Primark?s Christmas trading performance, as well as management commentary around trading early in the new calendar year, will be the main focus when the discount fashion chain?s parent Associated British Foods (ABF) next updates the market on 23 January. With a tailwind from the cost-of-living crisis, value-focused retailers and discounters including German grocers Aldi and Lidl, bargain stores gi

Dalata shares are up 28% year-to-dateExpects hotel revenue to ?600 million in 2023More hotels in the pipeline for 2024Shares in Dublin-based Dalata Hotels (DAL:AIM) were up over 5% at 377p in morning trading as Ireland?s largest hotel operator said it delivered ?another record year of growth.? In a trading update for the second half of 2023, the company said it expected hotel revenue for th

All eyes will be on inventory levels and management's commentary around current trading when ASOS (ASC) puts up full year figures on 25 October. While the online fast-fashion seller's turnaround strategy is progressing, early success has yet to show up in the numbers with the retailer's youthful customer demographic strapped for cash and ASOS slashing prices to fend off stiff competition.Chinese f

Stocks in London opened mixed, with the FTSE 100 marginally up, as investors demonstrated caution ahead of key inflation prints from the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank later in the day.The FTSE 100 index opened up just 0.29 of a point at 7,473.96. Meanwhile, the FTSE 250 was up 65.74 points, or 0.4%, at 18,630.26. The AIM All-Share was down 0.22 of a point at 741.92.The Cboe UK 100 w

Stocks in London rose on Wednesday, as softer economic data from the US amplified hopes that interest rate hikes in the world's largest economy could soon peak.The FTSE 100 index closed up 8.68 points, or 0.1% at 7,473.67 on Wednesday. The FTSE 250 ended up 95.93 points, or 0.5%, at 18,564.52. The AIM All-Share closed up 1.08 points, or 0.2%, at 742.29.The Cboe UK 100 ended up 0.1% at 744.60, the

Ireland's largest hotel operator Dalata Hotels (DAL:AIM) is due to report its results for the six months to the 30 June 2023 on 29 August and fellow hotelier PPHE Hotel Group (PPH) on 31 August.Dalata posted a strong second quarter update in June with like-for-like group RevPar (revenue per available room) ahead of 2022 levels.The group said it 'has continued to trade strongly an expects EBITDA (a

Another £200 million worth of development in the pipelineCroatia and other complexees in Hungary, Serbia popularTie-up with Radisson positive for PPHE Analysts at Berenberg are impressed by PPHE (PPH) hotel group's portfolio in Croatia.The company which develops, owns and operates hotels and resorts has completed its Grand Hotel Pula, a Radisson Collection Hotel and its first art'otel at the Batt

Barclays to kick off key reporting season with UK banks undera cloudThe recent crisis in the sector has raised questions about financial stabilityThe collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the resulting fallout in the banking sector is not the best backdrop for the UK banks as they get set to report first quarter numbers.Up first is Barclays (BARC) on 27 April. Its 2022 results published on 15 Februa

All eyes on earnings and dividends as housebuilders report next monthInvestors will be hoping activity picks up and payouts are at least maintainedAfter analysts at Deutsche Bank recently cut their recommendations on four leading housebuilders, investors will be keen to hear from Persimmon (PSN) and Taylor Wimpey (TW.).Persimmon, which reports full-year earnings on 1 March, revealed in November it

Stock in London closed lower on Wednesday, as oil stocks weighed on the FTSE 100 due to declining prices.Meanwhile, stocks in mainland Europe also fell as eurozone inflation continued to accelerate.The FTSE 100 index closed down 77.48 points, or 1.1%, at 7,284.15 on Wednesday. The mid-cap FTSE 250 index ended down 85.90 points, or 0.5%, at 19,063.75. The AIM All-Share index closed down 4.58 points

London's blue chip benchmark index seemingly took the imposition of a new England-wide lockdown in its stride, the FTSE 100 finishing 2 November with a 1.4% gain to 5,654 points, helped by a weaker pound.However, the more domestically focused FTSE 250 fell by 0.2% as investors fretted over the impact of Boris Johnson's latest lockdown on the non-essential retailers, pub companies and leisure group

The FTSE 100 ended Monday with a 1.4% gain at 5,654, helped by a weaker pound. The currency fell 0.4% to $1.2904 following slow progress on Brexit talks, the threat of the Bank of England setting negative interest rates on Thursday and the prospect of a contested outcome from the US election.The more UK domestically focused FTSE 250 fell by 0.2% as investors worried about the impact of a new Engla

After a slow opening following the announcement of a second national lockdown, UK stocks soared in mid-morning trading on Monday having been buoyed by a weaker pound and slightly improving sentiment.The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 gained 1.16% to 5,642 shortly after 12pm as the pound grappled with the lockdown impact and various other issues, including a lack of progress on Brexit talks, the threat of

The fragile recovery of the travel and leisure sector looks to have hit a bump in the road as companies across the industry struggle with little visibility on customer bookings.Jet2 owner Dart Group (DTG:AIM) says winter demand has so far failed to match up even to its revised capacity, with bookings 'displaying a shorter lead time than in previous years'.Budget airline EasyJet (EZJ) also cited a

The FTSE 100 dipped 0.4% to 6,368 points on Thursday, dragged down by oil shares after Brent Crude prices fell 13% to $36.4 per barrel on heightened worries over a large build-up in US distillate inventories.Going in the other direction were pharma and beverage shares with AstraZeneca (AZN) up 1.7% to £87.4 and Diageo (DGE) 0.85% higher at £29.2.Asian shares rose to two-month highs with the broa

The FTSE 100 got off to a slow start on Wednesday after a warning from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the global economy could suffer its worst fall since the 1930s.In its half-yearly forecasts, the IMF said gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to fall globally by 4.2% in 2020, by 6.5% in advanced countries, and by 7% in the UK.The UK's benchmark index fell 0.63% to 5,754.73 shortl

The latest trading update from Park Plaza hotels owner PPHE Hotel (PPH) showed it was feeling the benefit of several years of investment as it reported another steady uptick in revenue.Promoted to the FTSE 250 index in June following several quarters of strong performance, the firm has again delivered decent growth.However it appears the market may have been hoping for more. Despite opening higher

The latest quarterly shuffling of the deck in the FTSE 100 list of blue-chip companies and the FTSE 250 index of mid-cap stocks sees a significant amount of change.To qualify for inclusion in the FTSE 100 index a stock needs to meet certain liquidity requirements and have a sufficiently large market capitalisation to rank in the top 100 companies.Stocks which fail to meet these criteria are demote

PPHE Hotel (PPH) £17.74Gain to date: 25.8%Original entry point: Buy at £14.10, 28 June 2018PPHE Hotel (PPH) has continued to enjoy strong share price gains, driven by positive trading updates and bullish broker comment.It has reported 6.7% growth in like-for-like total room revenue for 2018, driven by improved trading across all its operating regions. The good performance also benefited from a s

The benefits of the recent heatwave attracting visitors to London could soon be reflected in results from several quoted hotel operators with sites in the Capital.Revenue per available room (RevPAR) increased by a record 9% to £156.15 in July, according to data from industry specialist STR. That beat levels seen in the 2012 Olympics and was also helped by several popular events bringing people to