City snapshot: Unilever's first quarter underlying sales grow 3.4%

Unilever has posted first-quarter underlying sales growth of 3.4% to reach an overall turnover of €12.6bn (£11bn), driven by 4.3% volume growth excluding spreads. Plus, Nestlé has reported a “solid start to the year” with first quarter organic growth of 2.8%, Pernod Ricard boosted by emerging markets and all the rest of the latest news from the City.