SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Oryx International shares continue to rise

The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday.

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SMALL-CAP - WINNERS

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Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd, up 6.3% at...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:33

How the market reaction to a new prime minister compares to history

The UK stock market barely moved the last time the country switched from a Conservative to Labour government but the opposite happened when Keir Starmer’s...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:30

LONDON MARKET OPEN: European stocks up after Labour wins UK election

Stock prices in London where in the green on Friday morning as investors digested the landslide Labour victory in the general election ending 14...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:22

What will markets expect from the new UK government?

Markets were already braced for a Labour win, hence why the pound and gilt yields barely moved on the election result.

Financial markets usually give...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:21

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies cuts Softcat to ’underperform’

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday:

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FTSE 100

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Exane BNP raises Lloyds to ’outperform’ - price target 72 pence

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JPMorgan cuts...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:14

Sinn Fein becomes largest Northern Ireland party in Westminster

Pro-Irish unity party Sinn Fein has become Northern Ireland’s largest party in London for the first time, holding its seven parliamentary seats while the largest...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:12

Five pensions and savings priorities for the new chancellor

With a stonking Parliamentary majority, new prime minister Keir Starmer has a serious mandate to pursue the reforms set out in Labour’s manifesto. The party...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:12

Five changes coming to your finances under Labour

The Labour manifesto was fairly light on policy announcements or tax giveaways, instead laying out broad plans for the future and a few key changes...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:09

Macron says France to ‘pursue cooperation’ with UK after Labour win

French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on his election victory Friday, saying his country would seek to cooperate with Britain on...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:08

Shell to take up to £1.6 billion hit after plant construction halt

Shell expects to take a hit of up to $2 billion after it suspended construction work on one of Europe’s largest planned biofuels plants and...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 08:44

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