With US inflation figures looming the FTSE 100 was up 0.37% to 7,298.47 by midday amid some strong corporate updates.

ITV rallied 8.2% to 118.25p...

Marks & Spencer

“Something spectacular must have happened since August for Marks & Spencer to upgrade earnings guidance once again. Back then, it believed...

Energy services group Enteq Technologies said it had signed two exclusive distribution agreements with third-party technology providers to enhance and complement its product range....

Data science and machine learning solutions company Insig AI said it had appointed Colm McVeigh as chief commercial officer.

From 2016 until September 2021,...

Mining group Power Metal Resources said it had expanded the size of its uranium exploration portfolio by upping its land holdings in the Athabasca Basin...

Nutrition group Glanbia said it expected earnings growth toward the top end of its guidance range owing to 'good' demand across its performance nutrition and...

Property investor Town Centre Securities said the value of its portfolio had edged up 0.3% on a like-for-like basis in the year through June.

The...

Vanadium producer and developer Ferro-Alloy Resources said it had made its first commercial sale of ferro-molybdenum and had completed testing of the production of ferro-vanadium....

Healthcare investor Syncona said it was encouraged by trial results released by portfolio company and gene-therapy developer Freeline Therapeutics.

Freeline had announced new data from...

Cookware group ProCook said it had priced an initial public offering that would give it a market valuation of £158 million.

The IPO had been...