Spectris raised its interim dividend by 5.3% to 28 pence per share from 26.6p. Spectris on Tuesday withdrew its recommendation of a takeover offer from Advent International LP and instead backed an ...

Precision instrumentation supplier Spectris said on Thursday that second-quarter momentum and strategic cost savings had ...

Investing.com -- Spectris (LON: SXS) plc, the precision measurement specialist, on Thursday reported an 8% increase in first-half sales and maintained its full-year profit guidance despite mixed ...

In other corporate news, Smith & Nephew PLC (LON: SN) shares surged 15% after reporting an 11.2% rise in first-half trading ...

As of 1213 GMT, the blue-chip index FTSE 100 fell 0.9% and the British pound gained 0.5% against the dollar to 1.34. DAX index in Germany rose 1.8%, the CAC 40 in France gained over 1%. The Bank of ...

Top KKR partner Alisa Wood recalled being turned down by the firm's CEO, Henry Kravis, in 2003. See the rejection letter ...