UK stocks edged higher on Friday morning ahead of what is expected to be another quiet session, though trading volumes are expected to pick up slightly. The FTSE 100 was up 0.38% at 6,999.81 early on with corporate updates from a number of blue chips being warmly-received by investors. Markets acro
Read moreUK stocks are expected to edge higher on Friday morning as trading volumes pick up following a quiet session the previous day. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open five points higher than Thursday's close of 6,973.04. Volumes were lower than usual on Thursday owing to bank holidays in both F
Read moreCoca-Cola HBC (CCH), the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world in terms of volume, beat forecasts slightly with an unexpected increase in first-quarter sales. CCH, which now only provides sales and volumes numbers for the first and third quarters and not P&L details, said net sales revenues
Read moreFriday is set to be a relatively quiet session in terms of economic data and corporate earnings after a busy few days for financial markets, so a trading update from blue-chip bottler Coca-Cola HBC is likely to garner some attention. CCH, the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world in terms of
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