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"The settlement came at the bottom end of expectations and much sooner than expected," Ian Gordon, an analyst at Investec, said in a research note.
Floor coverings specialist Carpetright has said it expects full-year profits to be at the "bottom end" of expectations amid a "volatile and unpredictable" consumer market.
However, the losses will be lower than in 2009 and at the low end of expectations.
The company said its annual income should be at the high end of expectations.
The size of the bank recapitalization is at the low end of expectations, raising questions whether it is big enough.
Many of these offerings have priced above their predicted range, or at least met the high end of expectations.
Burberry's share price slumped by 18% after the company warned that profits would be at the low end of expectations.
Net income was $465m, at the higher end of expectations, compared with a loss of $498m a year earlier.
As a result, Poundland warned that annual profits will now be at the lower end of expectations.
On Thursday Ocado announced sales growth at the top end of expectations despite grim trading conditions for food retailers.
Still, it expects profits for the full year to come in at the top end of expectations.
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