CS
Ashtead +1-2% PBT beat, operationally company fine, share buyback annc'd
Crest Nichol M/P Numbers look fine first glance, co remains confident for FY
Danone +1-2% Co confirms 2016 sales. Sees solid improvement in 2016
Direct line unch received approval for use of its partial internal model
Firstgroup +1-2% Revs light, PBT better, commentary reads well
Gam Holding -10% Effectively warning ahead of 1H16 results, PBT down 50%
Gerry Weber M/P H1 sales inline, for FY rev €890-920m (cons at €905m)
Go Ahead -5% GTR looks worse, facing challenging environment
Halma M/P Headline no's 1% beat, stock has been great performer
Miners M/P Iron Ore & Steel have given up all of yday's gains and more
Novo Nord -1-2% Novo’s Victoza Cuts Heart Complications 13% in Diabetics
Oils -1% Brent is still stuck in and around the $50 mark
Premier Farn +5-8% Daetwyler buys PFL in recommended cash offer. 165p/shr
Ted Baker unch Rev +11.9% in the 19 weeks to June 11, outlook solid
MF
*DANONE-Lifts targets for Op Margin in 2016 Confirms Sales........+1%
*NOVO NORDISK-Victoza reduced CV risk by 13% in Leader Study......+1%
*PREM FARNELL-Daetwyler to buy Farnell for CHF1.09b(51% prem).....+47%
*GAM-Pft warning,Pft before tax & after tax in H1 down 50%........-7%
*ABENGOA-Green Plains to buy Abengoa's Ethanol Mills for $200m....+0.5%
*VINCI-Credit Agricole,Ardian 2 buy Vinci's stake in Indigo.......+0.5%
*AIR FRANCE-Pilots to decide in coming days on more strikes.......-0.5%
*NOVARTIS-Gilenya can trigger PML which destroys the brain........-0.5%
*KUKA-Midea satisfied with 49% of Kuka says Handelsblatt..........-0.5%
*G/WEBER-Sales 230m(225),Ebitda 15.4m(16.3),Ebit 4.5m(4.3)........-1%
*ADP-Paris Airports traffic +1.4%,Passengers 8.55mln..............+0.5%
*AIRBUS-1st delivery of A400M with tactical cap-not confirmed.....U/C
Investec
UK
* ASHTEAD-FY.#'s ahead of fcast.End markets remain strong.£200m buy back..+2-3%
* CREST NICHOLS-H1.Rev +22% (£408.1m)Re-iterates FY16 guidance..............+1%
* FIRST GRP-FY.Rev sml miss,EBITDA i/l,EPS slightly ahead.o'look inline.....+2%
* GO AHEAD GRP-PreClose.WARNING.GTR Franchise margins weaker than exp's...-5-7%
* HALMA-FY.#'s slightly ahead.Current yr in line with exp's.................+1%
* PREMIER FARNELL-Daetwyler agrees 165p/sh cash offer......................+46%
* TED BAKER-Update. Sales +11%, margins lin line.On track to meet exp's.....+1%