15 April 2021 | 08:34am
StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 opened stronger, extending its upward trajectory, led by a climb in miners following a jump in commodity prices.
At 0814, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 21 points, or 0.31%, at 6,961.57.
Rio Tinto, BHP and Anglo American were higher.
AO World rose 1.2% to 321p after the white goods online retailer said it expected to report annual adjusted profit in line with market expectations following a strong final quarter to the fiscal year.
For the year ended 31 March 2021, adjusted EBITDA, or profit before tax, depreciation, amortisation, net finance costs, and other adjusting items, is expected to be in the range £63 million to £72 million, up from £19.6 million and in line with market consensus of about £66 million.
15 April 2021 | 16:51pm
StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE closed 0.63% higher on Thursday to 6,983.50, extending its upward trajectory in recent days and taking it closer to the psychologically important 7,000-mark, as new US economic data showed a surge in consumer spending.
There were record highs on Wall Street with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones reaching new heights as unemployment claims in the US dropped in March and retail sales surged.
In company news, AO World rose 1.9% to 323.6p after the white goods online retailer said it expected to report annual adjusted profit in line with market expectations following a strong final quarter to the fiscal year.
She is a Dallas housewife who worships Jacqueline Kennedy, and is stuck in a drab marriage with a husband whose idea of communication is to ask her to get him another beer out of the icebox. When she learns that the Kennedys plan to visit Dallas, she s beside herself. She gets a neighbor lady in a wheelchair to come with her to the airport, figuring that the wheelchair will allow them both to get up close. This is the most important day of her life.
We know what happened then. Love Field depicts the moment of the assassination in a creepy, effective way, by showing the woman driving through the streets of Dallas and realizing that something has gone wrong. People aren t behaving normally. There is a crowd outside the TV store, looking at something on the sets in the windows.