Thomas Cook: Travel group Thomas Cook said on Thursday it was willing to sell its airline business to raise cash and help it recover from a rough 2018, and weaker demand in 2019.
Bellway: British homebuilder Bellway Plc said it expects to sell more homes in fiscal 2019 than last year despite the Brexit uncertainties plaguing the market.
SMITH & NEPHEW: British medical products maker Smith & Nephew fell short of analysts' expectations for fourth-quarter revenue on Thursday, as growth in established markets including the United States slowed and the company was hurt by a stronger dollar.
COMPASS: Compass Group Plc reported a 6.9 percent rise in organic revenue for the first quarter, driven by new wins including UK defence contracts and a positive sporting events calendar, the world's biggest catering firm said on Thursday.
BEAZLEY: Beazley Plc reported a slump in annual pretax profit as challenging market conditions hurt the Lloyd's of London SOLYD.UL insurer, while hurricanes, typhoons and wildfires led to hefty catastrophe bills.
BABCOCK: Britain's Babcock aims to expand its foreign business but will not chase risky growth to resolve a "nightmare" period in which the engineering group's management and stock price came under fire, Chief Executive Archie Bethel said on Wednesday.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE: GlaxoSmithKline Plc forecast 2019 earnings above market expectations as sales of its new shingles vaccine boosted quarterly results, soothing concerns that Britain's largest drugmaker was running out of blockbuster products.
Equinor: Equinor on Wednesday reported a smaller-than-expected rise in fourth-quarter earnings and said output would be stagnant in 2019, sending the oil and gas company's shares down despite a dividend increase and a brighter long-term outlook.
GOLD: Gold fell to a more than one-week low on Thursday, pressured by a stronger dollar, but worries over slowing global economic growth and the spectre of another US government shutdown kept the safe-haven metal above the key $1,300 level.
OIL: Oil prices fell on Thursday after US crude inventories rose and as production levels in the country held at record levels, but OPEC-led supply cuts and Washington's sanctions against Venezuela supported markets.
EX-DIVS: Sage Group will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 0.45 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations.
The UK blue chip index closed 0.06 percent up at 7,173.09 on Wednesday, ending a six-day winning streak, as international heavyweights were pressured by a stronger pound and Ocado slumped after a fire at its flagship distribution centre.