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London pre-open: Stocks seen lower after Wall Street losses
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Friday following a downbeat close on Wall Street.
Sirius Real Estate raises EUR 59.9m, Unilever kicks off share buyback
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open six points lower on Friday, having closed down 0. 09% on Thursday at 8,438. 65.
Friday newspaper round-up: Bank branches, mortgages, Northern Rock
The number of UK bank branches that have shut their doors for good over the last nine years will pass 6,000 on Friday, and by the end of the year the pace of closures may leave 33 parliamentary constituencies – including two in London – without a single branch. The tally is being published by the consumer group Which? as it seeks to make the “avalanche” of closures and the “disastrous” impact they can have on local communities an election battleground.
Sirius Real Estate raises €59.9m in bond tap for acquisitions
Business park owner Sirius Real Estate said it had raised €59. 9m through a bond note issue to fund a “significant pipeline” of potential acquisitions.