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UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 8

Thu, 08th Mar 2018 07:44

March 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE futures were up 0.08 percentahead of the cash market open on Thursday.

* G4S: The world's largest security group G4S said ?its 2017 revenueand earnings rose 3.2 percent and 5.7 percent respectively and predicted apositive outlook for its business backed by growing technology-relatedincome.

* DOMINO'S: Domino's Pizza Group Plc, Britain's biggestpizza-delivery firm, on Thursday reported a 10.2 percent rise in full-yearpretax profit on strength in domestic and other European markets.

* AVIVA: Insurer Aviva posted a 2 percent rise in 2017 operatingprofit to 3.1 billion pounds ($4.31 billion) on Thursday, boosted by strongperformance in its UK division, and said it would give 500 million pounds backto shareholders.

* LLOYDS: Lloyds Banking Group on Thursday launched a planned 1billion pounds ($1.39 billion) share buyback programme, after selectinginvestment bank UBS to execute the repurchases on itsbehalf.

* COUNTRYWIDE: Countrywide Plc, Britain's largest estate agency, onThursday reported a 22.5 percent drop in full-year core earnings, hurt by poorperformance in its main sales and lettings business.

* UK-RECRUITERS: British recruiters reported a slowdown in their clients'demand for staff during February, though pay rates and appetite for new workerscontinue to grow quickly.

* OIL: Oil prices steadied on Thursday, supported by healthy demand, afterfalling the previous day on the back of record U.S. crude production and risinginventories.

* GOLD: Gold prices held steady on Thursday as investors awaited moredetails on U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed steel and aluminium tariffs,the outcome of the European Central Bank's policy meeting, and U.S. jobs data.

* EX-DIVS: BHP Billiton, Evraz, Land Securities,Persimmon, Shire, Standard Chartered will tradewithout entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 8.31points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations.

* The UK blue chip index closed up 0.16 percent at 7,157.84 points onWednesday, as a rally in engine maker Rolls Royce and gains among industrialsmore than offset weakness among commodity stocks.

* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets

TODAY'S UK PAPERS

> Financial Times

> Other business headlinesMultimedia versions of Reuters Top News are now available for:* 3000 Xtra : visit http://topnews.session.rservices.com* For Top News : http://topnews.reuters.com(Reporting by Justin George Varghese)

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8 Mar 2018 10:36

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Countrywide Shares Sink On Large Annual Loss

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8 Mar 2018 10:26

LIVE MARKETS-Late on your ECB homework? Here's ING's 'Angry Birds' cheat sheet

* European edge up * ECB meeting awaited * Results from Uniper, Akzo Nobel, Merck, JCDecaux LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Welcome to the home for real time coverage of European

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8 Mar 2018 09:59

Britain's FTSE inches up in choppy trade; miners fall

(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window) * FTSE 100 up 0.15 pct, helped by defensive stocks * Miners fall as trade war worries hit metal Upgrade AB 8

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8 Mar 2018 09:51

UPDATE 1-Easing tariff fears buoy European shares; M&A, earnings in focus

* STOXX 600 rises hesitantly * ACS gains after Atlantia confirms talks over Abertis * Abertis shares down 3.8 pct * Countrywide sinks 20 pct (Updates prices, adds Helen March

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8 Mar 2018 09:42

TOP NEWS: Countrywide Shares Fall On Axed Dividend, Annual Loss

LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares in Countrywide PLC fell sharply early Thursday after the company swung to a pretax loss, axed its dividend payout, and warned of further pain a

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8 Mar 2018 08:41

Fading trade fears support European shares; M&A, earnings in focus

(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window) * STOXX 600 rises hesitantly * ACS gains after Atlantia confirms talks over Abertis * Abertis shares 8

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8 Mar 2018 08:40

UPDATE 2-UK's Countrywide going 'back to basics' after profit plunges

* Core earnings fall 22.5 pct * Scraps 2017 dividend * Reducing HQ headcount * 2018 pipeline "significantly lower" * Shares fall 24 pct (Adds conference call,

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8 Mar 2018 08:20

LIVE MARKETS-Opening snapshot: STOXX inches up

* European edge up at the open * Asian trading calmer on hopes of smaller Trump tariff * ECB meeting awaited * Results from Uniper, Akzo Nobel, Merck, JCDecaux Welcome to the home for real time of

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8 Mar 2018 07:58

LIVE MARKETS-What's on the radar ahead of the open

* European shares seen rising * Asian trading calmer on hopes of smaller Trump tariff * ECB meeting awaited * Results from Uniper, Akzo Nobel, Merck, JCDecaux Welcome to the home for real time of

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8 Mar 2018 07:36

British estate agent Countrywide posts 22.5 pct drop in FY core earnings

March 8 (Reuters) - Countrywide Plc, Britain's largest estate agency, on Thursday reported a 22.5 percent drop in full-year core earnings, hurt by poor performance in its

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8 Mar 2018 05:38

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 8

March 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening flat on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers. * UK-RECRUITERS: British recruiters a

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20 Jan 2017 09:36

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Exane BNP Cuts Sainsbury's And Tesco

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18 Jan 2017 09:48

Wednesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Hochschild Mining: RBC Capital Markets reiterates Outperform with a target price of 290p. Pearson: Liberum reiterates Sell with a target price of 470p. IG Group: Barclays reiterates Overweight with a target price of 612p. British American Tobacco: Citi reiterates Buy with a targ

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13 Jan 2017 07:41

Revenue up but volumes down at Countrywide

(ShareCast News) - Estate agent Countrywide reported a small increase total group income for the year to the end of December as it said earnings are expected to be in line with the current range of market expectations amid a challenging market and a slowdown in London. Total group income for the yea

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