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London pre-open: Centrica not enjoying warm spell
Thu, 17th Nov 2011 07:29
Stocks are set to drift lower at the outset as the market absorbs yesterday's gloomy report from the Bank of England. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down 24 points from yesterday's close of 5,509.
Centrica, which trades under the British Gas brand, warned that full-year earnings will be a bit lower than the market is expecting, due to the unusually warm weather experienced in recent months. "Subject to weather conditions for the remainder of the year, we continue to expect growth in full year earnings, despite significantly lower margins in our downstream residential business than in 2010," the group said.
Outsourcing colossus Serco said the outcome for the current financial year should be in line with expectations, despite continuing headwinds in the UK and US. "While short-term headwinds remain, particularly those facing the US federal contracting industry, longer term developments in our markets and our strong positions are all encouraging factors. This underpins our confidence that the portfolio will sustain growth well into the future," said Serco's chief executive, Christopher Hyman.
Engineering and project management services firm AMEC was another company saying trading is in line with expectations despite current macro-economic uncertainty. The oil & gas and mining sectors have been keeping the company busy, and the order book remains strong at £3.3bn at the end of October, up from £3.1bn a year earlier but down from £3.4bn at the end of June 2011.
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Centrica, which trades under the British Gas brand, warned that full-year earnings will be a bit lower than the market is expecting, due to the unusually warm weather experienced in recent months. "Subject to weather conditions for the remainder of the year, we continue to expect growth in full year earnings, despite significantly lower margins in our downstream residential business than in 2010," the group said.
Outsourcing colossus Serco said the outcome for the current financial year should be in line with expectations, despite continuing headwinds in the UK and US. "While short-term headwinds remain, particularly those facing the US federal contracting industry, longer term developments in our markets and our strong positions are all encouraging factors. This underpins our confidence that the portfolio will sustain growth well into the future," said Serco's chief executive, Christopher Hyman.
Engineering and project management services firm AMEC was another company saying trading is in line with expectations despite current macro-economic uncertainty. The oil & gas and mining sectors have been keeping the company busy, and the order book remains strong at £3.3bn at the end of October, up from £3.1bn a year earlier but down from £3.4bn at the end of June 2011.
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London midday: FTSE 100 snaps eight-day winning streak as miners fall
Strong gains in the utilities sector after a takeover approach for Severn Trent and some well-received results from Babcock International weren't enough to lift markets into positive territory by Tuesday lunchtime, as the FTSE 100 snapped an eight-day winning streak.[14 May '13]
London open: Markets flat after strong run, but Severn Trent soars
Strong gains for Severn Trent and other utility providers helped offset weakness elsewhere on Tuesday morning as the FTSE 100 paused for breath following an eight-day winning streak.[14 May '13]
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Severn Trent, Lloyds, Vodafone...
According to The Times, Severn Trent could be the target of a bid worth up to 5.3bn pounds. The utility company is said to be in talks with Canadian infrastructure investors Borealis and the Kuwait Investment Authoirty[14 May '13]
London midday: Stocks snap winning streak as Chinese data disappoints
Disappointing economic data from China on Monday put an end to a seven-day winning streak in London which lifted the FTSE 100 to a five-and-a-half-year high last week.[13 May '13]
London open: Markets pause after strong run last week
Weakness in the financial sector meant that the FTSE 100 was in the red on Monday morning, with investors pausing for breath after the index reached fresh multi-year highs last week.[13 May '13]
London pre-open: Stocks to edge lower in early trade
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down four points from Friday's close of 6,625, following the weekend's meeting of the G7 in the UK.[13 May '13]
Centrica sees full year in line
Energy giant Centrica said it has performed well to date and expects full year earnings growth to be in line with market expectations as it starts its 500m pound share repurchase programme.[13 May '13]
Monday newspaper round-up: Lloyds, ENRC, Ocado...
Sir Win Bischoff, the Chairman of Lloyds since September 2009, is expected to announce his resignation ahead of Thursday's shareholder meeting as the bank readies for privatisation, reports The Guardian.[13 May '13]
