Market Pulse
Totally wins multiple new contracts and extensions
Healthcare services firm Totally said on Thursday that it has won multiple new contracts and contract extensions for urgent and elective care services in England and Ireland valued at roughly £4. 0m.
Nexteq names Duncan Faithfull as CEO
Technology solutions provider Nexteq tapped Duncan Fatihfull to take over as chief executive officer on Thursday, with immediate effect.
RBC Capital upgrades Bunzl to ‘sector perform’
RBC Capital Markets upgraded Bunzl on Thursday to ‘sector perform’ from ‘underperform’ and lifted the price target to 3,350 from 2,700p as revenue headwinds ease.
Roadside Real Estate disposes of remaining four pubs
Roadside Real Estate announced the completion of the disposal of its remaining four pubs on Thursday, as part of its strategic shift to concentrate on its core roadside real estate assets.
Asia report: Markets led lower by regional tech plays
Asia-Pacific markets largely declined on Thursday, driven by investor reactions to Nvidia's second-quarter results.
UK car production slumps in July as changeovers and supply chain woes weigh
UK car production slumped 14. 4% in July, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, with a total of 65,478 vehicles rolling off factory lines last month as model changeovers and temporary supply chain bottlenecks disrupted output.
RBC Capital upgrades Close Brothers to 'outperform', shares surge
Close Brothers surged on Thursday as RBC Capital Markets upgraded the shares to ‘outperform’ from ‘sector perform’ and hiked the price target to 620p from 375p, citing a number of potential catalysts.
Quiz swings to full-year loss, shares slide
Quiz shares tumbled on Thursday as the fashion retailer said it swung to a full-year loss as cost-of-living pressures dented consumer demand.
Judges Scientific's Geotek wins binding coring contract
Judges Scientific, a specialist in the acquisition and development of businesses in the scientific instrument sector, announced on Thursday that its subsidiary Geotek had secured a binding contract for an upcoming coring expedition.
CAB Payments to collaborate with Visa Direct on 'last mile' payments
Foreign exchange business CAB Payments announced on Thursday that it will collaborate with Visa on FX and "last mile" payments across emerging markets.
London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull Nvidia results
London stocks edged up in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled results from US chip maker Nvidia.
GSK's RSV vaccine gets expanded approval in Europe
GSK announced on Thursday that the European Commission had granted approval for Arexvy, a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, to be used in adults aged 50 to 59 who were at heightened risk of severe RSV-related illness.
Hunting H1 revenue and profits grow, secures 'significant' North Sea contracts
Precision engineering firm Hunting said on Thursday that both revenue and profits had grown in the six months ended 30 June as its order book rose to record levels.
Tastytrade co-founders Sosnoff and Sheridan sell 6.5m shares in IG Group
Jefferies said late on Wednesday that Tom Sosnoff and Scott Sheridan had sold 6. 5m IG Group shares in a placing to a limited number of institutional investors.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as investors mull Nvidia results
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Thursday as investors mulled results from US chip maker Nvidia overnight.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Energy bills, Qantas, CrowdStrike
Ministers have committed to help households struggling with their gas and electricity bills this winter after energy industry bosses warned that consumer debt had climbed to more than £3bn. With Labour under fire for scrapping universal winter fuel payments to pensioners, ministers met energy industry bosses on Wednesday to discuss ways of supporting struggling households through the coming colder months. – Guardian.