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Tullow Oil on track to hit production and cash flow guidance
Tullow Oil has said it's on track to deliver full-year guidance and remains well placed to capitalise on a higher oil-price environment.
Diaceutics strikes two new enterprise-wide agreements
Technology and solutions provider Diaceutics has struck two new enterprise-wide agreements, taking the total number to six engagements, across 29 separate therapeutic brands.
Costain YTD trading in line with internal expectations
Construction and engineering company Costain said on Thursday that its year-to-date trading performance was in line with internal expectations, with the group continuing to have "a high-quality forward work position".
United Utilities FY profits grow amid Windermere sewage spill controversy
United Utilities said on Thursday that both revenue and operating profits had grown in the twelve months ended 31 March as it continues to be engulfed in a massive sewage spill controversy.
Future to return £45m to investors, shares soar
Future unveiled plans to return a further £45m to shareholders on Thursday, sending the shares higher, despite a fall in half-year revenues and profits.
London open: FTSE falls as ex-dividend stocks weigh
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday amid a deluge of corporate news, dragged lower by ex-dividend shares.
Siemens revenue stable despite fall in orders
Siemens reported relatively stable revenue in its second quarter on Thursday, despite a 12% decline in comparable orders, reflecting a high volume of large orders in the mobility segment.
Watches of Switzerland shares surge on 'cautiously optimistic' outlook, Q4 sales
Shares in Watches of Switzerland surged 15% on Thursday as the luxury timepiece retailer said it was “cautiously optimistic” about future trading after a 4% rise in sales in the final quarter of its financial year driven by the US.
Europe open: Stocks fall as ex-divs drag on corporate news
European shares were lower at the open as heavyweight stocks trading ex-dividend dragged on the benchmark Stoxx 600 index and investors digested US CPI data from Wednesday.
First-quarter earnings jump at Helios Towers
Telecom equipment specialist Helios Towers reiterated its full-year outlook on Thursday, after a jump in first-quarter earnings.
Convatec shares slump on wound care uncertainty
Shares in medtech group Convatec slumped on Thursday despite the company keeping its top-level guidance for 2024, though growth forecasts in the Advanced Wound Care division have been reduced due to "short-term uncertainty".
Rental income rises as Grainger reports robust demand
Listed residential landlord Grainger reported an 11% increase in first-half net rental income on Thursday, to £53. 2m, continuing its upward trajectory since its ‘strategic restart’ in 2016.
Auction Technology maintains guidance despite earnings fall
Auction Technology Group reported 6% growth in first-half revenue on Thursday, to $86m (£67. 81m), driven by strong growth in value-added services and contributions from ‘EstateSales’.
Sage Group shares fall on guidance downgrade
Sage Group shares were well into the red on Thursday morning, despite reporting a robust first-half performance, as the company downgraded its guidance.
BT impresses with cost-savings plan despite profit slump
Telecoms giant BT saw shares pop on Thursday despite reporting a 31% drop in annual profits in the year to 31 March, as the company laid out plans to save £3bn of costs a year by the end of the decade.
Japan GDP contracts more than expected, clouds BoJ rate plans
Japan’s economy unexpectedly shrank in the first quarter as consumers tightened their belts in response to stagnant wage growth, companies cut spending and exports fell.
AstraZeneca's Covid drug meets trial endpoints
AstraZeneca said on Thursday that its investigative drug sipavibart had shown positive results in preventing Covid-19 in vulnerable patients.
Tritax EuroBox annualised rent shrinks after disposals
Logistics-focussed property investor Tritax EuroBox reported a 10. 1% increase in IFRS rental income to €35. 9m (£30. 8m) on Thursday, driven by rent indexations, asset management initiatives, and the conversion of rental guarantees into income.
Vistry lifts housebuilding target as forward sales surge
Vistry lifted its annual homebuilding target to more than 18,000 driven by a 10% year-on-year rise in forward sales.
Revenue slips further amid tough market for Tyman
Window and door components supplier Tyman reported a 5% decrease in group revenue for the period from 1 January to 30 April on Thursday, to £205m, reflecting a 4% decline on a like-for-like basis.