FTSE 100 Poised to Fall After Downbeat Asia Trading

0728 GMT - The FTSE 100 Index looks set to open 37 points lower at 7462, according to IG futures data, after mostly downbeat trading in Asia, though Wall Street closed higher. Markets in Australia, Hong Kong and Japan fall, but mainland China stocks rise. Brent crude gains 0.2% to $75.67 a barrel. The Dow advanced 0.2%. "Despite the positive finish on Wall Street, European markets look set to lose out with a negative open, as U.S. markets start to come back into favor," CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson writes. (philip.waller@wsj.com)

 
Companies News: 

Games Workshop Declares Dividend

Games Workshop Group PLC said Friday that it has declared a dividend payout and that trading in the three months to the end of February has been in line with expectations.

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Smiths Group 1H Pretax Profit Rose as Revenue Beat Consensus, Lifts Full-Year Guidance Again

Smiths Group PLC said Friday that first-half fiscal 2023 pretax profit rose as revenue beat consensus, and again raised its revenue-growth guidance for the year.

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JD Wetherspoon Swung to 1H Pretax Profit as Sales Rose Above Prepandemic Levels

J.D. Wetherspoon PLC reported on Friday a swing to pretax profit for the first half of fiscal 2023 on the back of sales that were ahead of prepandemic levels.

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James Fisher & Sons to Report 2022 Revenue Rose, But Results Delayed to April

James Fisher & Sons PLC said Friday that it expects to report a rise in revenue for 2022, but that its results would be delayed a month and published April 28 instead of March 28.

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Tribal Group 2022 Pretax Profit Fell on Contract Delay; Cuts Dividend

Tribal Group PLC on Friday cut its final dividend on the back of lower profits due mainly to the delays and subsequent cancellation of its Nanyang Technological University contract in Singapore, and despite higher revenue.

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Quartix Technologies Starts 2023 in Line With Market Views

Quartix Technologies PLC said Friday that its performance in the first two months of 2023 has been in line with market views for the year.

 

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March 24, 2023 04:09 ET (08:09 GMT)

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