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Reuters - 3 weeks ago

UK's Berkeley cautious about housing market but maintains profit guidance

UPDATE 2-UK's Berkeley cautious about housing market but maintains profit guidance Recasts, adds analyst comment By Suban Abdulla LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - British house builder Berkeley Group Holdings Plc BKGH.L maintained its 2023 outlook on Friday and said house prices remained firm, but added it was cautious as sales are falling amid volatility in the property market.

Reuters - 4 weeks ago

Commodity-linked stocks drive FTSE 100 higher on China demand hopes

UPDATE 2-Commodity-linked stocks drive FTSE 100 higher on China demand hopes For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Miners jump on higher commodity prices Homebuilders down after Persimmon results, weak home prices BoE's Bailey says another rate rise isn't inevitable Sterling loses momentum FTSE 100 up 0.5% , FTSE 250 down 0.2% Updates prices to close; adds details, comments By Shashwat Chauhan and Ankika Biswas March 1 (Reuters

Reuters - 1 month ago

Sales trend in focus as British housebuilders fight slowdown

Sales trend in focus as British housebuilders fight slowdown By Aby Jose Koilparambil and Suban Abdulla Feb 28 (Reuters) - British housebuilders Persimmon PSN.L and Taylor Wimpey TW.L publish full-year earnings this week with analysts seeking to establish whether a protracted sector downturn is on the cards. Mortgage approvals slumped in December to levels last seen during the global financial crisis, Bank of England data shows, leaving the British housing market grappling with weak demand and f

Reuters - 2 months ago

FTSE 100 climbs on boost from defence stocks, U.S. CPI data awaited

UPDATE 2-FTSE 100 climbs on boost from defence stocks, U.S. CPI data awaited For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Defence stocks gain as India looks to boost defence spending Homebuilders fall on Deutsche Bank downgrade FTSE 100 up 0.8%, FTSE 250 adds 0.5% Updates to market close By Shashwat Chauhan and Shristi Achar A Feb 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 edged higher on Monday, supported by gains in defence stocks, while inv

Reuters - 2 months ago

Barratt Developments Announces Share Repurchase Programme

BRIEF-Barratt Developments Announces Share Repurchase Programme Feb 8 (Reuters) - Barratt Developments P L C BDEV.L : BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS - SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME BARRATT - INSTRUCTED CREDIT SUISSE INTERNATIONAL FOR IRREVOCABLE NON-DISCRETIONARY DEAL TO BUY UP TO £100 MILLION (EXCLUDING EXPENSES) OF CO'S SHARES BARRATT - PURCHASE OF CO'S ORDI

Reuters - 2 months ago

Bed Bath & Beyond gleeful: Short sellers recoup most YTD losses

LIVE MARKETS-Bed Bath & Beyond gleeful: Short sellers recoup most YTD losses STOXX 600 up 0.8% Oil, chemicals soar in Europe Market positive on Powell remarks U.S. stock futures inch lower Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com BED BATH & BEYOND GLEEFUL: SHORT SELLERS RECOUP MOST YTD LOSSES (1215 GMT) Bearish investors in troubled home goods retailer were vindicated on t

Reuters - 2 months ago

Generous ECB

LIVE MARKETS-Generous ECB STOXX 600 up 0.9% Oil, chemicals soar in Europe Market positive on Powell remarks U.S. stock futures inch lower Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com GENEROUS ECB (1039 GMT) The European Central Bank turned out to be more generous than expected in setting the new ceiling for remuneration of the euro area government deposits and markets are reac

Reuters - 2 months ago

UK's FTSE 100 hits record high on BP boost, less-hawkish Powell

UPDATE 2-UK's FTSE 100 hits record high on BP boost, less-hawkish Powell For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window BP touches 3-year high Smurfit Kappa slides as results disappoint UK Q4 GDP to be released on Friday FTSE 100 up 0.3%, FTSE 250 adds 0.6% Updates to market close By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's blue-chip FTSE 100 index briefly hit a record high on Wednesday, boosted by gains in oil ma

Reuters - 2 months ago

All sectors in the green in Europe

LIVE MARKETS-All sectors in the green in Europe Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com ALL SECTORS FLASH GREEN IN EUROPE (0909 GMT) All sectors are ticking higher in Europe today, as the STOXX 600 .STOXX soars to its highest since April 2022, boosted by the oil and gas sector .SXEP , which is up 1.5% after another set of bumper results from France's Total TTEF.PA and Nor

Reuters - 2 months ago

The Powell Put

LIVE MARKETS-The Powell Put Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com THE POWELL PUT (0752 GMT) Wall Street must be hoping Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would speak in public every day. Given a chance to react hawkishly to the bumper January payrolls report, Powell demurred and chose to stay boringly balanced on the rate outlook.

Reuters - 2 months ago

Europe eyes solid start as oil profits continue to roll in

LIVE MARKETS-Europe eyes solid start as oil profits continue to roll in Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com EUROPE EYES SOLID START AS OIL PROFITS CONTINUE TO ROLL IN (0740 GMT) European stocks are set for a solid start with March futures contracts STXEc1 up 0.8%, wiping out Tuesday's losses and then some.

Reuters - 2 months ago

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 8

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 8 Adds new items; updates futures Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher with futures FFIc1 up 0.54% on Wednesday. * ASHMORE: Ashmore Group ASHM.L reported a 54% drop in its half-yearly profit before tax as net outflows and subdued investor risk appetite hit its assets under management.

Reuters - 2 months ago

UK's Barratt flags market uncertainty as housing slowdown weighs

UPDATE 3-UK's Barratt cuts dividend as housing slowdown bites Forward sales plunges more than 35% as at Jan. 29 Weekly net bookings 0.49 units in Jan vs 0.90 year ago HY pre-tax profit up about 15% to 501.5 mln pounds Adds CEO comment, background By Aby Jose Koilparambil Feb 8 (Reuters) - UK housebuilder Barratt BDEV.L on Wednesday cut its mid-year dividend by 9% amid a slowing market and dwindling cash and said it plans to cut operating costs if bookings fail to improve over the coming months.

Reuters - 2 months ago

Barratt Says Current Trading Outlook Remains Uncertain

BRIEF-Barratt Says Current Trading Outlook Remains Uncertain Feb 8 (Reuters) - Barratt Developments P L C BDEV.L : BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS - BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS HALF-YEAR RESULTS BARRATT - CURRENT TRADING OUTLOOK REMAINS UNCERTAIN WITH ONLY FOUR WEEKS' TRADING SINCE START OF 2023 BARRATT - OUR FULL YEAR OUT-TURN REMAINS DEPENDENT ON HOW MARKET EVOLVES THROUGH SPRING SELLING SEASON BARRATT - EXPECT TO DELIVER TOTAL HOME COMPLETIONS OF BETWEEN 16,500 TO 17,000 IN FY23 (INCLUDING C.

Reuters - 2 months ago

UK's Barratt flags market uncertainty as housing slowdown weighs

UK's Barratt flags market uncertainty as housing slowdown weighs Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's largest housebuilder Barratt Developments Plc BDEV.L on Wednesday flagged persisting market uncertainty as high mortgage rates weigh on demand and a sharp fall in house prices dent margins. The FTSE 100 .FTSE firm said pretax profit for the six months ended Dec.

Reuters - 2 months ago

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 8

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 8 Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher with futures FFIc1 up 0.61% on Wednesday * ROYAL MAIL: Royal Mail is facing a threat from LockBit, at a time when the British postal and parcel firm is grappling with the fallout of a "cyber incident" from last month. * UNILEVER: Unilever Plc ULVR.L will build a manufacturing plant in the northern Mexican border state Nuevo Leon as part of a $400 mln investment in the country over the next

Reuters - 2 months ago

UK tells housing firms: Pay to fix unsafe buildings or face development ban

UK tells housing firms: Pay to fix unsafe buildings or face development ban LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Housing companies will be blocked from new development work unless they agree to pay for cladding removal and other repairs on unsafe multi-storey buildings - a bill totalling 2 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) - the British government said on Monday. Ministers want developers to sign a contract committing them to pay to fix buildings which have been classed as unsafe under new safety standards br

Reuters - 2 months ago

UK to sign deal with homebuilders to fix building safety issues - Sky News

UK to sign deal with homebuilders to fix building safety issues - Sky News Jan 27 (Reuters) - UK's levelling-up minister Michael Gove is set to close a deal worth 5 billion pounds ($6.20 billion) with housebuilders including Barratt Developments BDEV.L and Persimmon PSN.L to help resolve the national cladding crisis exposed by the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster, Sky News reported on Friday.

Reuters - 2 months ago

Britain needs a growth plan, says Tesco chairman

UPDATE 1-Britain needs a growth plan, says Tesco chairman Adds detail LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The British government must come up with a long term growth strategy, John Allan, the chairman of Britain's biggest retailer Tesco TSCO.L , s aid on Friday. "What we'd love to see from government is a really serious, thought through, long term growth plan," he said.

Reuters - 3 months ago

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 11

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.2%. * DARKTRACE: British cybersecurity company Darktrace DARK.L cut its full-year revenue forecast, saying prospective customers were more reluctant to run product trials due to worsening macro-economic environment. * DIRECT LINE: Motor and home insurer Direct Line DLGD.L said it does not expect to pay a final dividend for 2022, following surge in claims due to severe cold weather in Br

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