The FTSE 100 is up 1.7 per cent in afternoon trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Thames Water, Asda, Mobico, Hornby, Tyman and Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Read the Monday 22 April Business Live blog below.
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Hipgnosis shares surge after group receives Blackstone counter-offer
Hornby sales hit by Red Sea disruption delivery delays as debts grow
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Bluefield Solar Income Fund shines
Wall St gains after Friday sell-off
Mortgage rate rises announced by five lenders
Tyman agrees £788m takeover by US-based Quanex
Model trains maker Hornby says sales hit by Red Sea shipping delays
Asda profits near £1.1bn as CFO pledges to keep slashing debts
Heathrow travellers face Bank Holiday getaway chaos as workers strike
Mobico Group shares top FTSE 350 fallers
Tyman shares top FTSE 350 risers
Mobico Group finance boss to exit amid German rail accounting issues
More Tesla woes as Musk forced to slash prices in China, EU and US
Boss of vape company Chill Brands suspended over ‘use of inside information’ allegations
Thames Water customers face £19 increase in bills as embattled supplier submits new green spending plans
Heat pumps way behind target as experts say high prices put people off
UK motorists are prioritising buying a new car over a home
FTSE 100 opens strongly as tech stocks fall globally ahead of busy week for corporate earnings
Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy in line for record-breaking £10m pay day this year
Mobico suffers rail delays
Asda profits near £1.1bn as group cuts debt pile
Royal Mail to hold fresh talks with investors as ‘Czech Sphinx’ plots another bid for postal service
Thames Water plots £1.1bn extra green spend to woo regulators