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BP trading update later today but has announced it has found a new oil feed off Angola.

Thus Group is on track to meet sales growth expectations this year and is set to deliver positive operating profit in the second half of the next financial year.

FirstGroup rail and bus operator expects to meet sales and profit market estimates adding that its finance director was stepping down.

Regus reported positive 2003 earnings of 3.8 million pounds compared with a loss of 22.9 million pounds in the prior year and said trading had continued to improve going into 2004.

Pilkington said its annual operating profit would be around last year's level, in line with its expectations but trading conditions remained challenging, but that it was benefiting from an efficiency drive.

Scottish Power said it was trading in line with expectations, and added it had received 400 million pounds in cash from its hedging strategy.

Ashtead equipment hire fsaid it planned to raise 130 million pounds from a high yield bond offering, as it reported a drop in 9 month profits to 4.5 million pounds against 8.8 million previously

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