Sky surges on takeover recommendation
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Broadcaster Sky and an independent advisory committee have recommended a cash takeover offer from US outfit Comcast of £17.28 a share.
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Thomas Cook weighed down by warm weather
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Shares in travel operator Thomas Cook sank by 22.74% to 60.15p after group booking for the 2018 summer season were flat in the UK and Continental Europe.
SIG profits sag but shares up
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FTSE 250 building materials supplier SIG has announced a 21.8% drop in underlying pre-tax profits for the six months ended 30th June.
Smiths falls as full year profits drop
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Shares in diversified engineering outfit Smiths dropped by 5.60% to 1,501.95p after it announced that profits before tax declined by 8% to £487 million.
Inmarsat announces new long-term partnership
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Inmarsat has announced a partnership with Panasonic Avionics to provide in-flight broadband to the commercial aviation industry.
eve Sleep shares soar on sales surge
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Shares in AIM-listed eve Sleep shot up by 17.51% to 20.80p after the company announced a 63% improvement in revenues for the first half of the year.
Kier grows after good final results
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Infrastructure services and construction group Kier upped its underlying profits before tax for the year ended 30th June by 9% to £137 million.
Kingfisher falls as first half profits drop
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Shares in retail group Kingfisher dropped 3.19% to 255.20p after adjusted profits before tax for the six months ended 31st July fell by 18% to £323 million.
Babcock grows as performance in line with guidance
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Engineering services firm Babcock has announced that trading has been in line with expectations, with the order book and pipeline steady at £32 billion.
Hardide announces that revenues will beat forecasts
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Surface coating developer Hardide announced that revenue for the year ending 30th September will be above £4.4 million, exceeding market expectations.