(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices on Thursday.----------FTSE 100 - WINNERS----------SSE, up 1.8%. The utility reiterated its outlook for its year ending March 2020, despite lower-than-expected renewable energy output in the first three months of the financial period. The Scottish energy company also reconfirmed its intention to recommend a dividend of 80 pence for the year to March 2020, in line with the company's five-year dividend plan. In May, SSE said it expects financial 2020 adjusted operating profit to improve but to be impacted by the phasing of profit in regulated Electricity Networks and the hedging of renewable energy output at less than current market prices. Adjusted operating profit for financial 2019 was GBP1.14 billion. SSE's total energy customers fell in the June quarter to 5.71 million from 5.78 million as at March 31.----------Severn Trent, up 1.7%. UK water regulator Ofwat is targeting a GBP50 drop in annual water bills as well as a further GBP12 billion of investment into the water network. Unveiling its 2019 price review, which includes a "major" package of investment, Ofwat sees water companies investing GBP6 million a day over the next five years, which will help cut bills for customers by around GBP50 a year. Ofwat has reviewed 14 of the 17 UK water companies' future plans, and Severn Trent's were fast-tracked due to it being a "high-quality" plans.----------FTSE 100 - LOSERS----------InterContinental Hotels, down 1.6%. RBC cut its rating for the hotel operator to Underperform from Sector Perform----------FTSE 250 - WINNERS----------easyJet, up 3.5%. The budget airline said third quarter revenue rose year-on-year, partly due to the Easter period being in the second half of the current financial year. easyJet also announced it has poached the chief operating officer of rival Ryanair, Peter Bellew, to take on the same role at easyJet. easyJet reported total revenue for the third quarter ended June 30 of GBP1.76 billion, an 11% year-on-year rise. Ancillary revenue grew by 14% year-on-year to GBP374.0 million and passengers flown in the quarter rose to 26.4 million from 24.4 million a year before.----------Hochschild Mining, up 2.6%. The gold miner reported second-quarter output of 84,180 ounces of gold, which is 8.0% higher than the first quarter and 4.4% up year-on-year. For the first half, Hochschild's gold production rose 1.1% year-on-year to 161,160 ounces, and it has reiterated 2019 production and cost guidance. ----------Hilton Food Group, up 2.0%. The packaging firm said performance in the 28 weeks to July 14 has been in line with the board's expectations. Hilton made good progress in number of markets in Western Europe, and the Irish business also experienced top-line growth in the first half. In Central Europe, Hilton's performance continued in line with expectations the company saw strong double-digit growth Australia during the first half.----------FTSE 250 - LOSERS----------Moneysupermarket.com Group, down 1.5%. The comparison site's revenue for the six months to June climbed 15% year-on-year to GBP199.4 million, an "encouraging" performance, driven by "exceptional" energy switching as well as the GBP40 million acquisition of Decision Tech in August 2018. This revenue growth helped pretax profit rise 17% on the year before to GBP60.4 million, and Moneysupermarket has boosted its interim payout by 5% to 3.10 pence a share. Looking ahead, Moneysupermarket is confident on meeting the market's expectations for 2019. ----------Greggs, down 1.5%. Peel Hunt has reduced the baker's rating to Reduce from Hold----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM - WINNERS----------Ei Group, up 38%. The pub operator has agreed to a GBP1.3 billion takeover by Stonegate Pub Co, the owner of the Slug & Lettuce chain, the former Enterprise Inns announced. Stonegate will pay 285 pence per Ei share, a 39% premium to Ei's closing price in London on Wednesday of 205.8p. The deal values Ei at GBP1.27 billion, implying an enterprise value of GBP2.97 billion when including debt. ----------7digital, up 38%. The firm's Chief Executive John Aalbers and Chief Financial Officer Julia Hubbard have left with immediate effect. Chief Operating Officer Paul Langworthy will become CEO, and Michael Juskiewicz will become CFO. The firm is in the final stages of securing financing which was required, with GBP4.5 million set to be raised in the coming week. Alongside other cost cuts, the departure of Aalbers and Hubbard will save GBP1 million a year.----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM - LOSERS----------ASOS, down 16%. The online clothing retailer cut profit expectations for its financial year after warehouses issues affected sales in Europe and the US, despite "robust growth" elsewhere. Total revenue for the four months to June, which includes not just retail sales but delivery fees and third-party income, rose 12% year-on-year to GBP919.8 million and total retail sales increased 11% to GBP894.0 million. The company said the overhaul of warehouse operations in Berlin and Atlanta due to be completed by the end of September hindered sales in the two regions. It now expects group sales growth in line with the year to date, which in the first ten months of its financial year ending August 31 grew 13%. ASOS now forecasts a pretax profit between GBP30.0 and GBP35.0 million, a sharp fall on financial 2018's GBP102.0 million. ----------
UK dividends calendar - next 7 days
Monday 6 May | |
no events scheduled | |
Tuesday 7 May | |
Begbies Traynor Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Ferguson PLC | dividend payment date |
Manchester & London Investment Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Mobius Investment Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Nexus Infrastructure PLC | dividend payment date |
Pebble Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Pinewood Technologies Group PLC | special dividend payment date |
Thungela Resources Ltd | dividend payment date |
Volution Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Wednesday 8 May | |
Melrose Industries PLC | dividend payment date |
Personal Group Holdings PLC | dividend payment date |
Thursday 9 May | |
Admiral Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
AG Barr PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Aurora Investment Trust PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Bank of Ireland Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Bellevue Healthcare Trust PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Braime Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Centaur Media PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Chenavari Toro Income Fund Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Clarkson PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Custodian Property Income REIT PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
CVC Income & Growth Ltd EURO | ex-dividend payment date |
CVC Income & Growth Ltd GBP | ex-dividend payment date |
Domino's Pizza Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Epwin Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
F&C Investment Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Fidelity Special Values PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Focusrite PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Grafton Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Gresham Technologies PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Headlam Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Henderson International Income Trust PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
HSBC Holdings PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Ibstock PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Lancashire Holdings Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
LSL Property Services PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
M&C Saatchi PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
M&G PLC | dividend payment date |
Macfarlane Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Marwyn Value Investors Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Midwich Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Montanaro UK Smaller Cos Investments Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Octopus Titan VCT PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
One Media iP Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Petershill Partners PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Picton Property Income Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
PRS REIT PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Reach PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Sherborne Investors Guernsey C Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Sthree PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Sylvania Platinum Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Taylor Maritime Investments Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Tracsis PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Travis Perkins PLC | dividend payment date |
UIL Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Friday 10 May | |
AIB Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Alpha Group International PLC | dividend payment date |
Antofagasta PLC | dividend payment date |
Hammerson PLC | dividend payment date |
Hunting PLC | dividend payment date |
International Personal Finance PLC | dividend payment date |
Invesco Select Trust Global Equity Income PLC | dividend payment date |
Invesco Select Trust UK Equity PLC | dividend payment date |
Johnson Service Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Kerry Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv Co PLC | dividend payment date |
Schroder European Real Estate Investments Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd | dividend payment date |
Serco Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Somero Enterprises Inc | special dividend payment date |
Taylor Wimpey PLC | dividend payment date |
Tufton Oceanic Assets Ltd | dividend payment date |
VPC Specialty Lending Investments PLC | dividend payment date |
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