(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices on Thursday.----------FTSE 100 - WINNERS----------Burberry Group, up 2.2%. Mainfirst raised the luxury goods retailer to Outperform from Neutral. ----------Associated British Foods, up 0.5%. The Primark clothing chain owner reported an increase in revenue in its financial year-to-date, helped by strong performances in its Retail and Ingredients units. The company, which also produces sugar and ingredients, said revenue at constant currency for the 40 weeks to June 22 was 3% higher than the same period last year. At actual exchange rates, revenue grew by 2% year-on-year. For the full year, the FTSE 100-listed company said it expects to report substantial profit growth for retailer Primark and, on an underlying basis, in its Grocery division. Overall, the full year outlook for the group is unchanged, with adjusted earnings per share expected to be in line with last year's 134.9 pence. In the Retail division, sales at Primark in the year-to-date were 4% ahead of last year, driven by increased selling space.----------FTSE 100 - LOSERS----------International Consolidated Airlines, down 8.0% and Coca-Cola HBC, down 7.3%, Next, down 3.1%. The stocks went ex-dividend Thursday, meaning new buyers no longer qualify for the latest payout. ----------Spirax-Sarco Engineering, down 3.2%. Goldman Sachs cut the steam management systems and peristaltic pumps maker to Sell from Neutral. ----------Persimmon, down 2.1%. The housebuilder said its decision to focus on increasing quality and customer service resulted in lower revenue growth and legal completions for the the first half of 2019. The company said revenue for the six months to June 30 will total GBP1.75 billion, down from GBP1.83 billion recorded in the year ago period, with legal completions down to 7,584 from 8,072. Average selling prices in the period were GBP216,950, up slightly from GBP215,813. Persimmon recently launched an independent review of its quality and customer care operations following criticism over its poor build quality. The company is scheduled to release the results and recommendations of the review in the final quarter of 2019. The value of total forward sales as at June 30 was GBP1.62 billion, down from GBP1.68 billion a year ago. Peers Barratt Developments, Taylor Wimpey and Berkeley were down 0.4%, 0.9% and 1.0%, respectively. ----------FTSE 250 - WINNERS----------Energean Oil & Gas, up 13%. The oil and gas company said it has bought the oil exploration and production unit of Italian electricity and natural gas company Edison for a total consideration of USD850 million. Edison itself is owned by French utility firm Electricite de France. The Mediterranean-focused company has bought Edison Exploration & Production for USD750 million, with an additional contingent consideration of USD100 million payable following first gas from the Cassiopea development, offshore Italy. Energean Oil will fund the initial USD750 million consideration through a USD600 million committed bridge loan facility and up to USD265 million of equity financing through a new share placing. The share placing - to raise GBP211 million or around USD265 million - will be conducted through an accelerated bookbuild. Certain Energean directors have indicated their intention to participate in the placing up to GBP3 million.----------FTSE 250 - LOSERS----------Babcock International, down 3.7%. The stock went ex-dividend. ----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM - WINNERS----------C&C Group, up 4.8%. The Irish beer and cider maker reported a solid start to new financial year and said it will seek inclusion in the FTSE UK Index Series, following last year's acquisition of Matthew Clark and Bibendum. Since this acquisition from alcohol distributor Conviviality in 2018 for a nominal sum, a majority of the company's revenue now comes from the UK. In order to become eligible for FTSE index inclusion, the Magners cider maker will cancel its Euronext Dublin listing. However, it said it will remain domiciled and tax resident in Ireland, with its head office staying in Dublin. With a EUR1.27 billion market capitalisation in London, C&C would easily obtain a spot in the FTSE 250 index. C&C, which also makes Bulmers cider and Tennent's beer, said it has made a "solid start" to its current financial year ending in February 2020, with trading in line with market expectations.----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM - LOSERS----------Keywords Studios, down 9.3%, Peel Hunt downgraded the video games outsourcing services firm to Sell from Hold. ----------
UK dividends calendar - next 7 days
Monday 6 May | |
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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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