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Senior sales rise as aerospace strength offsets Flexonics weakness
Aerospace and defence components manufacturer Senior said on Friday that trading over the first quarter has been in line with expectations with strong growth in commercial aerospace, as it held on to guidance for the full year.
Pearson reports in-line Q1, reiterates full-year guidance
Pearson reported an in-line performance for the first quarter and reiterated its full-year guidance.
Quarterly profits slide at NatWest Group
First-quarter profits fell at NatWest Group, the banking group confirmed on Friday, although the decline was less than expected.
Anglo American rejects £31bn BHP offer
Anglo American on Friday rejected an "opportunistic" £31bn bid from rival miner BHP, saying it significantly undervalued the company.
London pre-open: FTSE 100 to top 8,100 early on
UK stocks are expected hit more record highs on Friday as investors continued to digest another round of corporate earnings ahead of some crucial economic data from the US later on.
Friday newspaper round-up: Microsoft, mortgage rates, Boeing, Alphabet, Trump
Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for its third-quarter revenue last night, driven by gains from artificial intelligence adoption across its cloud services and business software products. The company said its revenues had risen to $61. 9 billion, up by 17 per cent and exceeding the $60. 8 billion, or 15 per cent rise, that had been forecast. Its net income was $21. 9 billion, up by 20% from the year before. - The Times.
Anglo American rejects BHP's bid, GCP Infra offloads wind farm notes
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 60 points higher on Friday, having closed up 0. 48% on Thursday at 8,078. 86.