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Britain's Next could give formal profit alert - Sky News

Jan 3 (Reuters) - British clothing retailer Next Inc could give a formal profit warming for its 2017 financial year in its fourth-quarter trading update, Sky News reported, citing a source. http://bit.ly/2iM9FsD A spokeswoman for the company said Next would report its quarterly trading upd

European shares rally as FTSE starts 2017 by setting record high

* STOXX 600 closes 0.7 percent higher * Britain's FTSE 100 hits record high * Banks, commodities-linked firms lead (Adds details and quote, updates prices) By Kit Rees and Atul Prakash LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Strength in financials and commodity-related stocks continue

Sector movers: Banks lead gains as Gilt yields resume rise

(ShareCast News) - Banks spearheaded gains as government bond yields jumped back following the declines seen at the end of 2016 amid stronger-than-expected readings on economic activity and prices on both sides of the Atlantic. As of 1543 GMT the yield on the benchmark 10-year Gilt was up 11 basis p

Tuesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - BP: UBS reiterates buy with a target price of 550p. InterContinental Hotels Group: Barclays upgrades to overweight, 4000p target. Debenhams: Deutsche Bank downgrades to sell with a 5200p target. Amerisur: Barclays reiterates equal weight with a 36p target. Next: Deutsche Bank d

FTSE kicks off 2017 on a record high, European stocks firm

* STOXX 600 up 0.7 percent * FTSE 100 hits record high * Banks, commodities-linked firms lead (Adds details and quote, updates prices) By Kit Rees LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Strength in financials and commodity-related stocks continued to underpin European equity markets

Deutsche Bank downgrades Next, Halfords, Debenhams

(ShareCast News) - Deutsche Bank cut its stance on a number of UK retailers as it said demand is likely to soften in 2017. "Retail stocks are typically early-cycle but there are risks a prolonged downturn means many could be value traps, particularly as the sector is typically showing average rather

BUZZ-Next: bottom of Stoxx on DB downgrade

** Clothing retailer's shares down 3.6 pct, bottom of the Stoxx 600 (.STOXX) (+0.7 pct) as well as UK's FTSE 100 ** Deutsche Bank cuts to "hold" from "buy"; cuts target price by 11 pct to 5,300p ** DB sees more challenging year for European general retailers in 2017, especially in th

UPDATE 2-Zara owner Inditex keeps up with weather forecasts to boost sales growth

* Net profit up 9 pct at 2.2 bln euros in Feb-Oct period * Sales up 14.5 pct in local currencies over period * Slower-moving rivals expected to be hit by warmer autumn * Shares down 1.9 pct by 1010 GMT on gross margin miss (Adds details from conference call, analyst's comment,

Inditex 9-month profit up 9 percent, in line with forecasts

MADRID, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Inditex, the world's biggest clothing retailer and owner of Zara, on Wednesday reported a 9 percent rise in 9-month profit from a year ago, as sales continued to accelerate despite a warmer-than-usual autumn in many European countries. Inditex's net profit was 2.2

UK Dividends Calendar - Next 7 Days

Britain's FTSE index slips as Trump rally falters

* FTSE 100 closes down 0.6 percent * Banks and energy shares lead declines * Utilities gain as investors back safe stocks (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) By Pe

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Essentra Shares Sink After Profit Warning

UPDATE 4-Britain's M&S to close stores, cut back on clothing

* Retailer to close about 30 UK stores, switch 45 to food only * Will shut 53 stores in 10 international markets * First half profit falls 19 pct * New CEO seeks to reduce reliance on clothing business * Shares down 6 percent (Adds short interest data) By James Dav

LONDON BRIEFING: AB Foods Leads Gainers In Nervous Market

Thursday newspaper share tips: Next, One Savings Bank

(ShareCast News) - Shares in Next have been battered as markets price-in its exposure to the fall in the pound, which will make sourcing from outside the UK dearer, but the share price drop had been overdone, The Times's Tempus said. Then there is the potential impact of higher inflation on consumer