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The S&P 500 closed in on the 5000 level for the first time last night in another record-breaking session in New York. The index - home to America's biggest companies, from Microsoft and Apple to General Electric and Coca-Cola - rose to an all-time high of 4999. This came on the back of solid corporate earnings from the likes of Ford, which raised its first-quarter dividend and scaled back investments in electric vehicles. Wall Street has also been boosted by excitement over artificial intelligence (AI) and signs that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and tech-heavy Nasdaq also moved higher. Record high: The S&P 500 rose to an all-time high of 4996, on the back of solid corporate earnings from the likes of Ford, which raised its first-quarter dividend The FTSE 100 fell 0.7 per cent, or 52.26 points, to 7628.75 and the FTSE 250 was down 0.4 per cent, Situs Slot Online or 66.81 points, to 19,104.53. Shares in PZ Cussons plunged to their lowest level for more than 15 years after the owner of Imperial Leather soap warned on profits and slashed its dividend. The group, whose brands also include Carex handwash and St Tropez fake tan, has been rocked by Nigerian currency volatility.
Revenues fell 17.8 per cent to £277million in the six months to December 2 as it lost £94million, having made a £40.5million profit in the same period the year before. It cut its interim dividend by 44 per cent to 1.5p a share, and the stock tumbled 16.4 per cent, or 21p, to 107p - its lowest since 2008. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Big Oil's £95bn profits bonanza... but that's still LESS... Snapchat owner Snap loses a third of its value as it... Sainsbury's to overhaul stores as it steps up fight to lure...
Barratt Developments to buy rival Redrow for £2.5bn in... Share this article Share HOW THIS IS MONEY CAN HELP How to choose the best (and cheapest) stocks and shares Isa and the right DIY investing account The naira was devalued in June last year as Nigeria tried to overhaul its multiple exchange rates, with PZ Cussons chief executive Jonathan Myers saying this had been the ‘most significant challenge' it had faced.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and tech-heavy Nasdaq also moved higher. Record high: The S&P 500 rose to an all-time high of 4996, on the back of solid corporate earnings from the likes of Ford, which raised its first-quarter dividend The FTSE 100 fell 0.7 per cent, or 52.26 points, to 7628.75 and the FTSE 250 was down 0.4 per cent, Situs Slot Online or 66.81 points, to 19,104.53. Shares in PZ Cussons plunged to their lowest level for more than 15 years after the owner of Imperial Leather soap warned on profits and slashed its dividend. The group, whose brands also include Carex handwash and St Tropez fake tan, has been rocked by Nigerian currency volatility.
Revenues fell 17.8 per cent to £277million in the six months to December 2 as it lost £94million, having made a £40.5million profit in the same period the year before. It cut its interim dividend by 44 per cent to 1.5p a share, and the stock tumbled 16.4 per cent, or 21p, to 107p - its lowest since 2008. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Big Oil's £95bn profits bonanza... but that's still LESS... Snapchat owner Snap loses a third of its value as it... Sainsbury's to overhaul stores as it steps up fight to lure...
Barratt Developments to buy rival Redrow for £2.5bn in... Share this article Share HOW THIS IS MONEY CAN HELP How to choose the best (and cheapest) stocks and shares Isa and the right DIY investing account The naira was devalued in June last year as Nigeria tried to overhaul its multiple exchange rates, with PZ Cussons chief executive Jonathan Myers saying this had been the ‘most significant challenge' it had faced.