(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices on Thursday.----------FTSE 100 - WINNERS----------Barratt Developments, up 3.5%, Taylor Wimpey, up 1.7%, Persimmon, up 1.3%, Berkeley Group, up 1.2%. Shares in the housebuilders were higher following the latest results from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors UK Residential Market Survey. Appetite for buying a home has picked up for the first time in nearly three years, surveyors have reported. An overall net balance of 10% more surveyors saw an increase rather than a decrease in interest from new buyers in June, according to RICS. There are also signs of a more stable trend in the supply of homes coming on the market, RICS said. For the first time in a year, surveyors are seeing positive growth in properties being listed for sale. "Investors raced to snap up shares in housebuilders after the latest RICS survey showed some signs of recovery in the housing market. Although it is too early to call a bounce-back in the property market based on one set of data, the news does offer a glimmer of hope for investors in housebuilding stocks," AJ Bell's Russ Mould said.----------Reckitt Benckiser, up 2.8%. The consumer goods firm said it agreed with the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to resolve an investigation into the sales and marketing of Suboxone Film by former prescription pharmaceuticals arm Indivior. In September 2016, 35 US states and the District of Columbia filed a civil complaint against Indivior in relation to its ongoing legal privilege dispute with the US Federal Trade Commission. Since then, the commission has been investigating whether Indivior, then owned by former parent Reckitt, tried to prevent generic competition for its Suboxone Film opioid addiction treatment. The firm on Thursday said it will pay up to USD1.4 billion to fully resolve all federal investigations into Reckitt in connection with the Indivior indictment and claims relating to state Medicaid programs for those states choosing to participate in the settlement. ----------FTSE 100 - LOSERS----------Halma, down 1.0%. The stock went ex-dividend meaning new buyers no longer qualify for the latest payout. ----------Experian, down 0.8%. Goldman Sachs cut the credit checking agency to Neutral from Buy. ----------FTSE 250 - WINNERS----------Diploma, up 5.5%. The technical products and services firm announced the GBP56.0 million takeover of a gasket and fluid-sealing products maker. Virginia Sealing Products Inc specialises in customers who process and transport hazardous materials but also operates in markets such as power generation, pulp & paper, and marine. Diploma is paying GBP56.0 million in cash upfront, but it may also pay a further GBP8.0 million if VSP meets various operating profit targets. The deal will be funded from existing cash and new debt, but Diploma said it "will continue to maintain a strong balance sheet". ----------John Wood, up 3.8%. Bernstein promoted the oilfield services firm to its Top Pick within its oil sector coverage. ----------FTSE 250 - LOSERS----------Telecom Plus, down 1.0%. The stock went ex-dividend. ----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM - WINNERS----------Indivior, up 25%. The pharmaceuticals firm revised its expectations for 2019 net revenue and net income higher following a stronger-than-expected first half. Indivior highlighted that the primary driver of growth has been the market share outperformance of Suboxone Film. Indivior said it now expects net revenue for 2019 to be in a range of USD670 million to USD720 million and net income in a range of USD80 million to USD130 million. The company had previously expected net revenue to come in between USD525 million and USD575 million, and net income was not seen higher than USD10 million. In 2018, Indivior delivered net revenue of USD1.00 billion and net income of USD275 million. ----------Sosandar, up 12% at 16.25p. The online women's fashion retailer said it has raised GBP7 million at a premium to push forward with future growth. Sosandar placed approximately 46.7 million shares at 15 pence per share. Sosandar said the placing price represented a 3.4% premium to Thursday's closing price. The placing comprises of a firm placing of 22.7 million shares with a further placing of 24.0 million shares, conditional on shareholder approval. Sosandar said the placing was needed to raise additional equity to "help support and accelerate further growth".----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM - LOSERS----------Tekcapital, down 27% at 8.25p. The investment company focused on university-developed technology said it intends to raise GBP750,000 through a share placing to fund investment in key activities and to further develop and progress with the commercialisation of its portfolio of intellectual property. The AIM-listed firm said it will issue 9.4 million shares at a price of 8 pence each. Following the admission, Tekcapital will have 63.7 million shares overall. A significant amount of the placing will be utilised to expand Tekcapital's commercialisation of its investment portfolio of businesses, the company highlighted.----------
UK dividends calendar - next 7 days
Monday 6 May | |
no events scheduled | |
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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