The morning news update with easyJet, Pets at Home and Trakm8

FTSE 100

easyJet (EZJ) – passenger numbers up by 3.1% at 4,386,296 for November, load factor up by 1.5 percentage points to 90.8%.

TUI Travel (TUI) – underlying pre-tax profits up by 3% at £475 million for the year to September.

FTSE 250

Carillion (CLLN) – has been awarded support services contracts by Heathrow Airport Limited and by Barts Health NHS Trust, which together are worth approximately £80 million.

Pets at Home (PETS) – underlying EBITDA of £58.6 million up 10.8% in the 28 weeks to 9th October, interim dividend of 1.8p per share declared.

Betfair (BET) – pre-tax profits up by 112% at £67.3 million in the six months to 31st October.

Small caps

Amino Technologies (AMO) – profit before tax for the year ended 30 November 2014 is expected to be above market expectations and revenues are expected to be in line.

Next Fifteen Communications (NFC) – has acquired a 75% stake in Morar, an international market research consultancy based in London, which measures and advises on brand performance.

Trakm8 (TRAK) – has been awarded a significant hardware order from its well-established customer Saint-Gobain worth £1 million over two years.

Newmark Security (NWT) – has secured a new £4 million order for the supply of equipment and preventative maintenance to a leading global brand and high street bank.

Mulberry (MUL) – posts a statutory loss of £1.11 million for the six months to September.

 

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