* FERREXPO: Ferrexpo Plc reported a slump in its full-year profit, as the Ukraine-focussed miner took a hit from higher costs and lower production volumes.
* IG GROUP: IG Group forecast its annual revenue and profit in line with market expectations, as the Ukraine crisis and the Silicon Valley Bank collapse fuelled market volatility and boosted trading volumes.
* BURBERRY: British luxury brand Burberry said it had appointed Kate Ferry as its next
chief financial officer .
* BLOOMSBURY: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc forecast full-year
profit to be well
ahead
of expectations, encouraged by the robust demand for it fantasy novels and
academic digital resources.
* ENERGY BILLS: Britain
extended its support for household energy bills by three months to the end of June, the government said, keeping a lid on household bills in a move that should help ease the country's cost of living squeeze.
* PRUDENTIAL: Prudential's operating profit rose 8% in 2022, and its
new boss said sales had picked up further since China lifted its COVID-19 curbs.
* PAY: British employers agreed to pay rises averaging 5.0% during the three
months to the end of January, a survey showed.
* OIL: Oil prices rebounded more than 1% recovering from the previous day's
plunge, as a stronger OPEC outlook on China's demand helped offset bearish
global investor sentiment in the wake of the recent U.S. bank failures.
* GOLD: Gold prices edged up in range-bound trading due to a softer dollar,
while investors assessed the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate-hike trajectory after a
closely watched consumer prices report showed still-high inflation.
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru)
