JD Sports, National Grid Up, Hochschild Plummets

- JD Sports Fashion sees full-year pre-tax profit in line with analysts’ forecasts and unveils a new £100m share buyback.
- UK energy bills will rise 2% from October, pushed higher by costs that are being added on to fund support payments for vulnerable homes. The National Grid says the design of the Ofgem framework includes “valuable steps forward”.
- Hochschild Mining shares plummet as much as 20% after the gold and silver miner downgraded its production and cost guidance for this year due to challenges at the Mara Rosa mine in Brazil.

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