Shares in Hikma Pharmaceuticals were under pressure on Monday, down 2% after the company said its founder and major shareholder, Samih Darwazah, passed away last Friday at the age of 85. Hikma floated on the London Stock Exchange in 20105 and entered the FTSE 100 index in March 2015, replacing Tullo
Read more(Updates to include official statement) ** Jordanian-based pharma co Hikma Pharmaceuticals top UK blue-chip faller after company says founder Samih Darwazah died on Friday, aged 85 ** Darhold Ltd, the holding co through which the Darwazah family & other founding shareholders hold the
Read moreAfter a negative start, UK stocks rallied into the close as improving labour-market data from the States lifted sentiment. After a choppy week, owing mainly to volatility on the government bond market, Wall Street indices opened higher following a Labor Department report which showed that US jobless
Read moreUK stocks rebounded from early losses, but remained restrained by concerns of Greek instability. Sector wise, miners and technology services provided the biggest drag, while insurers and utilities gave a welcome boost. At 1:45 BST, the FTSE 100 was trading 12 points higher at 6,962. ITV declined a
Read moreUK stocks erased losses by Thursday lunchtime on a quiet session for economic data, though concerns about Greece were limiting upside. Reports that Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has called for the European Central Bank to delay Athens' debt repayments shook sentiment among investors. The
Read moreHikma Pharmaceuticals said it had enjoyed a good start to the year and said revenues at its Injectables division would remain at a similar level to last year's but with a slight decline in operating profit margins. Ahead of its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, the FTSE 100 group reiterated it
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