Runners and riders at Betfair Dash Cup Day 2020 at Haydock Racecourse in Newton-le-Willows, UK. Photograph: David Davies/Getty Photos

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Paddy Energy-owner ‘exceeds expectations’

Flutter Leisure (FLTR.L), the proprietor of playing corporations Paddy Energy and Betfair, beat forecasts with third quarter buying and selling because of the sturdy efficiency of its Australian and US enterprise.

Flutter stated in a buying and selling replace that third quarter income rose 30%, pushed by a 33% rise in sports activities betting revenues.

Revenues leapt 76% in Australia, whereas the corporate maintained its primary place within the nascent US market the place it operates in style fantasy gaming service FanDuel.

“Flutter’s efficiency within the third quarter exceeded our expectations in each sports activities and gaming,” chief government Peter Jackson stated.

Analysts at Barclays labeled it an “spectacular” quarter and stated the efficiency was “nicely forward” of their forecasts.

Shares in Flutter rose 2.5%.

JD Wetherspoon (JDW.L) has forecasted a “money burn” of round £14m ($18m) as its doorways stay closed in the course of the second UK lockdown.

In a buying and selling replace, the pub chain revealed that like-for-like gross sales within the 15 weeks to eight November fell by 27.6%.

Gross sales in October had been considerably decrease than the earlier months because of quite a lot of authorities restrictions, the corporate stated, together with adjustments in tie classes throughout the nation, a 10pm curfew, a requirement to order all food and drinks at tables and the necessary use of face masks when transferring round inside pubs.

Shares fell 2% in early commerce.

European inventory markets opened increased on Wednesday as optimism about Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine continued to abound.

Main markets throughout Europe rose on the open, establishing a 3rd straight day of positive factors. Analysts stated the efficiency was nonetheless being pushed by Pfizer’s announcement on Monday {that a} coronavirus vaccine it’s collectively growing with Germany’s BioNTech induced an immune response in 90% of instances.

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The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) opened 0.4% increased in London on Wednesday, whereas the CAC 40 (^FCHI) was buying and selling up 0.5% in Paris and the DAX (^GDAXI) was up 0.3% in Frankfurt.

US markets had been on monitor for a largely optimistic open, though momentum regarded extra muted in New York. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) had been up 0.1%, Dow Jones futures (YM=F) had been 0.5% increased, and Nasdaq futures (NQ=F) had been down 0.1%. The S&P and Nasdaq had closed decrease on Tuesday, weighed down by tech shares.

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A consortium led by Rolls-Royce (RR.L) stated it expects to create 6,000 jobs within the UK throughout the subsequent 5 years, if the federal government “makes a transparent dedication” that allows 16 small modular reactor energy stations to be constructed over the subsequent 20 years.

The federal government gave the UK SMR consortium £18m ($24m) final yr to design the small modular reactors. The consortium matched the funding and is now trying to safe an additional £217m, which might even be matched by trade.

“The ability stations will assist safe the UK’s internet zero commitments affordably, revitalise the UK’s regional industrial base and place the UK to safe exports of at the least £250bn,” Rolls-Royce stated in an announcement.

Shares in Rolls-Royce had been buying and selling virtually 5% decrease.

Heathrow passenger numbers have fallen for an eighth month in a row, with site visitors down 82.4% year-on-year in October.

Airport chiefs referred to as it one other “month of catastrophic decline,” however warned in an announcement on Wednesday: “November is prone to be even worse.”

England’s new lockdown means travelling away from residence isn’t allowed apart from in restricted circumstances similar to work and schooling, together with abroad journey.

Heathrow stated long-haul and key commerce markets had suffered the worst declines in site visitors, “as a result of authorities’s debilitating quarantine necessities.”

Total cargo volumes had been down 23% final month in contrast with the earlier yr, with exports to North America taking a major hit.

Extra reporting by Saleha Riaz, LaToya Harding and Tom Belger

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