In early corporate news, NatWest posts a nearly 20% rise in half-year profit, plus a 58% increase to its dividend payout, and Close Brothers agrees the sale of its execution services and securities ...

Total retail sales volumes rose 0.9% in June, compared to a fall of 2.8% in May, the latter downwardly revised from a decline of 2.7%. Sales fell short of an FXStreet-cited consensus for a 1.2% rise, ...

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set to open lower on Friday, as new data shows UK consumer confidence sank further in July. IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open down 6.3 points, 0.1%, ...

(Alliance News) - UK consumer confidence edged lower in July amid concerns over the economic outlook, GfK reported Friday. The GfK consumer confidence index fell to minus 19 in July, down from minus ...

However, Centrica Energy is expected at the bottom of AOP guidance "with profitability heavily weighted to the second half" assuming market conditions normalise. In the first half of 2025, Centrica ...

The pound eased to USD1.3535 late on Thursday afternoon in London, compared to USD1.3571 at the equities close on Wednesday. The euro traded at USD1.1773, higher against USD1.1737. Against the yen, ...

The pound eased to USD1.3535 late on Thursday afternoon in London, compared to USD1.3571 at the equities close on Wednesday. The euro traded at USD1.1773, higher against USD1.1737. Against the yen, ...

As a result, expects adjusted earnings per share to be slightly ahead of current Bloomberg market consensus of 32 pence, would be growth of 14% from 28.0p the year prior. Volution expects to deliver ...

CVS Group anticipates adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation for continuing operations in financial 2025 of approximately GBP134 million, up around 8.9% from GBP123 ...

Newbury, Berkshire-based BT said Virgin Media O2 CFO Patricia Cobian will replace Simon Lowth as BT's CFO, joining in the summer of 2026. Lowth has been CFO for nine years, and Lowth will retire ...

Vodafone sees full-year group adjusted EBITDAaL of EUR11.3 to EUR11.6 billion and adjusted free cash flow of EUR2.4 to EUR2.6 billion. In the financial year to March 31, 2025, Vodafone reported ...

Lloyds said it continues to expect underlying net interest income of around GBP13.5 billion for 2025, against GBP12.8 billion in 2024, and expects operating costs of about GBP9.7 billion, compared to ...