* INCE: Legal and professional services firm Ince Group Plc plans to enter administration and pursue a sale of the
company, it said on Wednesday, amid cash concerns and repeated
delays in reporting its financial results.
* HOUSING: Britain's housing market continued to feel the
pinch of higher borrowing costs in March, but property surveyors
expect some improvement over the year ahead as they think
interest rates are now near their peak.
* OIL: Oil prices retreated after rising for two sessions,
with investors still showing lingering concern over a possible
U.S. recession and weaker oil demand.
* GOLD: Gold prices inched higher for a third consecutive
session, as cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data spurred
bets that the Federal Reserve might raise rates once more next
month before pausing hikes.
* London's FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday for the
fourth straight session, supported by healthcare and energy
stocks as signs of cooling inflation in the U.S., the world's
largest economy, boosted investor sentiment.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Imperial Brands Trading
statement
PZ Cussons Q3 trading
statement
Tesco FY Results
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> Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Muhammed Husain in Bengaluru)
