Lex – /Galliford Try (GFRD): house party. The group will need to grow its enlarged partnerships business
Persimmon (PSN) sales slip in drive for better homes. Volumes at UK’s second-largest housebuilder fall 6% in first half
hit by shareholder revolt over industry lobby groups. Investors urge miner to cut ties with bodies at odds with Paris climate change goals
Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) woes intensify after engine setback. FTSE 100 group announces extra £800m hit to cash due to turbine blade snags
Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) chief warns of Brexit effect as profits plunge. Price cuts lure shoppers back to UK retailer but store closures prove costly
Aston Martin Holdings (AML) swings to loss on lower Vantage demand. Luxury carmaker has been cutting costs and closing some sites used to house parts and vehicles
