Market Report
Eagle Eye Solutions announces £6m placing
AIM-listed SaaS technology company Eagle Eye Solutions has announced a placing of up to 2. 7m shares at 225p each to raise £6m to invest in operational and marketing capabilities to capitalise on recent momentum in the business and pursue growth opportunities.
Spire Healthcare says trading in line, reiterates guidance
FTSE 250 hospital group Spire Healthcare said on Friday that trading from 1 January to 25 May has been in line with expectations, as it reiterated its 2017 guidance.
Intertek upbeat as revenue rises
Total quality assurance provider Intertek Group released a trading update for the period from 1 January to 30 April on Friday.
Hammerson sells two retail parks for £80m
Hammerson has exchanged contracts for the sale of two retail parks to clients of BMO Real Estate Partners for £80m.
London pre-open: Stocks seen flat ahead of Bank Holiday
London stocks were set for a flat open on Friday following mixed cues from the US and Asia, with volumes likely to be lighter than usual as we head into the Bank Holiday weekend.
Friday newspaper round-up: China, RBS, bitcoin
China’s structural reforms will not be enough to arrest its rising debt and another credit rating downgrade for the country is possible unless it gets its ballooning borrowing in check, two officials at Moody’s ratings agency have said. Doubling down on comments earlier this week that China’s financial strength will be eroded because of huge corporate and household debt, Moody’s said the country’s “vast reform agenda” would not be enough to prevent borrowing from weighing on economic growth.