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Director dealings: AO World CFO sells shares

AO World revealed on Tuesday that chief financial officer Mark Higgins had disposed of 146,411 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed retailer. Higgins, who exercised nil cost options over a total of 309,537 ordinary shares on Monday, sold the shares at an average price of 195.0p each, for a total …

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FTSE 250 movers: AO World surges; Capco down on results

London’s FTSE 250 was up 0.5% at 18,077.60 in afternoon trade on Wednesday. Online electrical goods retailer AO World surged to the top of the index, with traders pointing to positive read-across from Asos, which said annual sales and profit were set to be “significantly ahead” of market expectations. Although …

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FTSE 250 movers: Cineworld surges; gold miners retreat

London’s FTSE 250 was up 1.4% at 17,964.71 in afternoon trade on Tuesday. Cineworld surged, with traders pointing to speculation the company may be taken private by its founder. The shares had already rallied on Monday on takeover speculation after a US judge granted the government’s request to end the …

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FTSE 250 movers: EasyJet flies higher; Babcock slumps

London’s FTSE 250 was up 0.8% at 17,302.31 in afternoon trade on Tuesday. EasyJet was sitting pretty at the top of the index as it said it expects to report a smaller loss for the fourth quarter of the year and announced the expansion of its flight schedule amid stronger-than-expected …

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Friday preview: EU leaders’ summit in focus

The market spotlight at the end of the week will be firmly on the start the three-day summit between European Union leaders. Hopes for a breakthrough on agreeing on the details of a proposed €750bn EU Reconstruction Fund are low going into the meeting, given the wide range of interest …

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