Advertisement
UK markets close in 4 hours 7 minutes
  • FTSE 100

    8,296.99
    +83.50 (+1.02%)
     
  • FTSE 250

    20,396.11
    +231.57 (+1.15%)
     
  • AIM

    777.20
    +5.67 (+0.73%)
     
  • GBP/EUR

    1.1650
    -0.0010 (-0.09%)
     
  • GBP/USD

    1.2544
    -0.0020 (-0.16%)
     
  • Bitcoin GBP

    51,105.38
    -64.98 (-0.13%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,327.36
    -37.76 (-2.77%)
     
  • S&P 500

    5,180.74
    +52.95 (+1.03%)
     
  • DOW

    38,852.27
    +176.59 (+0.46%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    78.13
    -0.35 (-0.45%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,322.40
    -8.80 (-0.38%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    38,835.10
    +599.03 (+1.57%)
     
  • HANG SENG

    18,479.37
    -98.93 (-0.53%)
     
  • DAX

    18,292.31
    +117.10 (+0.64%)
     
  • CAC 40

    8,024.27
    +27.63 (+0.35%)
     

BUZZ-Rotork rallies after earnings beat and acquisition

** Rotork (LSE: ROR.L - news) rises 4.3 pct after earnings beat expectations, among best performing UK midcap

** Pre-tax profits beat driving returns, traders say (H1: £64.11 mln, a 2 pct beat, according to Thomson Reuters (Dusseldorf: TOC.DU - news) data), with orders also ahead

** Co also announce small acquisition from Spirax-Sarco

** Decent volumes with 45 pct stock's 30-day average volumes in the first 80 minutes of trade

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)