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The FTSE 100 eked out another µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë high today. ¤ÎÃæ¤Ç the companies with Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬s and Ëǰסʤ¹¤ë¡Ëing updates today are Ocado, Hipgnosis Songs ´ð¶â, Entain and Beazley. Read the Monday 29 April ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö Live blog below.
FTSE 100 ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ës another µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë high
The FTSE 100 has racked up another µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë, rising 7.2 points to 8,147.
The ¿¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ë of just 0.09 per cent was enough to ÇÛ㤹¤ë a new ĺÅÀ¡Ê¤Ë㤹¤ë¡Ë, ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ last week's run of four µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ës.
The FTSE 250 ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ëd up 1.3 per cent at 20,084.8.
15:21
The Footsie ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ës soon
Just before ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë, the FTSE 100 was 0.19% É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë at 8,154.90.
°ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö, the FTSE 250 was 1.07% higher at 20,035.65.
15:01
UK R&D may be ²ÁÃ͡ʤ¬¤¢¤ë¡Ë far more than ¸½ºß¡¿°ìÈÌ¤Ë ³µ»»¤Î, ONS says
(Reuters) - The value of ¸¦µæ and ³«È¯ undertaken in Britain each year could be more than 20 per cent higher than ¸«Àѡʤë¡Ës ¸½ºß¡¿°ìÈÌ¤Ë show, Áá´ü¤Ë findings from a ²þ¤¤¹¤ëd Office for ¹ñ²È¤Î Åý·×¡Ê³Ø¡Ë Ä´ºº¤¹¤ë showed on Monday.
The redeveloped ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö ´ë¶È ¸¦µæ and ³«È¯ Ä´ºº¤¹¤ë ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd the ÎÌ of R&D in 2022 was ¡ò53billion, compared with an ¸ºß¤¹¤ëing ¸«Àѡʤë¡Ë of ¡ò43.4billion - a 22 per cent Áý²Ã¤¹¤ë.
R&D Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ës to ¿Ó¤À¤·¤¤¡¿£±£²¥À¡¼¥¹ ľ¤¹¡¿Çã¼ý¤¹¤ë¡¤È¬É´Ä¹¤ò¤¹¤ëd »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ·Á¼°, a Éý¤Î¹¤¤ ¼êÃÊ of Åê»ñ in the economy that ´Þ¤às ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö and À¯ÉÜ Åê»ñ, ƱÍÍ¤Ë as the construction of buildings. It has long been a weak °ÌÃÖ¡¿±øÅÀ¡¿¸«¤Ä¤±½Ð¤¹ in Britain's economy.
The ºÇ¿·¤Î data from the ·ÐºÑ¶¨Îϳ«È¯µ¡¹½ show Britain ³¬µéd Äì¡Ê¤ËÆϤ¯¡Ë in 2022 ¤ÎÃæ¤Ç Group of Seven Á°¿Ê¤¹¤ëd economies for ¿Ó¤À¤·¤¤¡¿£±£²¥À¡¼¥¹ ľ¤¹¡¿Çã¼ý¤¹¤ë¡¤È¬É´Ä¹¤ò¤¹¤ëd »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ·Á¼° as a ɴʬΨ of ·ÐºÑŪ¤Ê À¸»º¡Ê¹â¡Ë, at 18 per cent.
Monday's ONS ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd the true picture may be somewhat better than that - assuming Britain's peers do not ´ï¶ñ¡¿¼Â»Ü¤¹¤ë Îà»÷¤Î changes to their own ¬Äê of R&D.
"½é´ü¤Î ʬÀÏ has shown that the BERD Ä´ºº¤¹¤ë ²þÁ±¤¹¤ë
ments could raise the level of ¸¦µæ and ³«È¯ within ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö Åê»ñ and whole economy Åê»ñ," the ONS said.
14:45
Grocery ÇÛã¡¿±éÀâ¡¿½Ð»º ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ Getir to pull out of UK with about 1,500 ¿¦¶Ès at ´í¸±
(PA) - Grocery ÇÛã¡¿±éÀâ¡¿½Ð»º ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ Getir is to leave the UK, Europe and the US to ¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë ñÆÈ¤Ç on its home market in Turkey, bringing an end to its Áᤤ ³ÈÂç across the ÃÏ°ès since the pandemic.
The move is ¿äÄꤹ¤ë¡¿Í½ÁÛ¤¹¤ëd to bring about 1,500 ¿¦¶È losses in Britain.
The ¹ð¼¨ comes after ²±Â¬ that Getir's UK and European Áàºî¡¿¼ê½Ñs were struggling financially, ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ its ·èÄ꡿ȽÄ꾡¤Á¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë to pull out of Italy and Spain last year.
Getir will also ½Ð¸ý Germany and the Netherlands, its only remaining EU markets, ƱÍÍ¤Ë as the US. The ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤'s separate US »Ò²ñ¼Ò, FreshDirect, will continue Áàºî¡¿¼ê½Ñs, it said.
The Áᤤ ÇÛã¡¿±éÀâ¡¿½Ð»º company said the move would µö¤¹ it to "¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë its ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î »ñ¸»s on Turkey".
"In Ê¿¹Ô¤Î, Getir has raised a new Åê»ñ °ìÏ¢¤Î²ñµÄ¡¢¸ò¾Ä¡¿´°À®¤¹¤ë, led by Mubadala and G Squared. Getir will utilise these ´ð¶âs to »Ù¤¨¤ë its ¶¥Áè¤Î·ã¤·¤¤ position in its ³Ë¿´ food and grocery ÇÛã¡¿±éÀâ¡¿½Ð»º ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ös in Turkey.
The advertising µ¡´Ø told Åê»ñ²Ès on Monday that Roy, a Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-(n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë director and µÄĹ¡¤»Ê²ñ¤ò̳¤á¤ë of the »Ø̾¡¿Ç¤Ì¿ and remuneration °Ñ°÷²ñ,
will not stand for re-Áªµó on the board.
¹Ò¶õµ¡ refuellers at Heathrow call off planned strike
(PA) - A planned strike by ϫƯ¼Ôs who dzÎÁºÆÊäµë¤¹¤ë ¹Ò¶õµ¡ at Heathrow has been called off after they ¼õÂ÷¤¹¤ëd a new »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â and ¾ò·ïs ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð.
Members of ÉôÂâ ¸Û¤¦d by AFS were ͽÄê to walk out for 72 hours on May 4.
The union said that after ¸ò¾Äs, AFS has agreed to ²þÁ±¤¹¤ë the ǯ¶â and sick leave ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðd to new ϫƯ¼Ôs to bring them closer in line with ¸ºß¤¹¤ëing staff.
ÉôÂâ general Ĺ´± Sharon Graham said: "This is another victory for ÉôÂâ in its ¡ÊÁªµó¤Ê¤É¤Î¡Ë±¿Æ°¤ò¤¹¤ë for members' »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â and ¾ò·ïs and ϫƯ¼Ôs at AFS should be congratulated for standing ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ against their ¸ÛÍÑ¼Ô and winning these ²þÁ±¤¹¤ëd ¾ò·ï."
ǯ¶â savers can now ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ up their ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶âs without Áª¤Öing up the phone, after the À¯ÉÜ finally ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ëd a long-Ìó«d online service ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ a ¡ÊÁªµó¤Ê¤É¤Î¡Ë±¿Æ°¤ò¤¹¤ë by This is Money.
The online portal will µö¤¹ people to both check if buying ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹-ups will ¾å¤²¤ë their ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶â and to make »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ës.
À¯ÉÜ has finally ¹Ô°Ù¡¿Ë¡Îá¡¿¹ÔÆ°¤¹¤ëd to ľ¤¹¡¿Çã¼ý¤¹¤ë¡¤È¬É´Ä¹¤ò¤¹¤ë the problem by ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ëing an online ǯ¶â ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹-ups Æ»¶ñ - but one ÀìÌç²È ·Ù¹ð¤¹¤ës the new system could still lead to ±ä´ü¤¹¤ës.
13:00
Elementis ³ô¼ç calls for boss Paul Waterman to ¤ä¤á¤ë
A ÌܤÀ¤Ä Elementis ³ô¼ç has called on the FTSE 250 ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤'s Ĺ¡¤»ØƳ¼Ô (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë to stand É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë, Àâ the ²½³ØÀ½ÉÊs ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö Í׵᤹¤ës '¶ÛµÞ¤Î change'.
¹ÔÆ°¼çµÁ¼Ô Åê»ñ²È Gatemore »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ´ÉÍý¡¿·Ð±Ä said in a scathing open letter published on Monday that Paul Waterman had Åý³ç¤¹¤ëd over an ±äŤ¹¤ëd period of weak results ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëd by 'self-¡ÊÂǷ⡤·ºÈ³¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÍ¿¤¨¤ëd ´ÉÍý¡¿·Ð±Ä ¼ºÇÔs'.
In a scathing open letter, ¹ÔÆ°¼çµÁ¼Ô Åê»ñ²È Gatemore »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ´ÉÍý¡¿·Ð±Ä said Paul Waterman had Åý³ç¤¹¤ëd over an ±äŤ¹¤ëd period of weak results ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëd by 'self-¡ÊÂǷ⡤·ºÈ³¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÍ¿¤¨¤ëd ´ÉÍý¡¿·Ð±Ä ¼ºÇÔs.'
12:43
Flats with service ¹ðȯ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¤¹ðÁʡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÎÁ¶âs ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ than ¡ò1,000 'on À¥¸ÍºÝ of ÀäÌÇ'
Flats with service ¹ðȯ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¤¹ðÁʡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÎÁ¶âs of ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ than ¡ò1,000 per year are À¥¸ÍºÝing on ÀäÌÇ, ÀìÌç²Ès have ·Ù¹ð¤¹¤ëd.
At the end o
f March this year, just 19 per cent of flats had a service ¹ðȯ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¤¹ðÁʡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÎÁ¶â below ¡ò1,000, ¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð the ¹¤¤ÃÏ½ê ¥¹¥Ñ¥¤¡¿¼¹¹Ô´± Hamptons, É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë from a third of flats in 2016.
The ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë service ¹ðȯ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¤¹ðÁʡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÎÁ¶â on a flat in England and ¤à¤Á¤ÎÀ×s is ¸½ºß¡¿°ìÈÌ¤Ë ¡ò2,247 a year, nearly a third higher than in the first £´È¾´ü/4ʬ¤Î1 of 2019.
Elon Musk has Ìó«d that his long-¤òÂÔ¤Äd driverless cars will make their debut on the streets of Ãæ¹ñ as he made a surprise visit to Beijing on Sunday.
The Tesla boss sat É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë with Chinese ¼óÁê Li Qiang just a week after ¼è¤ê¾Ã¤¹ing a ²ñ¹ç with India's PM Narendra Modi, Æõ¤¹¤ë¡¿°úÍѤ¹¤ëing 'very ·ã¤·¤¤ Tesla µÁ̳s'.
The Tesla boss sat É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë with Chinese ¼óÁê Li Qiang in a surprise ²ñ¹ç just a week after cancelling a ²ñ¹ç with India 's PM Narendra Modi, Æõ¤¹¤ë¡¿°úÍѤ¹¤ëing 'very ·ã¤·¤¤ Tesla µÁ̳s'.
11:25
Heathrow strike Â纮Íð: ¹ñ¶ ·³Ââ ϫƯ¼Ôs begin four-day strike
¹ñ¶ ·³Ââ ϫƯ¼Ôs at Heathrow have begun a four-day strike in a ÏÀÁè over working ¾ò·ïs, sending Britain's busiest airport into ÁûÆ° before the Bank Holiday ½µËö.
The Public and ¾¦¶È¤Î Services (PCS) union said 300 of its members will »²²Ã¤¹¤ë »º¶È¤Î ³èÆ°¡¿ÀïÆ® this week - which ¼¨¤¹s the start of weeks of Â纮Íð at Heathrow.
The Public and ¾¦¶È¤Î Services (PCS) union said 300 of its members will »²²Ã¤¹¤ë the »º¶È¤Î ³èÆ°¡¿ÀïÆ® this week - which ¼¨¤¹s the start of weeks of Â纮Íð at Heathrow.
11:13
Petrofac ±ä´ü¤¹¤ës results ¤Þ¤Ã¤¿¤ÀÃæ¤Ë ·Ù¹ðs it will ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë ¼ÒºÄ »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ë
Petrofac ³ô µÞÍ¤ëd again on Monday after the oilfield services group was ·³Ââd to ±ä´ü¤¹¤ë the ½ÐÈÇ¡Êʪ¡Ë of ǯ¼¡¤Î results, ¤Þ¤Ã¤¿¤ÀÃæ¤Ë ·Ù¹ðs it could ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë a ÉéºÄ ºÇ½ª´ü¸Â next month.
London-̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ëd Petrofac ³ô fell to a µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë low as it told Åê»ñ²Ès it ¿äÄꤹ¤ë¡¿Í½ÁÛ¤¹¤ës to ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë a ¼ÒºÄ coupon »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ë ͽÄê on 15 May, and ͽ¬¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë higher losses in its largest ÉôÂâ for 2023.
Petrofac ³ô µÞÍ¤ëd again on Monday after the oilfield services group was ·³Ââd to ±ä´ü¤¹¤ë the ½ÐÈÇ¡Êʪ¡Ë of ǯ¼¡¤Î results, ¤Þ¤Ã¤¿¤ÀÃæ¤Ë ·Ù¹ðs it could ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë a ÉéºÄ ºÇ½ª´ü¸Â next month.
10:52
Acres of cider orchards ripped up as tipple ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ës ²¼¹ß
Britain's cider »º¶È is in ´íµ¡ as the drink, once popular with Millennials, ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ës a ²¼¹ß ·³Ââing companies to °ú¤Îö¤¯ up their orchards.
Major brewing company Heineken has ripped out thousands of trees
in a 300-acre Monmouthsire orchard ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ a Íî¤Á¤ë in cider sales.
The alcohol µðÂç¡Ê¤Ê¡Ë which produces Bulmers decided to »Ä¹ó¤Ë °ú¤Îö¤¯ up the 20-year-old orchard on the Offa's Dyke path after a µñÀ䤹¤ë¡¿Äã²¼¤¹¤ë in cider ¾ÃÈñ and hopes to sell it off.
10:18
Car Êݸ± ¾ÞÍ¿¶âs ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë new high of ¡ò635
Long-¶ì¤·¤àing ±¿Å¾¼Ôs ľÌ̤¹¤ëd another car Êݸ± ¾ÞÍ¿¶â °ú¤¾å¤²¡Ê¤ë¡Ë this year, with the ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë driver now »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶âing a µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë ¡ò635 for cover.
This is another µÏ¿¡¤µÏ¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µÏ¿¤¹¤ë high, and a rise from ¡ò627 in the final three months of 2023,?the ¶¨²ñ of British Êݸ±²ñ¼Òs (ABI) said.
Charities have ·Ù¹ð¤¹¤ëd MPs that some drivers are ¸ºß ·³Ââd to choose between buying food or Êݸ±. However, the ºÇ¿·¤Î rise of 1 per cent gives ±¿Å¾¼Ôs some hope the worst may be over.
09:47
PureTech Health ³ô ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ FTSE 350 risers
09:45
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09:12
Hipgnosis Songs ´ð¶â agrees ¡ò1.3bn °ú¤·Ñ¤®¡¿Çã¼ý by Blackstone
The music ¸¢Íøs Åê»ñ²È, which owns the »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë ÌÜÏ¿s of Blondie, Shakira and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, said it agreed to a $1.30 (¡ò1.04) per ³ô Äó°Æ from Blackstone.
08:52
Barclaycard Platinum ¸ÜµÒs see Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ Ψs almost DOUBLE
Barclaycard Platinum ¸ÜµÒs have seen their Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ Ψs pitched skyward without ·Ù¹ð in ºÇ¶á¤Î weeks, leaving some to ľÌ̤¹¤ë Ψs nearly ÆóÎÝÂÇ what they were °ÊÁ° »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶âing.
An email from Barclays seen by This is Money, shows that one ¸ÜµÒ, Robert*, will see his Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ Ψ rise to 23 per cent ¹½Æâ¡¿²½¹çʪ in July, from its ¸½ºß¤Î Ψ of 13.1 per cent.
¸ÜµÒs who took out 'low Ψ' creit cards have been Åܤ꡿Åܤëd by Barclays move to °ú¤¾å¤²¡Ê¤ë¡Ë them beyond the level they have already risen to with base Ψ rises.
07:44
Market open: FTSE 100 up 0.4%; FTSE 250 flat
The FTSE 100 continues its ºÇ¶á¤Î run in Áá´ü¤Ë Ëǰסʤ¹¤ë¡Ëing, driven by ¿¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës in Anglo American after a Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ said BHP Group was considering a better buyout Äó°Æ and AstraZeneca after it Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬d ¿ÊÊâ in some ¼£ÎÅs.
Anglo American has Äɲ乤ëd 2.5 per cent after a source familiar with the »öÊÁ told Reuters that BHP Group is considering an ²þÁ±¤¹¤ëd ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð after its $39billion Äó°Æ was µñÀ䤹¤ëd by the L
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AstraZeneca is up 1.1 per cent after the À½Ìô¤Îs µðÂç¡Ê¤Ê¡Ë made ¿ÊÊâ with two breast ´â ¼£ÎÅs.
Hipgnosis Songs ´ð¶â has climbed 2.3 per cent after Blackstone agreed to acquire the music ¸¢Íøs owner for about $1.57 billion, trumping an ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð from Concord.
The Ãæ±û¤Î-cap FTSE 250 was flat after having ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë an over two-week high earlier in the ³«²ñ¡¿³«Äî¡¿²ñ´ü.
Petrofac has ÄãÌÂd 23.4 per cent after a group of noteholders ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðd the struggling UK oilfield services provider a $300million credit line, and the ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ also ±ä´ü¤¹¤ëd the ½ÐÈÇ¡Êʪ¡Ë of its ½½Ê¬¤Ê-year results.
07:33
Britain must ¼Î¤Æ¤ë 'ÆóÎÝÂÇ ²ÝÀÇ' blighting popular ³ô¼°»Ô¾ì Åê»ñs to help À¸¤Ê֤餻¤ë City
Britain must ¼Î¤Æ¤ë the 'ÆóÎÝÂÇ ²ÝÀÇ' blighting popular ³ô¼°»Ô¾ì Åê»ñs to help À¸¤Ê֤餻¤ë the City of London.
This means savers »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â a 0.5 per cent ħ¼ý¤¹¤ë when they buy ³ô in the ¿®ÍÑs.
At the same time, the ¿®ÍÑs are ¹ðȯ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¤¹ðÁʡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÎÁ¶âd 0.5 per cent when they ¹ØÆþ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ³ô in companies the ´ð¶â ·Ð±Ä¼Ô¡¿»ÙÇÛ¿Ís Åê»ñ¤¹¤ë in.
Åê»ñ ¿®ÍÑs are companies ̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ëd on the ³ô¼°»Ô¾ì and are therefore »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ë to the UK's 'pernicious' stamp µÁ̳ À¯¸¢.
07:31
Petrofac Åê»ñ²Ès ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð $300m credit lifeline - but move would dilute ¸øÀµ¡¤ÉáÄ̳ô¼ç¸¢
A group of Petrofac noteholders have ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðd the struggling UK oilfield services provider a $300million credit line to help it °ÂÁ´¤Ê¡¦Êݾڤ¹¤ë ¶ÈÀÓ¡¿À®²Ì Êݾڡʿ͡Ës on some ¸ºß¤¹¤ëing ·ÀÌós.
The credit support -- ¹½À®¤¹¤ëing $200million in new ´ð¶âs and $100million in credit -- would mean ÊѤ¨¤ëing a ½ÅÍ×¤Ê ³ä¹ç of the group's ¸ºß¤¹¤ëing ÉéºÄ to ¸øÀµ¡¤ÉáÄ̳ô¼ç¸¢, Petrofac told ³ô¼çs, without »Ø̾¤¹¤ëing the noteholders or Àâ how much ÉéºÄ it would need to ÊѤ¨¤ë.
The London-̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ëd ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ also ±ä´ü¤¹¤ëd the ½ÐÈÇ¡Êʪ¡Ë of its ½½Ê¬¤Ê-year results to 31 May.
A ±ä´ü¤¹¤ë in Á°¿Ê¤¹¤ë »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ës on new ·ÀÌós has also ²¡¤·¿Ê¤á¤ëd up Petrofac's ÉéºÄ levels, with the company ¸¡Æ¤¤¹¤ë¡¤¹Íθ¤¹¤ëing ways to ²þÁ±¤¹¤ë its balance sheet, ´Þ¤àing the sale of Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-³Ë¿´ »ñ»ºs.
'The ¼óÁê º÷°ú continues to µ¬ÌÏ new highs, where It will not have escaped the attention of international Åê»ñ²Ès that the UK remains Èæ³Ó¤·¤Æ cheap ¡¼¤Ë´Ø¤·¤Æ¡¿¡¼¤ÎÅÀ¤Çs of valuat
¥¤¥ª¥ó compared to most developed markets.
'The º÷°ú has now Äɲ乤ëd 5.7% so far this year, with its Áªµó¸¢¤ò»ý¤Ä¡¿Áªµó¿Ís additionally ¶¡µë¤¹¤ëing an ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ¡Ê³ô¼ç¤Ø¤Î¡ËÇÛÅö »º¤¹¤ë¡¿À¸¤¸¤ë of 3.6% with the still undemanding valuation level ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëing that ¤½¤Î¾å¤Î growth is indeed achievable.
' In the ¹ç´Ö, another week of busy Ë¡¿ÍÁÈ¿¥¤Î¡¿´ë¶È¤Î ¼ýÆþs will see HSBC and ´ð½à ¼Ú¤êÀڤ롿·û¾Ïd °ìÏ¢¤Î²ñµÄ¡¢¸ò¾Ä¡¿´°À®¤¹¤ë off the Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ing season for the UK banks, with updates also ͽÄê from the likes of Çú·â¤¹¤ë, Next and GSK.'
07:00
Tesla boss Elon Musk makes surprise visit to Beijing as he looks to »Ù»ý¤òÆÀ¤è¤¦¤ÈÅؤá¤ë ¸ø¼°¤Î¡¿Ìò¿Ís over self-±¿Æ°ing cars
Tesla boss Elon Musk has made a surprise visit to Beijing as he looks to »Ù»ý¤òÆÀ¤è¤¦¤ÈÅؤá¤ë ¸ø¼°¤Î¡¿Ìò¿Ís over self-±¿Æ°ing cars.
In a ²ñ¹ç with Chinese ¼óÁê Li Qiang last night, Musk said the electric car À½Â¤¼Ô was willing to ¶¨ÎϤ¹¤ë to 'ãÀ®¤¹¤ë more ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä-¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä results'.
It comes as the Tesla Ĺ¡¤»ØƳ¼Ô ÌÜŪ¡Ê¤È¤¹¤ë¡Ës to ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë its self-±¿Æ°ing cars in Ãæ¹ñ and ǼÆÀ¤µ¤»¤ë ¸ø¼°¤Î¡¿Ìò¿Ís to °Üž data collected in the country abroad to train algorithms.
ÅÒ»öing group Entain has ¸ò¾Ä¤¹¤ëd the reepricing of two of its ¸ºß¤¹¤ëing ÂßÉÕ¶âs, as it Áܤ·½Ð¤¹s to °Â¿´¤µ¤»¤ë markets over its ÉéºÄ pile.
The group's ³ô have struggled over the last year as Åê»ñ²Ès fret Entain's high ¤Æ¤³Æþ¤ì¡¿¼ÚÆþ»ñËÜ, ƱÍÍ¤Ë as regulatory ´Ø¿´s.
Entain said it had shaved the Íø¤¶¤ä on a $1.74billion dollar-denominated ÂßÉն⠱߽Ϥ·¤¿ing in October 2029 by 75 basis points to 275bps. USD ¾Î¤¹¤ë¡¤¸Æ¤Ö¡¿´ü´Ö¡¿ÍѸì ÂßÉն⠱߽Ϥ·¤¿ing October 2029. The credit Ä´À° spread of 10bps was also ½üµî¤¹¤ëd
°ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö a euro-denominated ?1billion ÂßÉն⠱߽Ϥ·¤¿ing in June 2028 has seen its Íø¤¶¤ä trimmed by 50bps to 325bps.
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'As a result, our ²þÄû¤¹¤ëd »ØƳ¡¿¼ê°ú for cash Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ for FY24 is now c¡ò265m5. The P&L Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ ¹ðȯ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¤¹ðÁʡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÎÁ¶â, adjusting for IFRS16 Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ and ÎÁ¶â amortisation6, is ¿äÄꤹ¤ë¡¿Í½ÁÛ¤¹¤ëd to be c¡ò285m.'
06:45
Hipgnosis agrees Blackstone °ú¤·Ñ¤®¡¿Çã¼ý
Blackstone has agreed to acquire Hipgnosis Songs ´ð¶â for about $1.6billion, after the »äŪ¤Ê ¸øÀµ¡¤ÉáÄ̳ô¼ç¸¢ µðÂç¡Ê¤Ê¡Ë outbid ¶¥ÁèÁê¼ê suitor Concord in the °ú¤·Ñ¤®¡¿Çã¼ý À臘¡¿À襤 for the music owner of artists such
as Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Blackstone's formal ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð valued the music ¸¢Íøs Åê»ñ²È at $1.30 per ³ô, higher than Concord's $1.25 per ³ô ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð last Wednesday.
Hipgnosis' board ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës to »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë Blackstone's ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð and withdrew its ¿äÁ¦ for Nashville-based music ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ Concord.
06:41
Ocado boss Tim Steiner ľÌ̤¹¤ës a ³ô¼ç È¿Íð over his »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â
Ocado boss Tim Steiner ľÌ̤¹¤ës a ³ô¼ç È¿Íð over his »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â today.
Åê»ñ²Ès have been ´«¤á¤ëd to Åêɼ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë against the ¡ò15m »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â À¯ºö by ¡Êa¡ËÃé¹ð¤Î¡¿¡Ên¡Ë·ÙÊó groups Glass Äߤ꤯¤µ¤Ó and Institutional ³ô¼ç Services (ISS). They say a new ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ may ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë '²áÅ٤Π»Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â'.
ISS said its ´Ø¿´s were '°²½¤µ¤»¤ëd by... no ¡Ê³ô¼ç¤Ø¤Î¡ËÇÛÅö and a general µñÀ䤹¤ë¡¿Äã²¼¤¹¤ë in ³ô price.'
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