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Bunzl reiterates FY guidance, Senior FY performance seen ahead of previous expectations
By Iain Gilbert
Date: Wednesday 22 Apr 2026
(Sharecast News) - LONDON PRE-OPEN
The FTSE 100 was expected to open 23.6 points softer ahead of the bell on Tuesday, after wrapping up the previous session 1.05% lower at 10,498.09.
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Logistics specialist Bunzl reiterated full year guidance on Wednesday despite an uncertain geopolitical and macroeconomic environment. Bunzl said it continued to expected operating margins to be slightly lower year-on-year with "some underlying revenue growth and a small benefit from acquisitions" after group revenue grew by 1.5% in the first quarter, supported by volume growth and tariff-related price increases.
JD Sports Fashion announced on Wednesday that chairman Andrew Higginson plans to step down at the conclusion of the annual general meeting on 21 July. The board has begun a process for the appointment of a successor, led senior independent director Kath Smith. JD stated Darren Shapland will become interim chair following its AGM until a permanent successor has been appointed.
High technology components manufacturer Senior said on Wednesday that it had delivered a "good start to 2026", with the firm's full year performance now anticipated to be above previous expectations. Senior said constant currency group revenues increased 2.5% year-on-year in the first quarter, with aerospace revenue up 9.7%, driven by good growth across civil aerospace, while flexonics revenues decreased 6.2% mainly due to lower petrochemical sales.
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The UK could face "hacktivist attacks at scale" if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the impact could be similar to recent high-profile ransomware incidents, according to the head of the country's online security agency. Richard Horne, chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, will warn today that nation states now account for the most significant incidents the NCSC deals with. - Guardian
SpaceX said it has secured an option to either acquire code-generation startup Cursor for $60bn later this year, or pay $10bn for their new partnership, as it pushes deeper into the lucrative market for AI developer tools. Along with OpenAI and Anthropic, Cursor is one of several Silicon Valley startups that has drawn waves of developers by using artificial intelligence to automate coding, a business where AI companies have found early commercial traction. - Guardian
Britain's airlines have called on the Government to present an emergency jet fuel plan or risk a summer of holiday chaos. Airlines UK said ministers must prepare for fuel shortages now if disruption to flights is to be avoided. The association's members include British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and easyJet. It came as Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, cancelled 20,000 flights in one of the biggest cuts of the crisis so far. The cuts to short-haul routes within Europe will last from May until October and save the airline 40,000 metric tons of jet fuel. - Telegraph
Suspected fraud at a collapsed UK law firm has left homeowners and bereaved families facing losses of £39.5m, according to the legal watchdog. The Solicitors Regulation Authority confirmed an investigation into suspected fraud at PM Law because of claims regarding the "improper removal and misuse" of client funds. That includes theft of housing deposits and money left behind in wills. - Telegraph
Kevin Warsh, the nominee to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, has insisted he will not be President Trump's "sock puppet" and vowed to protect the US central bank's independence. Warsh, 56, an investor and former top Fed official, was cross-examined by Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate on Tuesday over his approach to monetary policy and potential conflicts of interest arising from his financial investments. - The Times
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Major indices closed lower on Tuesday amid growing fears that the US and Iran would be unable to strike a peace deal ahead of the expiration of Donald Trump's two-week ceasefire on Wednesday.
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.59% at 49,149.38, while the S&P 500 shed 0.63% to 7,064.01 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 0.59% weaker at 24,259.96.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
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