Market Report
Berkeley Group H1 profit drops amid Brexit uncertainty
Berkeley Group posted a drop in half-year profit on Friday as Brexit uncertainty took its toll, but lifted its profit forecast for the full year.
Bank of Georgia named 'best bank' in CEE countries
Bank of Georgia Group announced on Friday that its banking subsidiary, JSC Bank of Georgia, has been recognised as the best bank of 2018 in Central and Eastern Europe by The Banker.
Warhammer strength keeps Games Workshop trading in line
Games Workshop Group updated the market on its trading for the six months ended 2 December on Friday, reporting that preliminary estimates indicated sales of around £124m in the first half of the financial year, and an operating profit of about £41m.
RELX completes £700m share buyback, plans £100m more
RELX announced the completion of its £700m share buyback programme for 2018 on Friday.
AstraZeneca's Imfinzi fails to reach endpoint in difficult trial
AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm MedImmune announced overall survival results for the Phase III EAGLE trial of Imfinzi (durvalumab) on Friday.
Genus raises £68m in share placing to cut debt, capture opportunities
FTSE 250 animal genetics company Genus said on Friday that it has raised £68m in a share placing.
London pre-open: Stocks set to recover as investors eye payrolls
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday following heavy losses a day earlier that saw the top-flight index close at its worst level since the Brexit referendum, with non-farm payrolls in focus.
Land Securities expands presence south of the Thames, Primark leads 'challenging' month for ABF
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 87 points higher on Friday, having closed down 3. 15% at 6,704. 05 on Thursday.
Friday newspaper round-up: Brexit, O2, Huawei, Lyft
Theresa May’s plans for a crackdown on immigration after Brexit could cause UK companies to go bust and spark job losses across the country, the head of Britain’s biggest business lobby group has warned. Carolyn Fairbairn, the director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), said the measures aimed at restricting low-skilled immigration could have unintended consequences, and warned the prime minister against using “derogatory terms” about EU migrants working in Britain.
Bonds: Short squeeze in US Treasuries extends into second day
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.