MARKET REPORT: Babcock rocked by sell-off

MARKET REPORT: Babcock International rocked by brutal sell-off after it posts £1.6bn annual loss By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 16:52 EDT, 30 July 2021 Babcock International was rocked by a brutal sell-off after it posted a £1.6billion annual loss.  The UK’s second-largest defence firm said … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Travel stocks suffer summer blues

The summer has gone from bad to worse for travel companies after the Government’s latest holiday advice.  Airline and hotel group shares tumbled after Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced 16 new destinations would be added to the UK’s ‘green’ travel list.  From next Wednesday, people arriving from Malta, Grenada, the Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Menorca, … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Smiths shares take off after airport upgrades

MARKET REPORT: Airports upgrading security systems despite slump in international travel a boon for industrials business Smiths Group By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 GMT, 26 March 2021 | Updated: 22:17 GMT, 26 March 2021 Airports upgrading their security systems despite the slump in international travel has been a boon for industrials … Read more

Futura almost triples as treatment nears approval

MARKET REPORT: Drug-making minnow Futura Medical almost triples in value after EU regulators give thumbs-up to its erectile dysfunction gel By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 GMT, 19 March 2021 | Updated: 22:26 GMT, 19 March 2021 Drug-making minnow Futura Medical almost tripled in value after EU regulators gave an initial thumbs-up … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Berkeley Group shares suffer

Britain’s housing market has been booming throughout the pandemic, but that didn’t help Berkeley Group’s shares yesterday.  The housebuilder was the biggest faller on the FTSE100 after flagging delays in procuring materials since the end of the Brexit transition arrangement, and changing sales times on some of its developments due to the pandemic.  Covid appears … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Shares in travel and leisure bounce

Shares in hard-hit travel and leisure stocks bounced after Boris Johnson delivered his outline for lifting lockdown, stage by stage, across the whole of England.  Under the plans, there will be little respite for non-essential businesses in March.  And at every stage the dates that have been given are the very earliest re-openings and could … Read more