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Share Price: 1,960.00
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Change: 35.00 (1.82%)
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Britain's FTSE hits record highs, extends historic winning streak

Fri, 13th Jan 2017 16:54

* FTSE 100 touches new record, sets 14th day of gains

* Pharmaceuticals rebound after Trump scare

* Housebuilders top the index

* ITV buoyed by broker optimism (Adds details and updates prices at close)

By Kit Rees and Helen Reid

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Britain's blue-chip share indexreached record highs on Friday, extending its historic winningstreak to a 14th straight day of gains.

The index's longest winning run since its inception in 1984has also been notable for the relatively modest daily gains.After touching an all-time record high of 7,338.49 points, itended the session at a record closing level of 7,337.81 points,up 0.6 percent.

"There are people who want to say this is the moment it'sgoing to turn around, but each day they get proven wrong," IGmarket analyst Josh Mahony said.

He added that a likely further devaluation of the pound inthe next months would support the index higher. "But the gainsare not exuberant."

Brokers pushed broadcaster ITV towards the top ofthe FTSE. Goldman Sachs added the stock to its conviction list,saying it is a likely M&A target. The broadcaster was also oneof JPMorgan's top picks in the European media sector.

House-builders also helped the FTSE rally, with houseimprovement company Kingfisher marking its best daily gain sinceSeptember. Barratt Development led sectoral gains.Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey also gained 1.4percent and 0.9 percent respectively.

"If you want to sleep at night, you'd probably buy aPersimmon or Taylor Wimpey. If you want a bit more rock androll, you might buy a Redrow or a Bovis," Jefferiesanalyst Anthony Coding said.

Pharmaceuticals were buoying the index, rebounding afterbeing weighed down on Thursday by U.S. President-elect DonaldTrump's criticism of high drug prices, and after a meeting ofexecutives of companies including Britain's Shire todiscuss caps on price increases.

Shares in Shire were up 2.3 percent, and peers AstraZeneca and Hikma also gained, up 2 and 1.2 percent.

Rolls Royce dragged on the index, down more than 2percent, while precious metals miners Randgold Resources and Polymetal International Fresnillo lost around 1.4percent, tracking the price of gold, which was down from a7-week high.

Building materials supplier SIG surged to the top of themid-cap index, up 16.1 percent after it reported higherfull-year sales. Its shares marked their biggest one-day gainsince March 2009. Blue chip Travis Perkins was up 3percent, and peer Grafton also gained 8.4 percent. (Reporting by Kit Rees and Helen Reid; Editing by AngusMacSwan)

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22 Feb 2024 09:42

TOP NEWS: Hikma boosts dividend after year of "significant progress"

(Alliance News) - Shares in Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC jumped on Thursday after it lifted the dividend by 29% amid better-than-expected annual profit.

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22 Feb 2024 07:51

Hikma lifts dividend after double-digit growth in 2023

(Sharecast News) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals impressed the market with its annual results on Thursday as it bumped up its dividend by almost a third following double-digit growth in core revenues and profits in 2023.

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15 Feb 2024 14:42

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

Friday 16 February 
NatWest Group PLCFull Year Results
Segro PLCFull Year Results
TBC Bank Group PLCFull Year Results
Monday 19 February 
Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLCFull Year Results
MoneySupermarket.com PLCFull Year Results
Transense Technologies PLCHalf Year Results
Wilmington PLCHalf Year Results
Tuesday 20 February 
Antofagasta PLCFull Year Results
Barclays PLCFull Year Results
BHP Group LtdHalf Year Results
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLCFull Year Results
Gran Tierra Energy IncFull Year Results
InterContinental Hotels Group PLCFull Year Results
Petra Diamonds LtdHalf Year Results
Springfield Properties PLCHalf Year Results
Wednesday 21 February 
BAE Systems PLCFull Year Results
Conduit Holdings LtdFull Year Results
Glencore PLCFull Year Results
HSBC Holdings PLCFull Year Results
Rio Tinto PLCFull Year Results
Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income PLCFull Year Results
Tate & Lyle PLCTrading Statement
Thursday 22 February 
Anglo American PLCFull Year Results
Genus PLCHalf Year Results
Hargreaves Lansdown PLCHalf Year Results
Hays PLCHalf Year Results
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLCFull Year Results
Indivior PLCFull Year Results
Jupiter Fund Management PLCFull Year Results
Lloyds Banking Group PLCFull Year Results
ME Group International PLCFull Year Results
Morgan Sindall Group PLCFull Year Results
Pantheon International PLCHalf Year Results
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCFull Year Results
WPP PLCFull Year Results
  
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2 Feb 2024 07:23

Hikma agrees to settle US opioid claims

(Sharecast News) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement in principle to address the majority of opioid-related claims filed against it by various US states, local communities and tribal nations on Friday.

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1 Feb 2024 20:00

EARNINGS AND TRADING: Tandem FY sales down 17%; Hikma's opioid deal

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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9 Jan 2024 09:29

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman lifts Landsec and British Land

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7 Nov 2023 13:08

Jefferies downgrades Hikma to 'hold'

(Sharecast News) - Jefferies downgraded Hikma Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday to 'hold' from 'buy' and cut the price target to 1,940p from 2,125p.

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7 Nov 2023 09:28

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Watches of Switzerland impresses HSBC; Asos cut

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LONDON BRIEFING: AB Foods hails Primark; Beazley premiums rise

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open in the red on Tuesday, following Asian equities lower, as the good feeling in equity markets after the softer US jobs data on Friday gives way to some caution.

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Berenberg stays at 'hold' on Hikma Pharmaceuticals

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg reiterated their 'hold' rating and 2,100.0p target price on Hikma Pharmaceuticals on Monday, saying a "lighter" second half was playing out in its injectables unit.

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan lifts Smith & Nephew

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

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2 Nov 2023 15:12

London close: Stocks rise as BoE keeps rates steady

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets ended the day on a positive note on Thursday, following the Bank of England's decision to maintain interest rates as markets widely expected.

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