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Outsourcer Mitie replaces finance chief as it issues another profit warning

Jan 18 (Reuters) - British outsourcing firm Mitie announced a change of finance chief on Wednesday as it issued its third profit warning since September, saying business continued to be affected by customers delaying placing orders due to uncertainty following the Brexit vote. The pest con

Mitie warns on profits again, brings in new CFO

(ShareCast News) - Mitie Group warned earnings will be below forecasts as the beleaguered facilities management firm battles with client deferrals, delayed investment plans and an underperforming cleaning division. After profit warnings in September and November, the FTSE 250 company again lowered i

BUZZ: Outsourcer Mitie slips as new CEO reviews accounts

Jan 16 (Reuters) - ** Shares in Mitie down 3.5 pct after The Times reports new CEO Phil Bentley is calling in auditors to review its accounts and potentially slash profits ** "As with any new CEO coming into a company, of course (Bentley) will review the accounts to see what is going on. We've al

FTSE records best week since July, Sky surges 27 pct on Fox bid

* Blue-chip FTSE 100 index ends 0.3 pct higher * Index posts biggest weekly gain in 5 months * Sky jumps 27 pct on takeover approach (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets)<

Britain's FTSE gains, on track for best week since July

* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct * Index set for weekly rise of 3.1 pct * Health care and consumer staples power gains * Rally in bank stocks falters (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=l

Britain's FTSE lags Europe after ECB extends stimulus

* FTSE 100 up 0.4 pct * ECB helps FTSE into positive territory * Capita falls 14 pct after profit warning * Sports Direct down after weak results (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?p

Britain's FTSE, propped up by ECB, dips on Capita slump

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 down 0.1 pct * Capita falls 7 pct after profit warning * Sports Direct down after weak results * Sentiment bulli

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Jefferies Upgrades WPP To Buy From Hold

Global security firm G4S upbeat about growth, sticks to debt target

EDINBURGH, Dec 6 (Reuters) - British security company G4S sought to reassure investors that was on track to meet its full-year debt target on Tuesday, adding that its expects to increase its free cash flow on growing demand for its electronic cash management systems. The world's largest se

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Citi Raises BHP, Anglo, Rio Tinto And South32

UPDATE 1-Serco avoids sector turmoil with reiteration of outlook

(Adds details, quote, share price) LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Britain's Serco reiterated its forecasts for the rest of this year and next, avoiding the turmoil hitting the wider outsourcing sector, helped by a long-term turnaround programme. Serco, which provides security, traffic, def

Director dealings: Mitie CEO-elect Bentley spends £3.6m on shares

(ShareCast News) - New Mitie boss Phil Bentley, who takes over from Ruby McGregor-Smith next month, splashed the cash to lift the embattled facilities management group's shares sharply on Tuesday. Bentley, who led turnarounds at Cable & Wireless and British Gas, bought £3.6m worth of shares in a bal

FTSE 250 movers: Up day for midcaps led by Rotork, BGEO and Mitie

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 index joined the rest of the markets in an up-day on Tuesday, rising 0.93% to just shy of 17,700 by late afternoon led by rises in Rotork, BGEO and Mitie. Leading the rise was actuator maker Rotork as it let markets know that it expected full year sales will be toward

UPDATE 2-Babcock says on track to hit full-year targets

* Operating, pretax profit up 7 pct, confirms outlook * Shares down on poor sector sentiment * International business seen gaining importance * Defence sector underpinned by world politics shift (Adds comment on international business, outlook, shares) By Elisabeth O'Lea

Broker tips: European recruiters, Mitie, WS Atkins

(ShareCast News) - HSBC upgraded staffing groups Page, Hays and SThree to 'buy' ratings as the sector is seen as a key beneficiary of impending inflation. Trading down at the low end of where they would expect to be in the cycle compared to industrial stocks, HSBC said recruiters are cheaper relativ