Steeling itself to sparkle

BRITISH Steel, which once made the Guinness Book of Records for its losses under state control, is expected to start the week…

BRITISH Steel, which once made the Guinness Book of Records for its losses under state control, is expected to start the week on Monday with record profits of more than £1 billion sterling for the year to March 31st. The industry was at the top of its cycle and broker BZW is looking for a 2p jump in the dividend total to 9.5p. With a bulging year end bank balance of more than £500 million, according to UBS, analysts will be looking out for a possible share buy back.