* JD Sports: Britain's biggest sportswear retailer JD Sports
Fashion said it proposed to acquire Courir, in a deal
that values the France-based sportswear retailer at 520 million
euros ($572.4 million).
* ENQUEST: Oil producer Enquest said it signed an
agreement with Petronas to produce additional gas from
the Seligi field in Malaysia through existing infrastructure
until the end of 2025.
* PURPLEBRICKS: Purplebricks Group said its
previous expectation of returning to cash generation in early
financial year 2024 was
unlikely , as Britain's biggest online-only estate agency explores a sale to turn its fortunes around.
* JOULES GROUP: Britain's accounting watchdog said it
had opened an
investigation into Deloitte's audit of clothing retailer Joules Group plc.
* DCC: Ireland-headquartered energy to distribution
group DCC said chief executive Donal Murphy will
temporarily
step back from work to address a medical condition, with chief financial officer Kevin Lucey taking on his day-to-day responsibilities.
* ROYAL MAIL: Royal Mail's parent could announce the UK postal services firm's CEO Simon Thompson's exit as soon as this week, Sky News reported on Monday.
* STANDARD CHARTERED: Standard Chartered Chief
Executive Bill Winters said on Monday he sees a big recession in
the United States as unlikely, although a period of negative
growth was possible.
* Gains in financial and energy shares helped lift the UK's
FTSE 100 on Friday, in a roller-coaster week marked by interest
rate hikes from major central banks as well as renewed concerns
about the U.S. banking system.
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Muhammed Husain in Bengaluru)
