On this episode of Stock Movers:
- L'Oreal posted disappointing third quarter sales growth as weakness in the US overshadowed signs of improvement in China.
- Barclays raised its earnings guidance and announced a £500 million buyback, even after it nearly quadrupled the amount it set aside for UK motor finance compensation.
- STMicroelectronics slipped along with European chip-makers after US peer Texas Instruments forecast 4Q sales below estimates, signalling a delay in the sector's rebound.