24.04.2024 11:20:29 - dpa-AFX: FTSE 100 Extends Gains In Cautious Trade

BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - U.K. stocks hit a fresh record high on
Wednesday, though overall gains remained capped ahead of earnings results from
megacap U.S. tech and growth companies.

The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 35 points, or 0.4 percent, at 8,080, extending
gains for a sixth consecutive session.

Sound Energy fell 2.6 percent after the upstream gas company slipped to a loss
in FY23 as expressed concern about continuing as a going concern.

Engineering group Filtronic soared 48 percent after announcing a strategic
partnership and commercial agreement with Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Fresnillo was down about 1 percent after reporting a drop in Q1 gold and silver
output.

Lloyds Bank dropped half a percent despite backing its FY24 margin view.

Reckitt Benckiser jumped 5.4 percent as it reported Q1 like-for-like net revenue
growth of 1.5 percent.



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Name WKN Börse Kurs Datum/Zeit Diff. Diff. % Geld Brief Erster Schluss
CAC 40 969400 Paris 7.957,57 03.05.24 18:05:02 +42,92 +0,54% - - 7.943,87 7.957,57
FTSE 100 969378 Financial Times SE 8.213,49 03.05.24 17:35:30 +41,34 +0,51% - - 8.172,15 -
DAX ® 846900 Xetra 18.001,60 03.05.24 17:50:00 +105,10 +0,59% - - 17.900,15 18.001,60
E-STOXX 50 ® 965814 STOXX Ltd. 4.921,48 03.05.24 17:50:00 +30,87 +0,63% 0,000 - 4.901,04 4.921,48

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