US President Donald Trump said discussions with Iran were "moving along very nicely," with more clarity expected in 48 hours. Next now expects fiscal 2027 pretax profit of 1.24 billion pounds, up from its previous forecast of 1.22 billion pounds, while post-tax EPS is projected to increase to 8.129 pounds from 7.929 pounds. We think this should be supportive for an ongoing gradual re-rating, as NEXT transitions to become valued more as a global growth retailer," RBC Capital Markets said. The Coca-Cola Co. bottler also reported first-half attributable profit of 524.4 million euros, up from 470.6 million euros a year earlier, as net sales revenue rose to 6.23 billion euros from 5.62 billion euros. In other news, Caixin Global reported that China is expanding its personal income tax regime to include returns from Hong Kong insurance policies.