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26 May 2021 | 09:06am StockMarketWire.com - Payments group Equiniti said the mixed performance across its divisions seen in the first quarter of the year had continued into the second amid ongoing lockdown restrictions. Some divisions were 'gaining positive momentum whilst others continue to be impacted by lockdown restrictions,' the company said. 'The outlook remains dependent on the pace and shape of the economic recovery and the timing of the return of market-paid activities as set out in the group's 2020 full year results,' it added. 'As a result of these continuing uncertainties, the Gro...

1 April 2021 | 12:22pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 was up 0.5% to 6,745.29 ahead of the Easter break as investors backed shares which will benefit from the reopening plan which is set to gather pace in the UK in April. Clothing retailer Next has jumped 4.1% to £81.92 after it posted a 15% fall in full price sales for 2020/21 and pre-tax profit of £342 million, in line with guidance but said online sales growth is set to continue. In the first eight weeks of the 2021/22 year, Next said its online sales have been stronger than expected and has raised its central profit guidance by £30...

1 April 2021 | 08:47am StockMarketWire.com - A 2.2% increase in the National Minimum Wage to £8.91 has put a spring in the FTSE 100 on opening ahead of the long Easter weekend. The rise in the minimum wage, which will apply to two million workers, although those on furlough are set to miss out, has lifted the FTSE 100 0.3% at 6,734.74, while the FTSE 250 is 0.4% higher at 21,601.77. Clothing retailer Next has jumped 4.1% to £81.92 after it posted a 15% fall in full price sales for 2020/21 and pre-tax profit of £342 million, in line with guidance but said online sales growth is set to conti...

1 April 2021 | 16:37pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 6,737.30 amid optimism over a reopening of the UK economy. By 4.30pm UK time the S&P 500 in the US moved above 4,000 for the first time as it marked a new record high, gaining 0.9%. Clothing retailer Next has jumped 3.2% to £81.14 after it posted a 15% fall in full price sales for 2020/21 and pre-tax profit of £342 million, in line with guidance but said online sales growth is set to continue. In the first eight weeks of the 2021/22 year, Next said its online sales have been stronger than expected and has raised its ce...