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19 January 2021 | 07:26am StockMarketWire.com - Mr Kipling cakes and Bisto gravy maker Premier Foods said it expected to post higher annual eanrings after its third-quarter sales jumped 9%, as people buy more groceries during lockdown. Trading profit for the year through March was now expected at between £145 million and £150 million, up from £132.6 million year-on-year, the company said in an update. Premier Foods, which had been plagued by a heavy debt load, said it now expected its net de...

19 January 2021 | 11:58am StockMarketWire.com - Having made a strong start amid optimism over the US stimulus plan the FTSE 100 lost its way a little by midday to trade up 0.2% at 6,736.23. With trading due to resume in the US later after yesterdays pause for Martin Luther King Jr Day, futures markets pointed to gains. The changing of the guard at the White House is now within touching distance with president-elect Joe Bidens inauguration set to take place amid tight security tomorrow. Mining c...

19 January 2021 | 08:43am StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks opened higher on Tuesday, in line with European and Asian exchanges, as sentiment was buoyed by heightened anticipation of a bumper US stimulus package and Covid-19 vaccine hopes. At 0826, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 39.41 points, or 0.6%, at 6,760.06. Mining company Rio Tinto added 1.0% to £60.31 after it boosted fourth-quarter production and shipments of iron ore from Australias Pilbara region. Fashion retailer Superdry slumpe...

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