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Plus500 gets commodity broker's licence in Singapore
AIM-listed contracts-for-difference provider Plus500 said on Friday that its subsidiary in Singapore has been granted a commodity broker's licence by International Enterprise Singapore.
SSE secures value in derated capacity agreements
SSE has provisionally secured agreements to provide a total of 4,177MW (megawatts) of derated electricity generation capacity from October 2021 to September 2022 in the GB Capacity Market auction, it announced on Friday.
Talktalk hits new low as analysts clash, institutions 'revolt'
Talktalk's profit warning and proposed placing elicited a mixed reaction among City analysts and institutional investors, with Goldman Sachs unimpressed and reiterating its 'sell' recommendation, while RBC Capital Markets hoped this was the beginning of a new era.
Hogg Robinson surges on AmEx offer as it agrees sale of Fraedom business
Shares in Hogg Robinson surged on Friday as the business travel group announced a takeover offer from American Express and said it has agreed to sell its payments technology business, Fraedom, to Visa Inc.
Drax agrees £10m contract to supply future coal power
Drax Group, the Yorkshire power plant that is in the midst of a process to create more biomass power, said on Friday that it has agreed to provide £10m worth of future coal power capacity.
British Land picks up Woolwich Estate for £103m
British Land announced on Friday that it has acquired the Woolwich Estate, covering 4. 9 acres in south east London, for a headline price £103m representing a net initial yield of 4. 1%.
Shaftesbury says footfall high, trading 'robust'
FTSE 250 real estate investment trust Shaftesbury said on Friday that it has seen continuing high footfall and "robust" trading in the period from 1 October 2017 to 8 February 2018.
Victrex quarterly revenues surge after big electronics order
Plastics manufacturer Victrex reported a very strong start to the year, with industrial sales led by consumer electronics to offset slightly weaker performance from medical customers.