FTSE opens 1% higher; Meggitt soars on takeover bid

UK stocks opened 1% higher on Tuesday after a takeover bid put a rocket under shares in aerospace and defence engineer Meggitt, while banking group...

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 08:22


Derwent London acquires Bush House leasehold interest

Real Estate company Derwent London said it had acquired the outstanding 7-year headlease interest in Bush House, South West Wing WC2 for £13.5 million gross....

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 08:20


AstraZeneca's lupus drug gains approval in US

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said its drug to treat adult patients with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus was approved in the US.

The approval...

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 08:18


HSBC profit jumps H1 on lower-than-expected credit losses amid improving global economy

Banking group HSBC profit jumped in the first half of the year as an improving macroeconomic outlook led to lower-than-planned credit impairments.

For the...

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 08:15


United Oil & Gas reports positive flow rates from Egypt well testing

Oil company United Oil & Gas said flow rates from a new well in Egypt exceeded pre-drill estimates.

United owned a 22% interest in the...

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 08:04


Sensyne grows medical research dataset to 60m patients

Clinical AI group Sensyne Health said it had reached a milestone of access to a combined clinical research, clinical trial and real world de-identified and...

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 07:56


Totally wins contact expected to be worth £4m a year

Healthcare services provider Totally said its urgent care division had won a contract expected to be worth about £4 million per annum.

The contract was...

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 07:52


Senior swings to first-half profit; forecasts 'slight' annual beat

Aerospace engineer Senior swung to a first-half profit, though its underlying performance weakened as the pandemic continues to hurt the commercial aviation sector.

Pre-tax profit...

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 07:49


RIT Capital Partners ups dividend amid positive first-half performance

Investment trust RIT Capital Partners nudged up its dividend after it reported a positive first-half performance.

The company's net asset value per share total return...

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 07:39


XP Power hikes dividend as first-half profit jumps 59%

Power control solutions group XP Power booked a 59% rise in first-half profit, more than doubled its interim dividend and upgraded its annual guidance.

Pre-tax...

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 07:33


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