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Stock market reports

• Europe open: Shares higher as investors mull mixed earnings bag
  Wed 20 October 2021 08:24
  (Sharecast News) - European shares opened higher on Wednesday as investors digested a mixed bag of corporate earnings news.
• London open: Stocks tread water as investors mull inflation data
  Wed 20 October 2021 08:16
  (Sharecast News) - London stocks were little changed in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation figures.
• London pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors mull inflation data
  Wed 20 October 2021 07:37
  (Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday as investors mull the latest UK inflation figures.
• US close: Major indices easily reverse Monday's losses as Q3 earnings season carries on
  Tue 19 October 2021 21:33
  (Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks closed higher on Tuesday as more big-name US companies published their latest set of quarterly results.
• Europe close: Stocks end session mostly higher
  Tue 19 October 2021 18:56
  (Sharecast News) - European shares finished mostly higher on Tuesday as investors digested the latest slate of corporate earnings out of the US.

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Press round-up

• Wednesday newspaper round-up: Evergrande, Credit Suisse, Halifax
  Wed 20 October 2021 07:30
  (Sharecast News) - The rescue of embattled Chinese property company Evergrande appears to have stalled, leaving the developer on the brink of default and threatening to unleash contagion through the country's giant real estate sector, home prices and the
• Tuesday newspaper round-up: Cost of living, Meggitt, big tech
  Tue 19 October 2021 07:25
  (Sharecast News) - Ministers have unveiled plans for £5,000 grants to allow people to install home heat pumps and other low-carbon boiler replacements as part of a wider heat and buildings strategy that some campaigners warned lacked sufficient ambition

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Company news

• Crest Nicholson boosts growth targets
  Wed 20 October 2021 10:25
  (Sharecast News) - Crest Nicholson has strengthened its medium and long-term growth targets, including expanding into new geographies, the house builder announced on Wednesday.
• Burberry ropes in Versace CEO to be its next chief
  Wed 20 October 2021 09:57
  (Sharecast News) - Burberry announced the appointment of Jonathan Akeroyd as its chief executive officer and executive director on Wednesday, effective 1 April.
• Segro experiences 'strong' rent roll growth in Q3
  Wed 20 October 2021 09:45
  (Sharecast News) - Real estate investment trust Segro said on Wednesday that it had witnessed strong rent roll growth in the quarter ended 19 October as a result of "a busy period of lettings".
• Metro Bank sees signs of return to normality as Q3 lending flat
  Wed 20 October 2021 09:33
  (Sharecast News) - Metro Bank said on Wednesday that it was seeing signs of a gradual return to normality as it reported flat lending for the third quarter.
• Balfour Beatty converts credit facility
  Wed 20 October 2021 09:23
  (Sharecast News) - British builder Balfour Beatty on Wednesday said it had converted its £375m revolving credit facility to a sustainability-linked loan.

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Directors' dealings

• Director dealings: RHI Magnesita CEO raises stake
  Tue 19 October 2021 15:52
  (Sharecast News) - RHI Magnesita revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Stefan Borgas had acquired 2,515 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed refractory products supplier.
• Director dealings: Asos CFO raises stake
  Mon 18 October 2021 17:17
  (Sharecast News) - Asos revealed on Monday that chief financial officer Matthew Dunn had acquired 4,167 ordinary shares in the London-listed online retailer.

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Sector review

• Sector movers: Defensives offset drag from Cyclicals, Telecoms down on 'profit taking'
  Fri 19 March 2021 16:05
  (Sharecast News) - Stocks on the FTSE 3500 were modestly lower at the end of the week, wiping out the week's gains in the process.
• Sector movers: Travel shares offset weakness in commodity stocks
  Mon 15 March 2021 16:11
  (Sharecast News) - London listed stocks were mixed at the start of the week, as hopes for a reopening of the UK economy were offset by the drag from miners and weakness in the oil patch.

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Aim and small cap news

AIM bulletins

• Amryt Pharma granted another two US patents
  Tue 19 October 2021 15:54
  (Sharecast News) - Commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company Amryt Pharma updated the market on patents for its lead development candidate 'Oleogel-S10' on Tuesday, as well as its recently-acquired and third commercial product 'Mycapssa'.
• Tatton assets under management reach £10.8bn in first half
  Tue 19 October 2021 15:47
  (Sharecast News) - Tatton Asset Management reported assets under management of £10.79bn at the end of its first half on Tuesday, up from £8.99bn at the start of the period.
• Oxford Metrics ends year in stronger-than-expected position
  Tue 19 October 2021 15:35
  (Sharecast News) - Government, life sciences, engineering and entertainment industry software company Oxford Metrics said on Tuesday that it was expecting revenues of £35.7m and adjusted profit before tax of £4.6m for the financial year ended 30 Septemb
• Condor Gold makes solid progress with La India study work
  Tue 19 October 2021 15:29
  (Sharecast News) - Condor Gold updated the market on the status of work underway to support a feasibility study for its fully-permitted La India Project in Nicaragua on Tuesday.
• Feedback enters deal for NHS care system pilot
  Tue 19 October 2021 15:20
  (Sharecast News) - Clinical communications company Feedback has entered into a memorandum of understanding for a pilot scheme to provide community diagnostic centre (CDC) services with Sussex Integrated Care System, it announced on Tuesday, as one of the

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Small cap bulletins

• Wise Q2 revenues rise as customer numbers improve
  Tue 19 October 2021 07:49
  (Sharecast News) - Money transfer firm Wise said on Tuesday that quarterly revenues had grown on the back of increased customer levels throughout the period.
• Senior trades in line with expectations YTD
  Mon 11 October 2021 08:21
  (Sharecast News) - Manufacturing group Senior said on Monday that trading in the nine months ended 30 September was in line with management expectations.

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