UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES GAINING

2nd Jul 2010 08:14

Stocks on the rise in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0714 GMT [Dow Jones] Travis Perkins' (TPK.LN) trading update is positive, says Shore Capital, with the company indicating that following a slow start to the year it had seen a strong rebound in trading. Says group revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2010, were up by 4.7% with like-for-like sales up 3.4%. Adds there is further good news as Travis Perkins will resume dividend payments, the company expecting to declare an interim dividend of 5p/share on July 29. Shares +4.1% at 738p. ([email protected]) Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9288 [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 02, 2010 03:14 ET (07:14 GMT)