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IQ-AI reported wider first-half losses on a pandemic-led hit to revenue, though the retail company touted improved performance in the second half of the year. For the six months ended 30 June,...

Health care services provider Bupa Finance reported lower first-half profit as disruption caused by Covid-19 to its healthcare provision and aged care businesses offset improved profit performance...

Inter-dealer broker TP ICAP posted a slight rise in first-half underlying profit and held its dividend steady. Pre-tax profit for the six months through June fell 6% to £78m, down from £83m...

Generic pharmaceuticals company Hikma Pharmaceuticals upgraded its outlook on its injectable business after first-half results came in ahead of its expectations on increased demand for...

Wind farm investor Renewable Infrastructure Group reaffirmed its guidance for a higher annual dividend, despite its performance slipping in the first half. Pre-tax profit for the six months...

Wealth manager Standard Life Aberdeen swung to a first-half loss after revenue slumped on the back of outflows from its funds last year and it wrote down the value of its assets. The company,...

Wealth manager Hargreaves Lansdown upped its dividend 31% after its annual profit rose by nearly quarter, amid a boost to net assets from new business inflows. For the year ended 30 June, pre-tax...

Property portal Rightmove booked a 43% slump in first-half profit and scrapped its interim dividend after the Covid-19 crisis prompted it to offer discounts to its customers. Pre-tax profit for...

Warehouse property investor Tritax Big Box REIT saw operating profit jump 24.7% in the first half of 2020 helped by high levels of rent collection and an increase in portfolio value. In its...

Real Estate investment company Tritax Big Box REIT cut its dividend and warned that annual earnings growth would be second-half weighted. Fiscal 2020 earnings growth was expected to be...

Power company Aggreko approved a lower interim dividend after swinging to a first-half loss, though said it did not expect to see its usual second half seasonally following signs of improved...

Communications technology supplier Spirent Communications has announced revenue growth of 7% in the first half of 2020 driven by 'strong uptick' in 400G Ethernet test solutions and continued 5G...

Civitas Social Housing reported a 'slight increase' in net assets and said rents had been collected as normal and were unaffected by COVID-19. The net asset value as at 30 June 2020 was 670,898,...

Brickmaker Ibstock swung to a loss in the first half of the year as the Covid-19 pandemic halted activity and hurt sales. For the six months ended 30 June, the company reported pre-tax losses...

Shopping centre owner Hammerson said it would raise £552m through a rights issue and sell its 50% stake in VIA Outlets for about £274m. Both the transactions would require shareholder approval....

Mining company Evraz cut its interim dividend after reporting a fall in profit as lower vanadium, coal and steel product prices weighed. For the six months ended 30 June 2020, operating profit...

Outsourced services provider Serco has announced revenue grew by 24% in the first half and profits also rose, boosted by contract wins in 2019 and the acquisition of the Naval Systems Business Unit...

Estate agent Savills has announced a fall in revenue and pre-tax profits as commercial transaction revenue reduced 23% overall in the first half of 2020 due to the pandemic, with Asia Pacific and...

Mining company Glencore swung to a loss in the first half of the year, as the impact of the pandemic commodity prices. For the six months ended 30 June, the company reported a net loss of...

Insurance company Phoenix has reported 'strong' cash generation in the first half of 2020 due to new business and raised its 2020 cash generation target range following its acquisition of ReAssure...

Insurance company Aviva resumed its dividend but said it would review its payout policy after first-half profit was dented by Covid-19 and weather related claims. 'While the board continues...

Packaging company Mondi has reported a decline in revenue for the first half of 2020 and lower underlying EBITDA, citing 'softer pricing' in a 'challenging' trading environment but announced it has...

Cyber security and intelligence services provider Falanx reported higher revenue in the first quarter of the year despite the impact of the pandemic. For the quarter ended 30 June, revenues were...

Cyber security services provider ECSC returned to positive adjusted core earnings growth despite reporting a slight fall in revenue amid a 'significant' impact from the Covid-19 pandemic. For the...

Intellectual property investor IP Group swung to a profit in the first half of the year as record sales and a positive returns boosted performance. For the six months ended 30 June, the company...

Infrastructure products supplier Hill & Smith reinstated its dividend and said it expected performance to rebound after reporting that first-half profit fell by more than a third. For the...

Iron ore producer Ferrexpo declared an additional interim dividend, though warned of a slower recovery in steel markets in Europe and Japan than in China. The company also reported a fall in...

Insurance group Hastings said it had agreed to a bid from Sampo and Rand Merchant Investment of 250p per share for the shares they did not already own. The offer would be subject to...

Challenger bank Metro Bank posted hefty first-half losses after it booked expected credit losses of £112m due to the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on borrower's ability to pay back loans. Pre-tax...

Beverages bottling group Coca-Cola HBC reported a sharp decline in first-half profit as lower volumes hurt revenue, though the company said it had seen signs of improvement amid easing lockdown...

Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall posted a 62% slump in first-half profit and scrapped its interim dividend, citing the Covid-19 pandemic. Pre-tax profit for the six months...

Refractory products supplier RHI Magnesita said its first-half profit more than halved amid a slump in demand caused by the Covid-19 crisis at both its steel and industrial divisions. Pre-tax...

Recruitment company Page swung to a small first-half loss and scrapped its interim dividend after the economic fallout from the Covid-19 crisis crunched the jobs market. Pre-tax losses for the six...

Gambling company William Hill scrapped its interim dividend after it posted an underlying loss for the first-half, as sales plunged amid the cancellation of sporting events due to the pandemic....

Investment group LMS Capital said its net asset value fell 12% in the first half, citing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on portfolio valuations. The company's NAV for the six months through...

Fund management group Braveheart Investment reported narrower losses as cost cuts and an increase in income boosted annual performance. For the financial year ended 31 March 2020, pre-tax losses...

Gulf Marine Services said it expected adjusted core earnings in the upper range of guidance after reporting narrower first-half losses on lower costs. Full-year adjusted 2020 adjusted earnings...

Specialist contractor group Keller reported a decline in first-half profit after revenue fell 5% owing to coronavirus-led disruptions to operations. For the half year period ended 28 June 2020,...

Cloud solutions company K3 Business Technology touted improved performance for the second half of the year after narrowing losses in the first half. For the six months ended 31 May, pre-tax...

Calisen said it would take 'several months' to return to normalised activity following a restart of operations. The energy company reported narrower first-half losses as revenue increased by more...

Impax Environmental Markets undershot its benchmark performance after reporting a decline in net assets owing to a coronavirus-led hit to the markets. For the six months ended 30 June, the...

Minning company Centamin hiked its dividend after reporting a jump in profit following a sharp rise in gold prices. For the six months ended 30 June, pre-tax profit rose 221% to $191m as revenue...

Insurer Direct Line declared a special dividend to replace the cancelled final dividend and said that Mike Biggs had stood down as chairman. The company declared an interim dividend of 7.4p, up...

EasyJet said it would expand its flight schedule in the fourth quarter following higher-than-expected demand after the budget airline reported third-quarter performance in line with expectations....

Specialist fuel, food and feed distributor NWF posted a 38% rise in annual profit owing to higher demand for fuels during Covid-19 lockdowns. Pre-tax profit for the year through May increased to...

Global equities investor RIT Capital Partners posted a negative first-half performance that nevertheless beat its benchmark. The company's net asset value total return per share in the six months...

BP slashed its dividend as the oil major posted large losses in the second quarter after suffering $9.2bn of impairments pinned partly on falling crude prices. The company declared a dividend of...

Industrial flow control equipment manufacturer Rotork posted a 4.3% fall in first-half profit after sales were hit by Covid-19 related disruptions to production facilities. Rotork did not declare...

Precision measurement group Spectris posted a deeper first-half loss that included asset write downs, but said its sales were better than expected in the second quarter and reinstated its...