FTSE 100 slips into the red at the close as Wall Street struggles
The London stock market somewhat mirrored London’s weather today; a pleasant start, followed by heavy showers and then a traditional British tepid finish.
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The London stock market somewhat mirrored London’s weather today; a pleasant start, followed by heavy showers and then a traditional British tepid finish.
Follow John on: A look at some of the major movers in London on Monday Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) saw its shares rise by a tenth to 3,030p after it boasted of a “very strong first-half performance”. The electrical components supplier raised full-year expectations after the six months to the end of March 2021 saw underlying revenue growth of 2% from a year earlier and a rise in the profit before tax to £42.5mln from £41.6mln in the corresponding period 12 months earlier. Having deferred payment of an interim dividend last year because of COVID-19, the company recommended payment of an interi...
Directa Plus secures EU patent for G+ production process The patent covers the company's unique water-based exfoliation technology for converting super-expanded graphite to pristine graphene nanoplatelets Directa Plus PLC (LON:DCTA) said it has been granted a European Union-wide patent covering the production process for its G+ graphene nanoplatelets with a priority date of June 20, 2014. The AIM-listed firm said the patent covers the use of its unique water-based exfoliation technology for converting super-expanded graphite to pristine graphene nanoplatelets using no chemicals and with a ver...
FTSE 100 steady above 7000 level with Wall Street set to open higher Companies FTSE 100 steady above 7000 level with Wall Street set to open higher The index of UK-blue-chips in positive mood while US is set to make a positive start as investors await jobs and services data FTSE 100 up 81 points Dow to see early gains Croda higher on restructuring talk 12.35pm: US market expected to recover Wall Street is set to recover after Tuesday's caution as US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen rattled the cages with talk of interest rate rises. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which ended off its worst ...
The Market Report with Katie Pilbeam.  FTSE 100 rallied strongly after the shock that someone in the US administration had noticed prices are...