UK stocks experienced some selling pressure on Friday morning after rising to their highest in two weeks, as renewed concerns about the spread of Ebola weighed on market sentiment. The FTSE 100 was down 0.6% at 6,380 in early deals, after having closed Thursday's session at 6,419.15, its highest fin
Read morePharmaceuticals group Hikma received a warning letter from the US Food and Drug Administration overnight relating to its manufacturing facility in Portugal. The agency raised issues related to investigations and environmental monitoring at the facility. The warning is not expected to impact the manu
Read moreReports of a new case of Ebola in the States, together with upcoming EU bank stress test results and German consumer confidence figures, are all set to provide a drag on UK markets at Friday's opening bell. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around 20 points lower than Thursday's close of 6
Read moreOct 24 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had raised issues related to investigations and environmental monitoring at its plant in Portugal. The Jordanian company said it had received a warning letter from FDA on Thursday following an
Read moreRonald Goode, a non-executive director at Hikma Pharmaceuticals, on Thursday traded in £129,640-worth of shares in the group. The move proved a fortunate one for Goode, as the company's share price fell more than 3% in Friday's trading after the group learned that distribution of its colchicine 0.6
Read moreUtility services group Telecom Plus said it is happy with market expectations for the full year after strong organic growth in the first half, causing shares to surge on Friday. The company said that the strong growth in both customers and service numbers seen at the start of the year accelerated in
Read moreDistribution of Hikma Pharmaceuticals' food and drug administration (FDA) approved colchicine 0.6mg capsules has been put under a temporary restraining order, the company announced on Friday. The order was granted to Takeda Pharmaceuticals, with litigation between the two companies expected to conti
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