British Land sees first half NAV drop as high street downturn hits retail portfolio
Chief executive Chris Griggs said Britsh Land remains "alert to potential uncertainties as the Brexit process unfolds"
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British Land Company PLC
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The British Land Company (British Land) manages, owns, finances and develops commercial property. Its focus is on the retail and office sectors.
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FTSE 100 closes lower ahead of Prime Minister's Brexit statement
The UK blue-chip index closed down 19.97 at 7,033, while FTSE 250 shed over 75 points at 18,910
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Barclays blights trio of property stocks, downgrading ratings for British Land, Hammerson, and NewRiver REIT
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The Footsie closed down nearly 92 points at 7,418, while the other major European benchmarks were also lower.
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Derwent London reports higher rental incomes as London's office rental market remains robust despite Brexit worries
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FTSE 100 joins other European benchmarks to go lower as trade fears continue to dent sentiment
FTSE 250 closed also lower - just shy of 160 points lower at 20,684, while FTSE small cap market shed around 25 points
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Greene King enjoying the summer sunshine
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The UK's premier index added over 25 points at 7,712, with resource stocks taking up four of the top five positions.
British Land up on annual profit jump after property revaluations despite challenging market conditions
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FTSE 100 closes nearly 1.7% lower as Brexit deal strengthens sterling
FTSE 100 closed down 121 points at 7,042, joining other European benchmarks, which saw red
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FTSE 100 feeds off Wall Street rally to close near 7,700
If you happen to work for a FTSE 100 company, your boss has already earned more in the past two-and-a-half days then the average UK employee will this year
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City schedule remains distinctly holiday-like for Thursday
Unless some market acquaintance has been forgot … there’s little of note in the schedule for Thursday.
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Next to kick off key high street trading updates; US jobs data also due
Week ahead still looking very quiet, but trading update from clothing retailer Next PLC and the December US non-farm payrolls will provide excitement
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FTSE 100 closes higher as miners gain and sterling slides
The FTSE 100 closed the day higher, as the weak pound helped, while other European indices lagged
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Footsie closed over 20 points higher at 7,348, benefitting as usual from the weaker pound.
British Land secures largest West-End office pre-let for two decades; half-year net asset value rises
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FTSE 100 closes higher as pound firms; Shire top riser
The latest ONS data showed that retail sales grew 0.3% in October - ahead of the 0.1% economists had expected - which has boosted the blue chip retailers
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Royal Mail Group continues to contend with tough compeition
Royal Mail reports on Thursday and investors will be waiting to see how the mail group is coping with the competition.
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Don’t expect fireworks from Taylor Wimpey’s quarterly numbers
House builders and telcos will provide some of the weeks highlights.
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Tesco and Greggs to give a taste of high street conditions; hurricanes could have blown away US jobs
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Deutsche Bank boosts British Land with upgrade to 'buy' from 'hold' in UK real estate review
The German bank also raised its target price for the FTSE 100-listed firm to 660p from 590p, with the stock trading at 609.5p, up 1.8% or 10.5p on Friday’s closing price
FTSE 100 closes almost 36pts up as traders buy back in
The blue chip index closed out almost 36 points higher at 7,413
‘Declining’ UK economy to hit British Land’s performance, says HSBC
Analyst Stephen Bramley-Jackson has downgraded the property developer to ‘hold’ and lowered his price target too
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FTSE 100 closes lower after up and down day
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Royal Mail to deliver latest trading update; UK inflation numbers the key focus
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Unilever results to illustrate strategy review boosts; investors looking for Vodafone improvements
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Mitchells & Butlers PLC running out of elbow room in the restaurant sector
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Another day, another house builder reporting on living the life of Riley in this prolonged low interest rate environment
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Brokers: Antofagasta and KAZ get upgraded
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WEEK AHEAD: Property stocks in focus after EU vote
British Land is tipped to report a hit from the UK vote to leave the EU
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FTSE100 pips higher as Remain-Brexit support is on a knife edge
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Randgold among FTSE 100 fallers as gold drops ahead of EU vote
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Stocks slide as higher US oil stockpiles eclipse positive industry updates
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FTSE 100 ends Tuesday almost 2% higher after CPI boost
Consumer price inflation (CPI) stayed steady at -0.1% last month
Traders defy attack jitters to push market higher
The Footsie climbed 90.15 points to 6236 while France's CAC-40 gained 84 points
FTSE 100 eyeing a triple-digit gain
Following a strong lead from Wall Street, UK stocks are set to add to yesterday's gains.
Tuesday's agenda: Paddy Power faces hit from poor sporting results
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Broker spotlight: Oil super-majors, Falcon Oil & Gas, Sirius Minerals, Sky, UK property companies
The super-majors are the energy stocks to have, says Deutsche Bank, but Falcon Oil & Gas's Aussie drilling results show there is still a place for a well-chosen minnow.
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FTSE 100 surrenders early gains as properties retreat
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Footsie closes down ahead of Fed statement
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