Sterling Steadies after Dropping on Middle East Escalation

MidEast escalation pressures pound against safehaven dollar Data shows UK pay settlements at 2year low in 3months to Aug BoE speeches, services and construction surveys eyed Oct 2 Reuters The British pound steadied on Wednesday, a day after it fell sharply against the dollar as the growing conflict in the Middle East spurred demand for […]
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FTSE 100 Rises on Upbeat Energy, Metal Stocks

FTSE 100 up 0.4, FTSE 250 Flat Oct 2 Reuters The UK39;s benchmark FTSE 100 stock index opened higher on Wednesday, led by energy and industrial metal mining shares, while JD Sports fell after the Nike retailer kept annual outlook unchanged despite a firsthalf profit beat. The bluechip FTSE 100 was up 0.4 by 0720 GMT, […]
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Polands Zabka Expects Higher Margins, CFO Says

Oct 2 Reuters Polish convenience store group Zabka, which will this month undergo potentially the biggest initial public offering in Warsaw since 2020, expects to report higher margins this year, its finance chief said on Wednesday. Looking at the profitability of the first half of the year, it is expected that for the full year […]
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