UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 24
Adds news items, FTSE 100 index trading
Oct 24 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index trading up 0.5% in early trade on Thursday.
* LSEG: London Stock Exchange Group LSEG.L said its income rose a better-than-expected 9.5% in the third quarter versus a year earlier.
* BARCLAYS: Barclays' BARC.L third quarter profit rose 18% as its investment bank cashed in on a jump in corporate dealmaking and trading during the period.
* FRASERS: Frasers Group FRAS.L called for a general meeting of Boohoo BOOH.L to appoint Mike Ashley as a director and CEO of the online fashion retailer.
* BLOOMSBURY: UK's Bloomsbury Publishing BLPU.L said trading in fiscal year 2024-2025 will be ahead of current expectations.
* RELX: RELX REL.L said it was on track to deliver strong underlying growth in revenue and profit for 2024.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: Global miner Anglo American AAL.L posted double-digit falls in its third-quarter copper and diamond production but maintained its 2024 guidance for the commodities.
* DUNELM: Dunelm DNLM.L reported a 3.5% growth in its first-quarter sales driven by higher volumes and a broadened product range as more than a third of its sales came from the digital presence.
* APPLIED NUTRITION: Applied Nutrition IPO-APPL.L priced its London initial price offering at the lower end of its indicated range, valuing it at 350 million pounds ($452.87 million).
* TRAVIS PERKINS: Travis Perkins TPK.L slashed its annual profit outlook for the second time in three months amid weakness in its merchanting business.
* CAR PRODUCTION: UK car output fell for the seventh consecutive month in September, as factories wind down production of current models to retool for new zero-emission vehicles (ZEV), industry data showed.
* EX-DIVS: Bae Systems BAES.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday.
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: LIVE/
TODAY'S UK PAPERS
> Financial Times PRESS/FT
> Other business headlines PRESS/GB
Reporting by Yamini Kalia and Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy
Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
