After a shaky opening the FTSE 100 is recovering its poise. Currently the index of leading UK shares is up 4.38 points at 7,393.84.

In corporate news budget airline Easyjet (EZJ) ascends 3.4% to £13.22 on release of decent full year results to 30 September. The company had a record amount of customers at 80.2m with total revenue up 8.1% to £5.05bn.

FTSE 100 product testing company Intertek (ITRK) falls 2.8% to £52.55 despite posting good numbers in its trading statement to 31 October. Its revenue is up 9.8% to £2.3bn. However, its resources division saw revenue drop 4% to $12.4m all on a year-on-year basis.

Boiler insurer Homeserve (HSV) ticks up 3% to 830.50p after reporting increases in revenue and statutory operating profit in its results to 30 September. Revenue is up 16% to £366m while statutory operating profit is up 12% to 27.5m both on a year on year basis.

Supplier of insulation, drainage products and other specialist construction products Sig (SHI) gains 7.5% after a positive trading statement. From 1 July to 31 October group like-for-like revenue increased by 4.6% 'in line with expectations.

Utility supplier Telecom Plus (TEP) is up 2% to £11.83 on release of its half year results to 30 September. The company's revenues are up 2.6% to £299m, adjusted pre-tax profit rise 6% to £25.7m and it has hiked its interim dividend by 4.3% to 24p per share.

Power supply company Aggreko (AGK) slumps 11% to 863p as its third quarter trading statement to 20 November shows its power solutions utlilty revenue is 15% lower than last year. The company says it is taking longer to convert its prospect pipeline compared to the previous year.

Melrose Industries (MRO),which acquires underperforming companies with the aim of improving them, slides 7.7% to 198.70p. Its trading update for its half year ending 29 October details problems with some of its acquisitions including Nortek and Brush.

Engineering and design company Severfield (SFR) rise 10.1% to 71p after clocking up a 59% rise in underlying profit to £12.9m for the six months to 30 September. Its results also show a 16% rise in in revenue to £137.1m and a 29% hike in its dividend to 0.9p per share.

Support services company Vp (VP.) gains 4.3% on the release of its first half to 30 September results. Its profit before tax and amortisation increased 13% to £21.2m and revenues a 12% ahead of last year at £136m.

B&Q owner Kingfisher (KGF) sheds 1.3% to 300.40p as its trading statement for the third quarter shows weak sales in its French division. Overall like-for-like sales are down 0.5% for the quarter.

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Issue Date: 21 Nov 2017