Market Report
London open: Stocks edge up on US-Mexico hopes; payrolls in focus
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from a positive close on Wall Street amid rate cut hopes and optimism over trade talks between the US and Mexico, as investors eyed the release of the latest non-farm payrolls report.
AG Barr makes £1m investment in Elegantly Spirited
Irn-Bru and Rubicon maker A. G. Barr has made an initial £1m investment for a 20% stake in start-up business Elegantly Spirited, which owns zero-proof spirits brand STRYYK.
London pre-open: Stocks to rise as investors eye non-farm payrolls
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday, taking their cue from a positive close on Wall Street amid rate cut hopes and optimism over trade talks between the US and Mexico, as investors eye the release of the latest non-farm payrolls report.
Friday newspaper round-up: Huawei, Ford, Renault-Fiat
China’s Huawei Technologies needs to raise its “shoddy” security standards which fall below rivals, a senior British cyber security official said on Thursday, as the company came under increasing pressure internationally. The US has led allegations that Huawei’s equipment can be used by Beijing for espionage operations, with Washington urging allies to bar the companyfrom 5G networks. – Guardian.
Ferrexpo sees H1 EBITDA 'materially' higher; Glaxo gets FDA approval for asthma treatment
London open The FTSE 100 was called to open 20 points higher at 7,279.