FTSE 100 Rises After Treasury, BOE Attempt to Calm Market Turmoil
September 27 2022 - 4:17AM
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FTSE 100 Rises After UK Treasury, BOE Attempt to Calm Market
Turmoil
0809 GMT - The FTSE 100 rises 0.6% to 7064 points after the U.K.
Treasury and Bank of England tried to calm market turbulence Monday
in response to concerns over new fiscal stimulus. The BOE said it
was willing to change interest rates as much as needed but wouldn't
assess the impact of fiscal policy until its next scheduled meeting
on November 3. The Treasury promised to deliver a new strategy to
bring debt under control on November 23. "There's nothing wrong
with being ambitious on the economy but timing is everything and
when the cost is much higher interest rates, there won't be many
winners and the economy simply won't see the benefit," Oanda
analyst Craig Erlam writes. (renae.dyer@wsj.com)
Companies News:
SSE PLC Sees 1H Adjusted Earnings Per Share Rising; Backs
Guidance
SSE PLC said Tuesday that it expects higher adjusted earnings
per share for the first half of the fiscal year, and backed its
full-year guidance.
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United Utilities Sees Lower 1H Revenue Amid Inflation, Higher
Power Prices
United Utilities Group PLC said Tuesday that revenue for both
the first half and the full fiscal year ending March 31 are
expected to be lower on year amid the inflationary environment and
higher power prices.
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UK Regulator to Examine Acquisition of National Grid Stake by
Consortium
The U.K. competition regulator said Tuesday that it is
considering whether the acquisition of a 60% shareholding in
National Grid PLC by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
(Europe) Ltd. and British Columbia Investment Management Corp.
could lessen competition.
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Weir Group Backs 2022 Views, Targets Operating-Margin Growth
Weir Group PLC said Tuesday that is taking initiatives to
increase operating margins beyond 2023, and backed its guidance for
the full year.
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Saga Swung to 1H Pretax Loss; Lowers Full-Year Profit
Guidance
Saga PLC said Tuesday that it swung to a first-half pretax loss
despite higher revenue on a one-off impairment of assets, and that
it cut full-year expectations.
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SSP to Report Around GBP2.17Bln in Sales for FY 2022 as
Passenger Numbers Recover
SSP Group PLC said Tuesday that it expects to report sales of
around 2.17 billion pounds ($2.32 billion) for fiscal 2022 as
passenger numbers continue to recover, and that it remains
confident in the continuing resilience of its business model.
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Biffa Agrees to GBP1.3 Bln Offer by ECP, Lower than Previously
Indicated
Biffa PLC said Tuesday that it has agreed to a 1.3 billion-pound
($1.39 billion) takeover by Bears Bidco Ltd., a new company formed
and controlled by ECP V, LLC, slightly lower than the price
indicated on June 7.
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Card Factory Swung to 1H Pretax Profit as Customer Spending
Normalized
Card Factory PLC reported on Tuesday a swing to pretax profit in
the first half of fiscal 2023, driven by a return to normal
customer spending after the lifting of coronavirus measures.
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Domino's Pizza Group Appoints Elias Diaz Sese as Interim CEO
Domino's Pizza Group PLC said Tuesday that it has appointed
Elias Diaz Sese as interim chief executive officer, succeeding
Dominic Paul, who is leaving to join FTSE 100-listed
hotel-and-restaurant company Whitbread PLC.
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Close Brothers FY 2022 Net Profit Fell on Higher Costs; Raises
Dividend
Close Brothers Group PLC said Tuesday that profit for fiscal
2022 fell on higher expenses, but increased its dividend
payout.
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AG Barr Warns of Economic Challenges Ahead Despite Good 1H
Performance
A.G. Barr PLC said Tuesday that it expects the current economic
environment to hurt consumers' purchasing behavior as it reported a
rise in pretax profit for the first half of fiscal 2023 on a rise
in revenue across all of its core brands.
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First Property Funds Under Management Fell in Early Fiscal
2023
First Property Group PLC said Tuesday that its total funds under
management have decreased in fiscal 2023 to date following the sale
of several properties.
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Mortgage Advice Bureau 1H Pretax Profit Fell Amid Difficult
Macro Environment
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC said Tuesday that pretax
profit for the first half fell amid an increasingly difficult macro
environment.
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S&U 1H Pretax Profit Rose; Raises Dividend
S&U PLC said Tuesday that pretax profit for the first half
of fiscal 2023 rose on increased revenue and it declared a dividend
payout.
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Billington Shares Rise on Higher 1H Pretax Profit, Expectation
of 2022 Profit Beating Views
Shares in Billington Holdings PLC rose Tuesday after the company
said that its first-half pretax profit rose significantly together
with revenue on new business and continued recovery, and that it
expects full-year profit to exceed management views.
Contact: London NewsPlus; paul.larkins@wsj.com
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September 27, 2022 05:02 ET (09:02 GMT)
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