Hints and tips:
...HOLD: Ultimate Products (ULTP) Retail sales were hit by inventory headwinds, but the company still delivered record results, writes Christopher Akers....
...HOLD: Sanderson Design (SDG) Management is wary of sounding too bullish in a challenging cost environment, writes Christopher Akers....
...HOLD: Saga (SAGA) Regulatory reforms continue to effect the group’s substantial insurance business, writes Christopher Akers....
...BUY: WHSmith (SMWH) The removal of pandemic travel restrictions has helped drive the company back into the black, writes Christopher Akers....
...SELL: Dignity (DTY) The company struggled in a tough half for revenue and recruitment, writes Christopher Akers....
...The tendency for sterling to fall when stock markets do badly might not continue....
...SELL: Victoria (VCP) Despite robust revenue growth, the company made another loss and the shares are struggling, writes Christopher Akers....
...Job moves Housebuilder Redrow named as its new chair Richard Akers, formerly of Land Securities. Akers will succeed John Tutte in September....
...Tuesday 16:45 BST Here’s what’s happening The FTSE 100 edged to another record high thanks to sterling weakness and a rising oil price....
...Sterling needs to be considered, of course, which is no simple task in a General Election year when the European and British central banks are pulling in opposite directions....
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