Breaking pre-market news on Thursday,

- Barclays first-half profit up 44 per cent to £3.95bn — statement.

- Rio Tinto posts $5.8bn underlying profit — statement.

- Aviva profit up 21 per cent at £1.27bn — statement.

- RBS renews Aviva joint venture at £235m termination cost — statement.

- Corporate: BP, RSA, Unilever, Randgold Resources, Ladbrokes, Ferrexpo, Cobham, Smith & Nephew, News Corporation, Commerzbank, Gulf Keystone Petroleum.

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