Advertisement
UK markets closed

  • FTSE 100

    8,213.49
    +41.34 (+0.51%)
     

  • FTSE 250

    20,164.54
    +112.21 (+0.56%)
     

  • AIM

    771.53
    +3.42 (+0.45%)
     

  • GBP/EUR

    1.1652
    -0.0031 (-0.26%)
     

  • GBP/USD

    1.2546
    +0.0013 (+0.11%)
     

  • Bitcoin GBP

    50,217.36
    +3,078.80 (+6.53%)
     

  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,359.39
    +82.41 (+6.45%)
     

  • S&P 500

    5,127.79
    +63.59 (+1.26%)
     

  • DOW

    38,675.68
    +450.02 (+1.18%)
     

  • CRUDE OIL

    77.99
    -0.96 (-1.22%)
     

  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,310.10
    +0.50 (+0.02%)
     

  • NIKKEI 225

    38,236.07
    -37.98 (-0.10%)
     

  • HANG SENG

    18,475.92
    +268.79 (+1.48%)
     

  • DAX

    18,001.60
    +105.10 (+0.59%)
     

  • CAC 40

    7,957.57
    +42.92 (+0.54%)
     
MONEY:

Best savings accounts that offer above inflation rates

Where to find a top-rated deal that works for you

Britain's Marks & Spencer beats Christmas forecasts

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Marks & Spencer (Frankfurt: 534418 - news) soundly beat forecasts for Christmas trading as it reported its first quarterly rise in underlying clothing and homeware sales in nearly two years, delivering a boost to new boss Steve Rowe.

Clothing & Home like-for-like sales rose 2.3 percent in the 13 Weeks to 31 Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) , beating a market forecast of a rise of 0.2 percent, while food was up 0.6 percent, also ahead of forecasts, it said on Thursday.

(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Kate Holton)