Aggreko shares charge up
Shares in FTSE 250 power generation specialist Aggreko surged upwards by 10.12% to 818.40p after group revenues climbed by 10%.
Shares in FTSE 250 power generation specialist Aggreko surged upwards by 10.12% to 818.40p after group revenues climbed by 10%.
High street fashion retailer Next saw its shares plunge by 7.28% to 5,504p after the company revealed that full price retail sales dropped by 5.3%
AIM-listed fuel and food distributor NWF saw its shares drop by 2.90% to 191.77p despite revenues for the year ended 31st May climbing by 9.9%.
Shares in insurance giant Standard Chartered sunk by 2.50% to 679.40p despite a 34% rise in statutory pre-tax profits to $2.3 billion.
FTSE 100 energy outfit Centrica saw its shares drop by 5.31% to 144.60p despite management making assurances that last year’s dividend would be maintained.
Power controller manufacturer XP Power (LON:XPP) said revenue increased by 16% (+25% in constant currency) to £93.2 million for the six months to 30 June.
Brick maker Ibstock (LON:IBST) saw its shares tumble 31.4p to 246.6p (as at 11:26 BST) after it warned that full-year profits would be lower than previously guided.
Shares in GVC Holdings (LON:GVC) jumped 52.97p to 1,147.97p (as at 11:18 BST) as it announced a 50-50 joint venture with Las Vegas casino giant MGM Resorts International.
Luxury chocolate purveyor Hotel Chocolat (LON:HOTC) has announced the signing of a development agreement covering Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Shares in BT (LON:BT.A) firmed 7.65p to 232.5p (as at 09:26 BST) as it said adjusted EBITDA rose 1% to £1.8 billion.