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26 April 2021 | 16:37pm StockMarketWire.com - After struggling for direction for much of the day the FTSE 100 strengthened this afternoon, bolstered by a decent open on Wall Street. By the close the index was up 0.35% at 6,963.12 with the S&P 500 in the US gaining 0.3% to 4,192.63 by 4.30pm UK time. Educational publishing and services group Pearson gained 3% to 824.8p as its first-quarter sales grew 5% year-on-year, underpinned by online learning. Pearson stuck to its previous annual guidance. Publishing and events group Informa rose 3.7% to 570.6p following news that it had joined up with pr...

26 April 2021 | 07:47am StockMarketWire.com - Infection control product group Tristel downgraded its annual profit guidance, blaming lower-than-expected sales and a rise in its cost base. Pre-tax profit for the year through June was expected to be 'no less than £5 million', the company said in a trading update. Tristel said its sale were likely to exceed £31m, which was 'comparable' with last year. The company was experiencing a fall in demand for patient examinations caused by Covid-19, partly offset by surface disinfectant product sales. 'Looking out to next financial year, we expect dema...

22 February 2021 | 07:26am StockMarketWire.com - Infection prevention group Tristel posted a 12% rise in first-half profit, as hospitals rushed to purchase disinfectants amid the pandemic, offsetting lower demand from patient exams being deferred. Pre-tax profit for the six months through December increased to £3.1 million, up from £2.8 million year-on-year, as revenue climbed 15% to £16.8 million. Tristel declared an interim dividend of 2.62p per share, up 12% year-on-year. Chief executive Paul Swinney said sales growth was at the top end of the company's 10-15% target range and that marg...

22 February 2021 | 08:36am StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks opened lower on Monday as rising US bond yields and inflation fears tempered Covid vaccine optimism. At 0824, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 56.45 points, or 0.9%, at 6,567.57. Security group G4S slumped 9.7% to 242.8p after private equity firm GardaWorld said it wouldn't raise its 235p offer for the company, cooling hopes of a bidding war. G4S had rejected GardaWorld's offer in favour of 245p bid from Allied Universal. Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca added 0.2% to £72.39 even after it said it was withdrawing a bladder cancer...