JD Sports Fashion was rising after reporting a sales surge of 12% over the Christmas period in the five weeks to 3 January. The company said: "The board is now confident that the headline profit before tax and exceptional items for our continuing operations will exceed the top end of market expectat
Read moreWeakness on Wall Street and nervousness ahead of some key US data resulted in a negative start for UK stocks on Friday, though gains from oil major BP limited the decline. BP was on the rise early on after being handed a smaller-than-expected civil penalty over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010.
Read moreIncreasing demand for price-comparison services resulted in a decent fourth-quarter performance from website group Moneysupermarket.com, though growth did tail off towards the end of the year. Group revenues were 4% higher year-on-year at £58.9m in the last three months of 2014, compared with 12% gr
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