The FTSE 100 was led higher by well received updates from Next, ITV and Morrisons, overcoming a big falls for BT and Randgold, plus Thursday's ex-dividend stocks. Clothing retailer Next led the blue chip index upgraded its profit guidance for the year as it posted a 6% rise in sales as an 18.1% jump in online sales helped to offset a 4.8% drop in retail. RBC Capital Markets said while some short-term volatility around its trading is likely, driven by upcoming tough comparisons with last year, ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...