undisclosed fee, to be used for student accommodation.
AB Dynamics trading in line with forecasts
AIM-listed AB Dynamics, a manufacturer of advanced testing systems and products for suspension, brakes and steering to the automotive industry, said it was trading in line with market expectations ahead of the publication of its full-year results.
Minds + Machines completes tender offer and subscription
Minds + Machines Group announced the results of its tender offer and subscription on Tuesday, after the exercise closed at 1. 00pm on Monday.
Ford new vehicle sales fall 8% year-on-year
Ford announced new car sales dropped 8. 1% year-on-year in September, reinforcing assessments from industry experts that the market is levelling out.