Market Pulse
Director dealings: Rakishev sells half his shares in Central Asia Metals
Kazakh entrepreneur and investor, Kenges Rakishev roughly half his shares in mining and exploration group Central Asia Metals (CAML) on Thursday to pocket a very nice £24m in the process.
London close: Footsie notches up fresh record high even as pound rebounds
London's top flight index notched up a fresh record high even as the pound recovered from earlier weakness following comments from the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier.
FTSE 250 movers: Just Eat scoots higher, N Brown slips down
The FTSE 250 was up on Thursday, led by good regulatory news for Just Eat and a group of financial stocks.
Friday preview: More Provident horrors to emerge on Friday 13th?
Investors will be peeking between their fingers for any Friday 13th horrors from Provident Financial after plenty of bloodletting at the doorstep lender this year, while an already-spooked dollar could provoke some screams if US inflation data is a shocker.
FTSE 100 movers: St.James's Place, Hargreaves Lansdown boosted by analysts
St. James's Place and Hargreaves Lansdown paced gains on the top flight index on Thursday, benefiting from positive broker commentary.
Royal Mail wins court injunction to prevent strike
Royal Mail has won a High Court injunction to block a 48-hour strike planned by postal workers next week.
Cannacord Genuity lifts easyJet to a 'hold' after management raises guidance
Analysts at Cannacord Genuity raised their recommendation on shares of easyJet from 'sell' to 'hold', arguing that better-than-expected Summer 2017 trading would provide greater-than-expected lift for the shares.
Digital Barriers disposal gets shareholder nod ahead of vote
Surveillance, security and safety technology provider Digital Barriers updated the market on the sale of its video division to Volpi for £27. 5m, as initially announced on 9 October.
UK housing market varying widely by region - RICS
The latest survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors showed the UK housing market continued to lack momentum in September as demand from new buyers and sales fell again and the shift in interest rate expectations contributed caution in a slowing market.
Angle extends fundraising after investor suffers paperwork problem
Liquid biopsy company Angle announced on Thursday that it has conditionally raised £2. 8m through a subscription for 7,481. 570 new ordinary shares, at a price of 37. 5p each.
Lloyds Bank to buy Zurich's UK workplace pensions and savings business
Lloyds Banking Group has agreed to buy Zurich Insurance's UK workplace pensions and savings business, which has assets under administration of £19bn, for an undisclosed sum.
Minds + Machines gets four domains approved in China
Internet top-level domain operator Minds + Machines Group announced on Thursday that, following on from the success of launching . vip in China, an initial batch of four of its top-level domains have been granted approval by the Chinese regulator, MIIT, for use in the country.
US pre-open: Wall Street for a dip at the start of trading, central banks in focus
Wall Street is set for a lower open with markets focused on central bank speak as the financial world's 'great and good' meet in Washington for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's annual meetings, alongside the first quarterly updates from Wall Street's bulge bracket banks.
Atalaya Mining announces record levels of copper production
Cyprus-based group Atalaya Mining announced on Thursday that copper production at its Proyecto Riotinto asset had increased nearly 18% over the three months leading to 30 September, marking record production levels against its second quarter.
London midday: Stocks edge up as pound slumps on Barnier comments
London stocks edged higher by midday on Thursday as the pound lost ground following comments from the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier.
Carillion confirms 'more than one' approach for UK healthcare business
Carillion said it has received bids from "more than one credible counterparty" for a possible acquisition of its UK healthcare business.
Trudeau warns Trump over potential fallout from Bombardier spat
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Donald Trump on Wednesday that he would stop his nation's military from purchasing any further aircraft from Chicago based aerospace giant Boeing if the White House insisted on moving forward with its plans to enforce a 300% import tariff on Bombardier aeroplanes into the US.
Polar Capital raises assets under management
AIM-quoted investment management company Polar Capital Holdings reported on Thursday that its assets under management (AUM) had risen roughly 13% to £10. 6bn over the three months leading to 30 September.
Ironveld still confident Middelburg acquisition will proceed
Ironveld, the owner of a high purity iron, vanadium and titanium project located on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex in Limpopo Province, South Africa, updated the market on the acquisition of a smelting business on Thursday.
Flowtech Fluidpower acquires Gloucester-based Group HES
Specialist technical fluid power products supplier Flowtech Fluidpower announced the acquisition of Group HES on Thursday, in a bid to further strengthen its Power Motion Control (PMC) division.