Britain's FTSE declines, U.S. deal boosts GVC
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By Kit Rees - http://www.Hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=Kit%20Rees <br>
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LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index declined casino roulette online casino roulette singapore - https://casinogameonlin.weebly.com/game-sicbo-online indonesia on Monday as big miners and energy stocks fell, though investors welcomed GVC's U.S. betting deal with MGM Resorts.<br>
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The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was down 0.3 percent at 7,679.86 points by 0852 GMT, in line with a broader decline among European stocks at the start of a week where central bank policymaking will be in focus.<br>
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Shares in GVC Holdings were a bright spot, however, jumping 5 percent to the top of the index after the British gambling company agreed a joint venture with U.S. hotel and casino operator MGM Resorts International to set up an online casino roulette strategy - https://casinogameon.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/keuntungan-bermain-sbobet-casino/ betting platform in the United States.<br>
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GVC's shares hit a record high and were on track for their best day since mid-May.<br>
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"A 50/50 JV would enable GVC to benefit from a much larger profit pool in future, and any initial operating losses would likely be compensated for by future market share gains," analysts at Berenberg said in a note.<br>
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Elsewhere, shares in Morrisons were boosted by an upgrade from UBS to "buy" from "neutral", sending the stock 2.1 percent higher.<br>
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More broadly, a decline across materials stocks was the biggest weight - http://Venturebeat.com/?s=biggest%20weight . Shares in miners Rio Tinto, Glencore and Anglo American all fell 0.9-1.3 percent as the price of copper declined after economic data which may indicate slowing growth in top metals consumer China.<br>
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Heavyweight oil stocks BP and Royal Dutch Shell were also on the back foot, down 0.2 percent and 0.4 percent respectively.<br>
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Earnings reports were the main focus among smaller stocks, with brickmaker Ibstock the biggest mid-cap faller. It was down more than 11 percent after the company said it expects first-half core earnings to fall and warned of online casino american roulette - https://sbobetcasino.hatenablog.com/entry/2018/07/20/174823 casino roulette hack lower-than-expected brick output in the second half of the year.<br>
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Hiscox and Senior were at the top of the index, up around 9 percent after both companies gave updates.<br>
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Shares in underwriter Hiscox hit a record high after its first-half earnings beat expectations, boosted by higher premiums, while engineering firm Senior said its full-year guidance was unchanged. (Reporting by Kit Rees; Editing by Catherine Evans)<br>
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