NEXT up on boosted guidance

The price of shares in FTSE 100 fashion retailer NEXT (LON:NXT) climbed 3.81% to 6,322p (as of 10:30 GMT) as full price sales beat expectations during the third quarter. As a consequence of this improved performance, the company has revised its full year pre-tax profit guidance upwards by more than 20%.

Retail performance continued to struggle during the three months ended 24th October, but this was more than outweighed by improvements in online channels.