Next week on the stock market

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What to expect from a selection of FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and selected other companies reporting next week.

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Published on 3 November 2023

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What to expect from a selection of FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and selected other companies reporting next week:

*Events on which we will be updating investors

The key Primark business has benefitted from a changing retail landscape over the past few years, especially with the demise of Debenhams and Topshop. That’s driving expectations of 9% like-for-like sales growth at Primark, up to around £9.0bn for the full year. Price hikes are also playing their part, and new store openings are performing well too. Margins here have been catching the tailwinds of falling costs — with energy, freight, and fabric prices all now much lower than their peak levels. In next week’s results, Associated British Foods expects to see underlying operating profits for this area of the business come in moderately ahead of the previous year.

The Sugar businesses will be in focus too.