* Q1 underlying pretax 94 mln stg vs year-ago 95 mln * Expects up to 380 million pounds from disposals * Flags poss 10 mln stg impact from adverse platinum, forex moves * Shares down 2.8 pct (Adds analyst comment, lower profit warning details, shares) By Silvia Antonioli
Read more(ShareCast News) - Shares in Chemicals firm Johnson Matthey fell after it reported a 1% dip in pre-tax profit for the first quarter of this year. At 0825 BST shares in the company were down 1.26% to 2974p. Underlying profit before tax was £94m, down from the £95m it posted the year before. The FT
Read more** Autocatalyst maker Johnson Matthey down 1.6 pct, second-largest loser on STOXX 600 Chemicals Index after warning FY results would be lower due to the impact of foreign exchange and low metals prices ** If exchange rates and PGM prices remain at current levels results will see a hit of ab
Read moreLONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - Johnson Matthey, the world's biggest producer of auto catalysts, said on Wednesday that in the absense of acquisitions, it intends to return to shareholders cash from the sale of two of its businesses, as it posted a small drop in pretax profit. The UK-based spec
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