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Jefferies reiterates 'buy' on Indivior's strong guidance
Jefferies, RBC Capital Markets and Numis reiterated their positive recommendations on Indivior as the opioid addiction drug maker's shares slipped on the back of final results on Thursday.
Friday preview: Silver lining for UK retail sales, Segro results due
Data from the Office for National Statistics is unlikely to lift the dark clouds over UK retail but a better month is expected and could prove a thin ray of sunshine.
Indivior increases profits, legal provisions, 2018 guidance
Indivior, the opioid addiction drug specialist, increased its financial provisions over potential US litigation by $210m as it reported 3% revenue growth for last year and guided to further growth in 2018.
Market buzz: Bitcoin approaching $10K, US econ data 'unspectacular'
1500: Despite the recent more than havling in its price, Bitcoin is still out there (somewhere . probably), with prices edging back towards the $10,000 mark. "Volatility and bitcoin go together hand-in-hand, so expect plenty more highs and lows over the coming weeks and months," writes Dennis de Jong at UFX. Despite Berkshire Hathaway's Charles Munger dubing it "noxious poison", de Jong believes that won't stop investors from plunging their money in. As an aside, CBoE's VIX down 4.
South African assets lifted as Ramaphosa replaces Zuma
Cyril Ramaphosa was voted in as President of South Africa, senior members of the African National Congress party confirmed on Thursday, lifting the rand and companies exposed to the currency.
CapCo confirms talks with Mayor's Office of West London building
Capital & Counties is in talks with the office of the Mayor of London over the ongoing use of the Empress State Building in West London by the Metropolitan Police.
Italy's election offers many risks but 'little chance of Italexit'
Italy's election early next month is unlikely to result in an 'Italexit' from the European Union, said Berenberg on Thursday, but is likely to see former leader Silvio Berlusconi emerge as a kingmaker and could still result in the country holding referendum on its membership of the euro and reverse recent labour reforms.
RELX hikes final dividend, proposes merger of UK and Dutch parents
RELX Group, the information and analytics formerly known as Reed Elsevier, lifted its final dividend 10%, pledged to repeat its £700m share buyback in 2018 and proposed to merge its UK and Dutch parent companies in a further simplification of its corporate structure.