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런던 오픈
XNUMXD덴탈의 FTSE 100 is expected to open three points lower on Friday, having closed up 1.88% on Thursday at 7,882.55.
볼만한 주식
영국 펍 체인 웨더 스푼 said trading continue to improve from the impact of the Covid pandemic, with like-for-like sales up 5.8% in the seven weeks to March 17 after a sharp jump in first-half pre-tax profit. Earnings for the 26 weeks to January 28 rose to £36m from £4.6m a year earlier. Revenue surged 8% to £991m.
피닉스 그룹 reported a strong set of results for 2023 on Friday, with £2.024bn in total cash generation, exceeding targets and achieving £1.514bn in incremental new business long-term cash generation. The FTSE 100 company recorded a resilient balance sheet with a £3.9bn Solvency II surplus, plans to repay at least £500m of debt by 2026, and targets for £1.4bn in operating cash generation in 2026. It said it also aimed to drive strong growth in IFRS adjusted operating profit, targeting £900m in 2026.
신문 정리
Two major UK high street banks have been accused of continuing to finance fossil fuel expansion in the North Sea despite signing a pledge to align their activities with the net zero climate goal. HSBC and NatWest have provided tens of millions in finance to Ithaca Energy, a British oil and gas company that is playing a key role in plans to exploit the controversial Rosebank oilfield north-west of the Shetland Islands. Another high street bank, Lloyds, also provided finance but has since sold down the debt. – 보호자
The British technology firm Autonomy struck millions of dollars’ worth of “handshake deals” through which it paid customers to buy its software, the jury in the fraud trial of its founder, Mike Lynch, has heard. Lynch, who co-founded and led Autonomy, has pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy. He stands accused of orchestrating a huge fraud before Hewlett-Packard’s blockbuster takeover of the company in 2011. – 보호자
The billionaire Issa brothers have ripped out electric car charging points across Asda stores in a blow to customers who want to plug in their vehicles while they shop. New figures from the RAC reveal that Asda has slashed the number of electric vehicle chargers at its supermarkets by more than two thirds to just 46 devices over the past year. It had 165 devices at the start of 2023. – Télégraphe
Three has reported its first annual loss since 2010, on the eve of a preliminary decision from the competition watchdog on its £18 billion merger with Vodafone. The mobile company cited the cost of implementing the 5G network, increased running expenses, larger site numbers and inflation for the loss before deductions of £117 million, compared with a profit of £147 million in 2022. – 시간
The owner of Scottish Power will invest £12 billion and create 1,000 jobs by expanding its wind and solar farms and upgrading the cables needed to transport power around the country, in the latest spending plans that are seen as crucial to decarbonising Britain’s electricity network. Under the four-year investment plan, Iberdrola will spend more in Britain than in Spain, Germany, France and Australia combined, and will be second only to the United States. – 시간
미국 닫기
미국 증시는 연준의 고무적인 성명에 힘입어 목요일 플러스 영역으로 마감했습니다.
투자자들의 신뢰가 여전히 견고해지면서 월스트리트 지수는 새로운 최고점으로 급등했습니다.
XNUMXD덴탈의 다우 존스 산업 평균 0.68% 상승한 39,781.37를 기록했고, S & P 500 0.32% 상승한 5,241.53에 마감했습니다. 나스닥 종합 0.2%를 더해 16,401.84에 결산했습니다.
통화 시장에서 달러는 달러 대비 0.01% 상승한 79.01p에 거래되었고, 유로화와 엔화에 대해서는 0.01% 하락한 92.07유로센트와 JPY 151.61에 거래되었습니다.
경제 뉴스에서는 S & P 글로벌 종합구매관리자지수(PMI)는 52.2월 52.5에서 XNUMX월 XNUMX로 소폭 하락했습니다.