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Next sees FY profits ahead of guidance but stays cautious on outlook

Fashion retailer Next forecast annual profits slightly ahead of guidance and announced a new 50p special dividend, but said it remained cautious about 2015. Next said it now expected full-year profits to be within £10m either side of £775m, £5m ahead of the midpoint profit guidance it issued in Octo

BUZZ-Next: traders eye attractive entry point

** Recent weakness in Next providing attractive entry point for those bullish on stock, according to two London-based traders ** Stock fell below 200-day SMA in October for first time since August 2011, back below as of Dec 9 Share price chart: http://link.reuters.com/pux63w **

London midday: UK stocks at one-month low on global concerns, Tesco plummets

UK stocks were on track to settle at their lowest level in a month on Tuesday as a recent sell-off in oil hit energy shares and a profit warning from Tesco hammered retailers. Crude was trading at a fresh five-year low on the back of concerns about oversupply and slowing global growth. Political unc

London open: UK stocks tread water ahead of BoE, ECB policy meetings

The UK stock market opened more or less unchanged on Thursday as investors scaled back their risk appetite ahead of a busy day, with central bank meetings lying ahead in the UK and Europe. While both the Bank of England and European Central Bank are expected to leave monetary policy unchanged, all e

Ex-divs to take 1.1 points off FTSE 100 on Dec. 4

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go ex-dividend on Thursday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of the resulting adjustment to prices by market-maker

UPDATE 1-Bargains and brawls: "Black Friday" comes to Britain

(Adds detail, analyst comment) By James Davey and Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - British police officers were called to stores across the country on Friday as the "Black Friday" shopping frenzy imported from the United States brought surging crowds and fights over sharply d

Fashion chains chase faster supplies to counter volatile weather

* Many European chains hit by unusually warm weather * Inditex, Primark insulated by "fast fashion" model * Others following suit by buying less, more often By Emma Thomasson BERLIN, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Increasingly erratic weather is driving European clothing retailers to

London midday: UK stocks pull back from six-week high despite upbeat Eurozone data

Mining and oil shares were leading the UK stock market lower on Friday as commodity prices weakened, with the FTSE 100 pulling back after hitting its highest level in a month and a half. Nevertheless, losses were only modest in London, with sentiment supported by some reassuring growth figures from

London open: Resource stocks drag FTSE lower, but Eurozone data impresses

UK stocks pulled back from their highest levels in a month and a half on Friday, though the downside was being limited by some rare positive economic data from the Eurozone. Figures released on Friday morning showed that both Germany and France returned to growth in the third quarter, reassuring the

UK fashion firm New Look stays cautious despite sales rise

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - British fashion retailer New Look posted a rise in first-half sales and profits on Tuesday but stayed cautious on its full-year outlook, saying the warm autumn weather had made the market trickier. The privately owned chain, which competes with Primark and Next,

BUZZ-M&S: more bullish brokers propel stock to top of FTSE

** Marks & Spencer top UK blue-chip riser for second-day running as five star analyst & host of others become more bullish on the retailer following robust results released on Wednesday. ** Deutsche Bank, a top-ranked broker on the stock according to StarMine, lifts rating on the stock to "

UPDATE 4-Hope for women's clothing as M&S profits rise

* H1 underlying profit 268 mln stg vs forecast 252 mln * Raises general merchandise full-year gross margin forecast * Lowers full-year cost growth forecast * Q2 non-food like-for-like sales down 4 pct, food up 0.2 pct * Shares climb 9.7 pct (Adds detail, CEO, analyst, fa

BUZZ-M&S: Top of the STOXX on earnings beat, margins outlook

** Marks & Spencer best performing & most active among top UK and European stocks after forecast beating rise in underlying H1 profit & a brighter outlook for non-food profit margins. ** Stock jumps 7 pct, poised for best day in more than 5 years. ** Some short-covering at work, trade

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Set For Higher Open Ahead Of Services PMI

UPDATE 2-ABF's Primark shrugs off warm autumn with 10 pct sales rise

* FY adjusted EPS 104.1 pence, up 6 pct * Primark profit up 29 pct, sugar profit down 56 pct * Expects further large fall in sugar profit in 2014-15 * Sees limited opportunity to grow EPS in 2014-15 * Shares up 2.7 pct (Adds detail, CEO, analyst comment, shares) By