AstraZeneca boosted by growth forecast but AutoTrader leads pack
Evening Standard|November 09, 2023
UPGRADED guidance from AstraZeneca and a profit beat by Auto Trader today gave their shares top billing in a packed session of blue-chip updates.
Graeme Evans
AstraZeneca boosted by growth forecast but AutoTrader leads pack

The online car marketplace accelerated 8% as the frontrunner in the FTSE 100 index, having impressed investors with a 10% hike in interim profits to £164.6 million.

It also highlighted confidence in the second half outturn amid the resilience of the used car market, supported by the continued availability of finance.

Auto Trader’s upturn of 49.2p took the shares to a fresh high for the year at 684.6p, having started 2023 nearer to 520p.

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