The FTSE 100 hit a new closing record high – up 38.48 points at 8078.86. It also reached a new intraday record of 8,105.59.
Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Barclays, Sainsbury’s, BHP, Anglo American, AstraZeneca, WPP and Persimmon. Read the Thursday 25 April Business Live blog below.
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FTSE 100 hits new closing record high – up 38.48 points at 8078.86
Tesla cuts membership prices across its Supercharger network
The Footsie closes soon
WPP revenues shrink as technology firms cut advertising spend
Persimmon sees sales and prices pick up in ‘good start’ to 2024
Insurers agree to make motor premium finance cheaper after warning
Ten stocks to invest in to profit from Rishi’s defence spending boost
The ULEZ effect: Diesel fuel sales fall twice as fast in London
WH Smith shares ‘more for patient money than fast bucks’, analysts say
AstraZeneca lifted by blockbuster oncology drug sales
Nestle sales slow after Nescafe maker raises prices around the world
Ryanair cancels 300 flights affecting 50,000 passengers
Pret a Manger brings back co-founder to get a handle on chain’s debt
Unilever sales jump as consumer giant eases price hikes
BHP swoops on rival Anglo American in £31bn mining megadeal
Tory tax war ‘is killing off North Sea oil’, warns Serica chief
Meta announces it is to plough billions into artificial intelligence
Sainsbury’s enjoys food sales boost months amid 1,500 job cuts
Barclays profits hit by subdued mortgage lending and lower customer deposits
Market open: FTSE 100 up 0.6%; FTSE 250 down 0.5%
Lloyds cheers green shoots in housing market – but takes a profits hit
‘Sainsbury’s has managed to wrestle back market share from rivals in unrelenting tug of war between the UK supermarkets’
‘Cost controls look to be making a difference for Barclays’
‘Solid start…but Unilever should be performing better’
Windfall tax is driving UK oil and gas producers to Norway, says MAGGIE PAGANO
Unilever beats sales forecasts as consumer giant wins back customers
BHP eyes Anglo American for mining megadeal
Tesla shares rocket after pledge to bring forward launch of ‘more affordable’ models
Sainsbury’s ups guidance
Investors to vote on plans to double London Stock Exchange boss’s pay to £13m
Barclays profits slip
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