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Market Report
17 May
Astrazeneca, pharmaceuticals, drugs, health, medical, tablets
Friday preview: All attention on AstraZeneca and Hikma numbers

After three packed days of company news, London's diary for Friday is much lighter, with quarterly numbers from drug makers AstraZeneca and Hikma getting the full attention of investors.

17 May
actas fed reserva federal portada
US Philly Fed index rockets in May, hiring strengthens

Perhaps the most closely-followed lead indicator for factory sector activity in the States jumped past forecasts in May as new orders rocketed.

17 May
Mothercare, baby goods, retail
Mothercare swings to loss, confirms store closures and announces refinancing

Beleaguered mother and child retailer Mothercare has confirmed the closure of 50 stores, announced a refinancing package and said it was re-hiring chief executive Mark Newton-Jones, who stepped down last month, as it swung to a full-year pre-tax loss.

17 May
biopharma-laboratoire-recherche-medicale
Motif Bio looks to raise £10m via accelerated bookbuild

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Motif Bio is looking to raise up £10m by way of a conditional placing with new and existing investors in order to assist the firm with regulatory and other investments for iclaprim, its novel antibiotic candidate.

17 May
gold nuggets
Avesoro Resources 'pleased' with assay result from Liberia drilling programme

Gold production, development and exploration firm Avesoro Resources announced reported on Thursday on the final assay results from its 55 hole New Liberty infill drilling programme in Liberia.

17 May
walmart mex
Walmart posts earnings beat as revenue rises

Walmart beat earnings forecasts and posted an improvement in total revenue for its first quarter on Thursday, with the figure coming in at $122. 7bn - an increase of $5. 1bn, or 4. 4%.

17 May
fracking, shale gas
UK govt launches fracking fund and planning service to help councils, developers

To speed planning permission for fracking projects in England, ministers have launched a fund to help local authorities deal with shale applications and a new 'planning brokerage service' to help both developers and local authorities with the application process.

17 May
dollar-fed-taux-monnaie-crise-monetaire-fmi-billet-drapeau
US weekly unemployment claims increase by more than expected

US jobless claims for last week increased by moderately more than markets were expecting.

17 May
xi-jinping-presidente-china
Asia report: Markets mixed as US and China begin second round of talks

Markets in Asia finished Thursday’s session mixed, as investors kept watch on the second round of trade talks between the US and China.

17 May
berlusconi salvini
Europe midday: Markets move cautiously higher ahead of expected coalition deal in Italy

European stocks are seeing moderate gains on the heels of the previous session's advance on Wall Street, even as US government bond yields continued their climb higher on Wednesday, but with traders keeping a close eye on political events unfolding in Italy.

17 May
 water treatment tank
Water Intelligence makes a splash as 'exciting journey' continues

Leak detection and remediation solutions firm Water Intelligence saw revenues and profits leap more than 45% in a trading year seen as a "jumping-off point" by directors.

17 May
softcat
Jefferies downgrades Softcat after share price strength

Softcat was under the cosh on Thursday as Jefferies cut the stock to 'hold' from 'buy' following recent share price strength.

17 May
london stock exchange paternoster
London midday: Stocks climb as pound eases on Downing St denial of customs report

London stocks had edged up by midday on Thursday as bookies recovered some of their losses, while the pound eased a little after Prime Minister Theresa May denied a report that the UK could stay in the customs union.

17 May
euromoney awards
Euromoney posts solid first half filled with M&A activity

Euromoney Institutional Investor reported a “good” first-half performance in its interim results on Thursday, with total revenues up 3% to £209. 6m, and underlying revenues up 4%.

17 May
wall street letrero
US pre-open: Stocks seen lower as bond yields remain elevated; oil prices in focus

US futures pointed to a lower open on Thursday, with investors likely to keep a close eye on still-elevated bond yields and trade talks with China.

17 May
Fever-Tree, Fevertree, drinks, tonic
Fevertree trading in line as UK remains strong, US going to plan

AIM-listed posh mixers maker Fevertree Drinks said on Thursday that the first four months of this year have seen further progress after 2017 proved to be another year of strong growth, with "impressive" rates of sale growth and market share gains.

17 May
byotrol
Byotrol secures US retail trial with Target

AIM-quoted anti-microbial technology company Byotrol has secured a mass market retail trial in the US for its 24-hour germ-kill surface sanitizer Byotrol24.

17 May
Oil & gas plant
Genel follows 'landmark' year with solid start to 2018

London based oil and gas firm Genel Energy told investors at its annual general meeting on Thursday that momentum seen during its "landmark 2017" had carried on into 2018.

17 May
Tritax Big Box confirms Q1 dividend

Tritax Big Box REIT declared a first-quarter interim dividend of 1. 675p per share, to be paid on 11 June.

17 May
Oil and gas drilling in India
SDX Energy quarterly revenues jump during 'busy period'

North Africa focused oil and gas company SDX Energy saw revenues and overall production move "significantly" ahead in the first quarter of its trading year.