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16 March 2021 | 12:08pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 was back above 6,800 by Tuesday lunchtime as sterling weakness and US stimulus optimism helped lift the index. At midday the index was up 0.9% to 6,809.61. Bakery chain Greggs rallied 4.7% to £23.15, even as it reported its first loss as public company, but voiced optimism, saying it had made a better-than-expected start to 2021. Greggs continued to keep its dividend suspended, saying it would need to return to a level of profitability and cash generation sufficient to resume payouts. Natwest, the bank formally known as Royal Bank of Scotland, slipped 1.1% to 186.5p on confirming that UK authorities had launched criminal proceedings against it over historic allegations of money laundering. ....
16 March 2021 | 16:36pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 enjoyed a positive day on Tuesday to finish just above 6,800 up 0.8% by the close. News that European Medicines Energy believes the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh any risks after several European countries suspended its use helped sentiment. AstraZeneca shares were up 3.5% to £72.20. The company agreed to supply 500,000 additional doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to the US. AstraZeneca also announced that it had sold its 26.7% stake in Viela Bio, owing to Horizon Therapeutics s acquisition of Viela, for cash proceeds and profit of about $775 million. The S&P 500 was flat by 4.30pm UK time with tomorrow s meeting of the US Federal Reserve and any potential signal on the pace and direction of interest rates in focus. ....
19 February 2021 | 11:58am StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 was flat at midday a little above 6,600 as investors await Monday s update on the easing of UK coronavirus restrictions and with sterling hovering around two-year highs. US futures suggested there would be a bit of a recovery on Wall Street after the sell-off seen yesterday. NatWest reported an operating loss of £351 million for 2020, down from £4.2 billion pre-tax profit last year. The bank said net impairment charges were £3.2 billion and announced it will pay a dividend of three pence per share. Its shares rose 1.8% to 174.4p. Warehouse landlord SEGRO reported a rise in pre-tax profit of 10.8% to £296.5 million for 2020. ....
19 February 2021 | 08:44am StockMarketWire.com - Allied Irish Bank said it had AIB said it had agreed to sell a non-performing loan portfolio in long-term default to Mars Capital Finance Ireland for €0.4 billion as part of an ongoing effort to reduce its non-performing exposures. The proceeds would be used for general corporate purposes, including the continuation of support for customer restructuring, the company said. The company also confirmed it has entered into a non-binding agreement with Natwest to acquire a circa €4 billion portfolio of performing corporate and commercial loans. Under the deal, employees would also be transferred to AIB from within Ulster Bank Ireland DAC s Commercial franchise directly involved in the day to day management of Natwest s loan book. ....