Diploma raises annual guidance, Unite Group sells properties for £184m, and FTSE 100 expected to open 9 points lower.

FTSE 100 expected to open 9 pts lower; Diploma lifts annual guidance after 17% rise in adjusted earnings; Unite sells 6 properties for £184m. Specialist distribution firm Diploma has increased its annual guidance following a 17% rise in adjusted earnings. This comes as Unite Group also announced the sale of six properties to PGIM Real Estate for £184m, with the FTSE 100 predicted to open 9 points lower.