2 June 2021 | 16:48pm
StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 finished the day 0.4% higher at 7,108.00, helped by a decent start to the trading session on Wall Street with the S&P 500 up 0.3% to 4,216.21 by 4.30pm UK time.
Independent publisher Bloomsbury said it expected profit for 2022 to top market expectations after the publisher reported annual results that exceeded its expectations and unveiled a special dividend. The shares were up 11.3% to 344p.
Budget carrier Wizz Air was grounded at £48.73 as it swung to a €576.0 million annual loss after the pandemic sent passenger volumes plunging 75%.
Wizz Air said it expected to post another annual loss for the current financial year, unless it saw an accelerated and permanent lifting of Covid restrictions.