(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 100 was on the front foot Thursday, taking its cue from strength on Wall Street as the closure of Chinese markets provided investors with some much-needed respite. At 1305 BST, the top-flight index was up 1.4% at 6,165.81. Budget airline EasyJet flew higher after lif
Read more* Upgrades full-year profit outlook by 21 pct * Sees record traffic, load factor in August * Shares up more than 6 percent (Adds analyst, investor reaction, share price) By Kate Holton LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - EasyJet raised its full-year profit outlook on Thursday aft
Read more** Shares in Wizz Air rise 1.3 pct after both UBS and Investec start the stock with "buy" ratings ** Wizz Air also publishes August traffic figures, showing passenger numbers up 19 percent and its load factor - how full its planes are - rising 1 percentage point to 93.2 pct ** "The le
Read more(ShareCast News) - Shares in EasyJet surged after the budget airline lifted its full-year profit guidance as it said record passenger numbers in August offset higher costs. The airline now expects pre-tax profit for the year to the end of September to be between £675m and £700m, up from a previous r
Read more** EasyJet jumps 6.5%, biggest one-day rise since Nov 2013 & top riser on Stoxx 600 in decent volume after raises FY profit outlook ** Saw record August traffic ** Expects FY PBT in range of £675-700 mln for yr to end-Sept v previous guidance of £620-660 mln ** Gains seen sect
Read moreLONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - British low-cost airline easyJet raised its full-year profit forecast by around 7 percent on Thursday after record passenger numbers in August helped to offset the higher costs the group has faced this year. EasyJet said it now expected full-year profit before ta
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