All eyes will be on BT Group and Tate & Lyle on Friday as the FTSE 100 companies post financial results.

British telecommunications company BT Group is expected to report a steady set of numbers when it unveils its third-quarter statement.

Analysts at Liberum Capital predict revenues excluding transit to be down by 5.5% to £4,512m, (consensus £4,485m), which compares to a decrease of 8.6% in the second quarter (-5.5% ex transit).

"In terms of surprises we would not rule out acceleration in cost control leading to an [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation] beat but we also suspect that there may be some negative news around line provisioning that seems primarily down to the very wet weather, which could weigh on revenues," Lawrence Sugarman at Liberum Capital told The Economy News.

Sweeteners and food ingredients specialist Tate & Lyle also releases its third-quarter results after analysts at Investec this week cut its rating from 'buy' to 'hold'.

Investec reduced its forecasts on Monday ahead of the results, saying it's time to "pause for a breather" after shares have jumped 29% since mid-September.

Earlier this week, the company launched a website to enable partners to submit ideas to its research and development team for new ingredients and solutions for the food and beverage industries.


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