(ShareCast News) - OneSavings Bank has increased its net loans and advances for the first nine months of the year. The FTSE 250 lending and retail savings group issued a trading update for the period since 1 July on Wednesday. The bank said net loans and advances grew £986m to £4.9bn, driven by str
Read more(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 was down slightly, with the index of mid-cap shares down 16.3 points, or 0.10% at 16,813. Halfords shares were punctured on news that after it said cycling sales fell 11% in the eight weeks to 28 August and are likely to be below current expectations for the quarte
Read more(ShareCast News) - London's mid-cap index was in the red on Tuesday as weak Chinese and UK manufacturing figures weighed on sentiment. At 1440 BST, the index was down 1.8% at 16,807.07. OneSavings Bank was the standout gainer after Numis raised its forecasts and target price on the stock following s
Read more(ShareCast News) - The oil patch was on fire on Thursday as crude futures jumped on both sides of the Atlantic in the wake a much stronger than expected reading on the rate of growth in US gross domestic product. As of 16:30 front month Brent crude futures were up by 6,14% on the ICE at $45.96 per b
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