Mon, 30th Sep 2019 09:43
* FTSE 100 up 0.5 pct * Insurance, financials support index higher * FTSE 250 closes at record level * Thomas Cook suffers on cautious outlook * Miners tumble as copper prices turn down (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Mark
Read more* STOXX Europe 600 index rises for third straight day * SocGen, Eutelsat, Total rise as results please * But Commerzbank slips as weak earnings outlook disappoints * Bank of America analysts upbeat on European equities (Adds details, closing prices) By Atul Prakash and D
Read more* Over 20 pct of shareholders vote again directors' remuneration * Tour operator sees bookings rise * Reaffirms guidance despite cautious tone (Adds shareholder rebellion over executive pay) By Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Shares in Thomas Cook fell more than
Read moreLONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - More than 20 percent of shareholders in tour operator Thomas Cook voted against the board's planned pay awards for directors on Thursday, including one of its top shareholders. At the firm's Annual General Meeting, 21.68 percent of shareholders voted against the Th
Read moreLONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Standard Life Investments, the fund arm of insurer Standard Life, said on Thursday it had voted against the re-election of the board members who set pay at holiday firm Thomas Cook after it disagreed with their plans. SLI, the second-biggest investor in Thomas Cook
Read more(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) * FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct * Smith & Nephew down after results * Thomas Cook weighs on mid caps By Kit Rees LONDON, Feb 9
Read more(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) * STOXX Europe 600 index up 0.2 pct * SocGen and Eutelsat among top gainers * Yara International worst performer By Atul P
Read more(ShareCast News) - With the European travel outlook remaining highly uncertain and a shareholder battle over bonuses is brewing, Thomas Cook started the year in muted fashion but is still confident it can hit full year targets. Revenue in the three months to the end of December was up 1% to £1.6bn b
Read moreLONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Tour-operator Thomas Cook said that bookings for the summer were up on last year on Thursday, but it remained cautious on the rest of 2017 given political and economic uncertainty. Thomas Cook said that 31 percent of its summer holidays had been sold, with bookings
Read more(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 closed the session down 0.19% to 18,377.37 points. Mining shares rallied, including Hoschchild Mining, Kaz Minerals and Centamin, as metal prices gained. Investors flocked to gold amid a politically motivated sell-off in equities. At 15:26 GMT, on Comex, gold was
Read more(ShareCast News) - Donald Trump's economic honeymoon could come to an end as soon as next year, senior City fund managers have forecast, with the US at risk of plunging into recession. Nine years on from the start of the financial crisis, the US recovery may be overheating, Legal & General Investmen
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