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26 May 2021 | 08:34am StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks edged higher in early trade on Wednesday, buoyed by two takeover deals in the local healthcare sector worth around £1 billion each. At 0822, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 5.76 points, or less than 0.1%, at 7,035.55. Private hospital group Spire Healthcare surged 26% to 243.5p on announcing that it had agreed to be acquired by Australias Ramsay Health Care for £999.6 million. Spire shareholders would receive 240p per share, a 24% prem...

FTSE dragged lower by weak banks

29 April 2021 | 07:47am StockMarketWire.com - medical technology company Convatec reported an 8.7% rise in revenue in the first quarter, led by strong growth in its advanced wound care and infusion care business. For the three months ended March 2021, revenue rose 8.7% to $500 million year-on-year. Advanced Wound Care revenue was up 8.8% on a reported basis, while Ostomy Care, its second largest business was up 6.7%. Infusion Care revenue increased 13.9%, and continence & critical care reven...

11 March 2021 | 09:47am StockMarketWire.com - Playtech has announced a 25% fall in its 2020 revenue to €1.07 billion amid a challenging backdrop. It said its financial performance for the year had been resilient with an adjusted EBITDA of €310.0 million, driven by Finalto in the first half of the year, and Core B2B and Snaitech in the second. Mor Weizer, CEO at Playtech, said: We are particularly pleased with the excellent progress we have made in the US market, launching with bet365 and E...

3 March 2021 | 07:54am StockMarketWire.com - Gambling software group Playtech said it had appointed Brian Mattingley as its chairman. Mattingley was currently chairman of rival gambling group 888 and would take up his new role at Playtech on 1 June. He would replace Claire Milne, who had been serving as interim chairman since May. 888, meanwhile, said Jonathan Mendelsohn would become its chairman on 31 March, further its announcement on 23 September, which stated he had joined 888 as chair Desi...

FTSE 100 held back by sterling strength with trading set to resume in the US

FTSE slips back a little after dull start on Wall Street

16 February 2021 | 08:50am StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors grow increasingly confident that US lawmakers will push through a large stimulus package, while big miners released some positive dividend news. At 0836, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 16.42 points, or 0.3%, at 6,772.53. BHP eased back 0.2% to $22.2448 even as it reported a 13% rise in first-half pre-tax profit to $8.83 billion, as revenue was boosted by higher iron ore and copper prices. The w...

12 January 2021 | 16:45pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 was off its lows for the day but still down 0.65% to 6,754.11 by the close as investors fretted about the pandemic. The S&P 500 was a smidge lower by 4.30pm UK time, trading down 0.78 points at 3,798.72. Home improvement retailer Kingfisher added 1.8% to 284.6p on announcing that it was comfortable with the top end of current market expectations for its annual pre-tax profit as strong demand continued. Housebuilder Vistry surrendered ...

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