Monday 29 January 2018 7:10am

Shares, stocks and corporate news: What you need to know before the open

 
Helen Cahill
Monday 29 January 2018 7:10am

Shares, stocks and corporate news: What you need to know before the open

 
Helen Cahill
 
Helen Cahill

Today's top story: MPs hit out at Carillion for pensions hole

Today's leader: The Tory party is now in a state of open war

Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will today receive his marching orders from the EU27 regarding the post-Brexit transitional period, with the bloc demanding the UK's relationship with the EU remaining broadly unchanged during the two-year period. This could prove unpopular with Brexit secretary David Davis, who wants the UK to be free to sign new trade deals as soon as the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.

Meanwhile, Carillion's collapse remains firmly at the top of the agenda for MPs. The influential Work and Pensions Select Committee has slammed Carillion bosses, saying the company "wriggled out" of payments into its pension scheme, whilst still granting directors' bonuses.

In the Asia-Pacific region, the Nikkei 225 was flat at 23,629. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 0.62 per cent at 32,958, and the Shanghai Composite was down by 1.19 per cent at 3,515. The ASX 200 in Australia was up 0.42 per cent at 6,075.

The FTSE is tipped to open up 0.16 per cent at 7,678. Meanwhile, in Germany, the Dax is forecast to rise 0.28 per cent to 13,378 at the open, and in France the Cac is forecast to open 0.31 per cent higher at 5,546.

Corporate news

  • Shares in Wynn Macau fell by five per cent in Hong Kong after its founder Steve Wynn was accused of sexually harassing workers at his casino.
  • Conviviality this morning announced a 9.2 per cent increase in revenue to £836.3m.
  • Google has invested in Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek.
  • Ingvar Kamprad, founder of Ikea, has died aged 91.

Data

  • 08:00: Spain retail sales
  • 09:00: Iceland consumer price index
  • 11:00: Ireland retail sales

Today's top story: MPs hit out at Carillion for pensions hole

Today's leader: The Tory party is now in a state of open war

Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will today receive his marching orders from the EU27 regarding the post-Brexit transitional period, with the bloc demanding the UK's relationship with the EU remaining broadly unchanged during the two-year period. This could prove unpopular with Brexit secretary David Davis, who wants the UK to be free to sign new trade deals as soon as the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.

Meanwhile, Carillion's collapse remains firmly at the top of the agenda for MPs. The influential Work and Pensions Select Committee has slammed Carillion bosses, saying the company "wriggled out" of payments into its pension scheme, whilst still granting directors' bonuses.

In the Asia-Pacific region, the Nikkei 225 was flat at 23,629. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 0.62 per cent at 32,958, and the Shanghai Composite was down by 1.19 per cent at 3,515. The ASX 200 in Australia was up 0.42 per cent at 6,075.

The FTSE is tipped to open up 0.16 per cent at 7,678. Meanwhile, in Germany, the Dax is forecast to rise 0.28 per cent to 13,378 at the open, and in France the Cac is forecast to open 0.31 per cent higher at 5,546.

Corporate news

Data

Monday 29 January 2018 7:10am

Shares, stocks and corporate news: What you need to know before the open

 
Helen Cahill
 
Helen Cahill
 
Helen Cahill

Today's top story: MPs hit out at Carillion for pensions hole

Today's leader: The Tory party is now in a state of open war

Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will today receive his marching orders from the EU27 regarding the post-Brexit transitional period, with the bloc demanding the UK's relationship with the EU remaining broadly unchanged during the two-year period. This could prove unpopular with Brexit secretary David Davis, who wants the UK to be free to sign new trade deals as soon as the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.

Meanwhile, Carillion's collapse remains firmly at the top of the agenda for MPs. The influential Work and Pensions Select Committee has slammed Carillion bosses, saying the company "wriggled out" of payments into its pension scheme, whilst still granting directors' bonuses.

In the Asia-Pacific region, the Nikkei 225 was flat at 23,629. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 0.62 per cent at 32,958, and the Shanghai Composite was down by 1.19 per cent at 3,515. The ASX 200 in Australia was up 0.42 per cent at 6,075.

The FTSE is tipped to open up 0.16 per cent at 7,678. Meanwhile, in Germany, the Dax is forecast to rise 0.28 per cent to 13,378 at the open, and in France the Cac is forecast to open 0.31 per cent higher at 5,546.

Corporate news

Data