Advertisement
UK markets closed

  • FTSE 100

    8,139.83
    +60.97 (+0.75%)
     

  • FTSE 250

    19,824.16
    +222.18 (+1.13%)
     

  • AIM

    755.28
    +2.16 (+0.29%)
     

  • GBP/EUR

    1.1682
    +0.0025 (+0.22%)
     

  • GBP/USD

    1.2495
    -0.0015 (-0.12%)
     

  • Bitcoin GBP

    51,275.72
    -468.09 (-0.90%)
     

  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,330.83
    -65.71 (-4.70%)
     

  • S&P 500

    5,099.96
    +51.54 (+1.02%)
     

  • DOW

    38,239.66
    +153.86 (+0.40%)
     

  • CRUDE OIL

    83.67
    +0.10 (+0.12%)
     

  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,351.00
    +8.50 (+0.36%)
     

  • NIKKEI 225

    37,934.76
    +306.28 (+0.81%)
     

  • HANG SENG

    17,651.15
    +366.61 (+2.12%)
     

  • DAX

    18,161.01
    +243.73 (+1.36%)
     

  • CAC 40

    8,088.24
    +71.59 (+0.89%)
     
PROPERTY:

9 luxury homes to consider if money is no object

Ever thought about what a multimillion pound budget would buy you?

BUZZ-Provident Financial: returning to normal

Reuters - UK Focus

** Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) of British sub-prime lender +6.7 pct, top of FTSE midcap index

** Co says recovery plans will deliver 2018 results in line with internal plans while its Vanquis bank unit reports profits ahead of earlier forecasts

** PFG's shares have fallen 67 pct since profit warning in June 2017, when co cited a shortage of debt collectors

** In Aug 2017, PFG issued a second profit warning that prompted the departure of CEO Peter Crook and suspension of its dividend

** Peel Hunt: "Today's statement highlights that Provident is making progress with returning the business to some sort of normality.. There is still more to do on the Home Credit side but the indications are encouraging"

** Stock on track for best day since Feb. 27 (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : justin.varghese.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)