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Share Price: 12,050.00
Bid: 12,038.00
Ask: 12,040.00
Change: -106.00 (-0.87%)
Spread: 2.00 (0.017%)
Open: 12,092.00
High: 12,178.00
Low: 12,010.00
Prev. Close: 12,156.00
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London pre-open: Positive start expected after record close on Wall Street

Tue, 03rd Mar 2015 07:50

UK stocks are expected to open with modest gains on Tuesday following a decent performance on Wall Street the night before, as investors watch corporate earnings on a quiet day for economic data.City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 10 points higher than Monday's close of 6,940.64.Both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 closed at record highs the previous session, while the Nasdaq Composite finished above 5,000 for the first time in 15 years.Following a barrage of economic indicators released on Monday, Tuesday's session is looking pretty quiet, with German retail sales and the Eurozone producer price index being the only major releases.Stocks to watchCost saving initiatives helped Barclays grow its annual pre-tax profit by 12% last year, but the bank set aside £1.25bn for provisions to cover litigation costs related to ongoing probes into misconduct and rigging foreign exchange rates.Commodities trader and mining group Glencore managed to meet City expectations with a 2% decline in operating profits in 2014 as strong earnings growth in its marketing division was outweighed by falling prices dragging on its industrial business. It also said that in response other volatile backdrop for commodities markets, the capital expenditure budget for 2015 has been cut to $6.5bn-6.8bn from previous guidance of $7.9bn.Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has doubled its dividend payment after unveiling impressive profits growth in 2014 and enjoying better-than-expected trading in the new year. On revenue up 17% to £2.69bn, the FTSE 100 group drove a 68% increase in profit before tax and exceptional items to £450.1m and proposed a near tripling in the final dividend to 1.32p per share.AstraZeneca has completed its acquisition of the rights to Activis' branded respiritory business in the US and Canada. AstraZeneca has paid Actives $600m of initial consideration as well as an extra $100m for a number of contractual consents and approvals.
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TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca confident after 2023 profit more than doubles

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday said it expects another year of strong growth after reporting pretax profit in 2023 more than doubled.

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AstraZeneca shares slip as Q4 profits miss forecasts

(Sharecast News) - Biopharma titan AstraZeneca delivered a 6% increase in sales in 2023 despite a $3.7bn decline in Covid-19 medicines revenues, as it guided to a strong pick-up in growth this year - though profits came in slightly under analysts' forecasts.

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LONDON BRIEFING: Unilever sets new buyback; Astra profit surges

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open slightly higher on Thursday, as investors eye a busy day of earnings.

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AstraZeneca celebrates latest successful trial of acoramidis in Japan

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Friday said positive results from a Phase 3 trial of acoramidis are consistent with global findings, bring the drug closer to regulatory submission in Japan.

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2 Feb 2024 06:22

TOP NEWS: US sends drugmakers initial offers in Medicare price talks

(Alliance News) - The US government said it was making initial offers to drugmakers Thursday as part of Medicare negotiations meant to lower the prices many older Americans would pay for 10 medicines.

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1 Feb 2024 15:52

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

Friday 2 February 
YouGov PLCTrading Statement
Monday 5 February 
Home REIT PLCTrading Statement
Porvair PLCFull Year Results
Trident Royalties PLCTrading Statement
Vodafone Group PLCTrading Statement
Tuesday 6 February 
Alumasc Group PLCHalf Year Results
BP PLCFull Year Results
Filtronic PLCHalf Year Results
Mattioli Woods PLCHalf Year Results
Renishaw PLCHalf Year Results
Virgin Money UK PLCTrading Statement
Wednesday 7 February 
Ashmore Group PLCHalf Year Results
Barratt Developments PLCHalf Year Results
HydrogenOne Capital Growth PLCTrading Statement
Phoenix Spree Deutschland LtdTrading Statement
PZ Cussons PLCHalf Year Results
Smurfit Kappa Group PLCFull Year Results
UK Commercial Property REIT LtdTrading Statement
Thursday 8 February 
Anglo American PLCTrading Statement
AstraZeneca PLCFull Year Results
British American Tobacco PLCFull Year Results
Compass Group PLCTrading Statement
Redrow PLCHalf Year Results
SSE PLCTrading Statement
Unilever PLCFull Year Results
  
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TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca, Daiichi's Enhertu granted priority review in US

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday said its cancer drug conjugate received priority review by the Food & Drug Administration in the US for patients with metastatic HER2-positive solid tumours.

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BioNTech challenges AstraZeneca with breast cancer precision drug trial

FRANKFURT, Jan 22 (Reuters) - BioNTech and its partner Duality Biologics said on Monday they initiated a late-stage trial testing their precision drug against a certain type of breast cancer, taking on a rival partnership between AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo.

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TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca's Voydeya receives approval in Japan for PNH

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Friday said its inhibitor Voydeya, also known as danicopan, received approval in Japan for adults with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria, or PNH.

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FTSE 100 down 0.5%, FTSE 250 flat

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London close: Stocks finish lower as wage growth eases

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished in the red on Tuesday, as investors assessed the latest UK jobs data.

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 falls despite cooler UK wage growth

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London was down at midday Tuesday, as investors nervously eye Wednesday's UK inflation data and what it will mean for interest rates.

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS raises GSK and cuts AstraZeneca

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:

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UBS downgrades AstraZeneca to 'sell'

(Sharecast News) - UBS has downgraded AstraZeneca and upgraded rival GSK as part of its latest review of the European pharmaceutical sector.

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