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Fri 16 May 2025 16:32
(Sharecast News) - London equities ended the week higher on Friday, supported by gains in pharmaceutical and energy stocks.
Fri 16 May 2025 15:34
(Sharecast News) - European stocks pushed higher on Friday, registering their fifth consecutive week of gains, with decent gains in the luxury sector providing a boost after Richemont beat market forecasts.
Fri 16 May 2025 15:03
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 20,936.42 0.44%
Fri 16 May 2025 14:36
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,673 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Fri 16 May 2025 14:20
(Sharecast News) - US stock markets opened with marginal gains on Friday as investors refrained from taking on too much risk following the recent rally, with upside limited by a much worse-than-expected reading of consumer confidence.
Fri 16 May 2025 13:57
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan Cazenove reiterated its 'strong conviction' on overweight-rated St James's Place on Friday and lifted the price target to 1,310p from 1,205p.
Fri 16 May 2025 13:47
(Sharecast News) - Primary Health Properties said on Friday that it has made a third takeover offer for Assura valuing the group at £1.68bn, trumping the £1.61bn offer from investment firms KKR and Stonepeak Partners that Assura accepted last month.
Fri 16 May 2025 11:06
(Sharecast News) - St James's Place jumped to the top of the FTSE 100 on Friday as JPMorgan Cazenove reiterated its 'strong conviction' on the overweight-rated stock and lifted the price target to 1,310p from 1,205p.
Fri 16 May 2025 10:54
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg has maintained a 'hold' rating on Videndum but slashed its target price for the stock by almost a half, saying it is awaiting a clear turnaround in performance from the content creation solutions provider.
Fri 16 May 2025 10:30
(Sharecast News) - Citi upgraded Tate & Lyle on Friday to 'buy' from 'neutral' as it said the risk/reward looks attractive ahead of the capital markets day.
Fri 16 May 2025 09:18
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan Cazenove trimmed its price target on British Gas owner Centrica on Friday to 170p from 185p but said it remains 'overweight' the shares on upside from capital allocation discipline.
Fri 16 May 2025 08:55
(Sharecast News) - Office landlord Workspace Group warned on profits on Friday, sending the shares sharply lower, on the back of higher costs and mounting macroeconomic pressures.
Thu 17 Apr 2025 09:13
(Sharecast News) - Food delivery giant Deliveroo maintained its FY guidance on Thursday as it revealed it had delivered a "strong Q1 performance", with order growth accelerating during the period.
Mon 07 Apr 2025 08:43
(Sharecast News) - Banknote printing business De La Rue said on Monday that the £300.0m sale of its authentication business was now expected to close at the beginning of May.
Wed 02 Apr 2025 09:40
(Sharecast News) - Shares in floorings retailer Topps Tiles headed south on Wednesday after it said trading had started slowly in January but stated volumes had begun to improve through February and March.
Tue 01 Apr 2025 08:01
(Sharecast News) - Investment bank Peel Hunt announced on Tuesday that FY25 losses would come in lower than previously expected thanks to cost-cutting efforts made throughout H2.
Mon 31 Mar 2025 11:32
(Sharecast News) - Precision engineering firm Hunting said on Monday that its subsea technologies arm had secured a number of new contract wins totalling $38.0m.
Thu 27 Mar 2025 08:41
(Sharecast News) - North Sea-focussed exploration and production firm Enquest said on Thursday that it had swung to a post-tax profit in FY24 despite reporting a drop in both production and revenues.
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Wed 18 Sep 2024 20:55
(Sharecast News) - Stocks fell in the middle of the week with investors opting to sit on their hands ahead of the US central bank's interest rate decision scheduled for later.
Wed 11 Sep 2024 06:59
(Sharecast News) - Stocks on the FTSE 350 slumped on Tuesday led by declines in cyclical areas of the market such as Autos and Banks.
Thu 05 Sep 2024 19:27
(Sharecast News) - Utilities paced gains on the FTSE 350 on Thursday as investors added to their positions in interest rate sensitive names in a bid to lock in current dividend yields.
Tue 03 Sep 2024 19:01
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in the UK ended the session clearly in the red amid growth concerns in China and the US, which resulted in broad-based losses in the commodities space.
Tue 03 Sep 2024 00:54
(Sharecast News) - The FTSE 350 started the month of September on a down note with Defence issues weakest as analysts acted on the sector's lofty valuation.
Fri 23 Aug 2024 14:18
(Sharecast News) - Cyclicals paced gains at the end of the week after Federal Reserve chief, Jerome Powell, confirmed that investors could expect a first interest rate cut for this cycle when rate-setters in the US next met.
Thu 15 May 2025 11:33
(Sharecast News) - Two of the companies disclosing director share transactions to markets in London on Thursday involved insiders at SigmaRoc and Sainsbury's.
Wed 14 May 2025 11:02
(Sharecast News) - Two companies disclosing director dealings on Tuesday included Flutter Entertainment and Power Metal Resources.
Tue 13 May 2025 14:40
(Sharecast News) - Aston Martin Lagonda saw significant director and related party participation in its latest equity placing, it emerged on Tuesday, with three parties acquiring shares on 9 May.
Mon 12 May 2025 13:27
(Sharecast News) - Among the companies reporting insider transactions on Monday were Irish housebuilder Cairn Homes, and banking service provider OSB Group.
Thu 08 May 2025 15:22
(Sharecast News) - Dunelm revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Ajay Kavan had acquired 2,621 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed home furnishings retailer.
Wed 07 May 2025 15:52
(Sharecast News) - Airea revealed on Wednesday that non-executive director Tanya Ashton had acquired 17,349 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed flooring company.
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