TOP NEWS: JD Sports notes mild weather impact as adjusted profit falls

JD Sports Fashion PLC shares fell on Friday, as the company reported a decline in adjusted profit and lamented the effects of recent ‘unseasonably mild...

Fri, 31/05/2024 - 09:41


Harbour Energy touts progress on Wintershall Dea asset acquisition

Harbour Energy PLC on Friday said that it continues to make good progress on its acquisition of the Wintershall Dea asset portfolio.

Harbour is an oil...

Fri, 31/05/2024 - 09:35


SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Galliford Try wins £101 million contract

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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Galliford Try Holdings PLC, up 2.3% at 265.00...

Fri, 31/05/2024 - 09:22


LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC raises Centrica; Citigroup says buy BHP

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

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FTSE 100

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RBC raises Centrica to ’outperform’ (sector perform) - price target 170 (145) pence...

Fri, 31/05/2024 - 09:15


TOP NEWS: UK government stake in NatWest falls to 22.5% after buyback

The UK government has sold £1.24 billion in NatWest shares back to the company, the Treasury and the bank said in separate statements on Friday...

Fri, 31/05/2024 - 09:05


LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 rises ahead of key US inflation gauge

London stocks were mixed on Friday morning, ahead of core personal consumption expenditures index data, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred US inflation gauge.

The...

Fri, 31/05/2024 - 09:05


What next week’s US jobs figures mean for interest rate cuts

“The US Federal Reserve has, thus far, foxed consensus estimates with regard to interest rate cuts in 2024. The US central bank may have reduced...

Fri, 31/05/2024 - 08:47


TOP NEWS: UK house prices rise as market shows resilience

UK house prices were higher on-month May, according to figures from Nationwide on Friday.

The Nationwide house price index showed a 0.4% increase in seasonally adjusted...

Fri, 31/05/2024 - 07:15


UK retail footfall remains down despite bank holidays and sun

Retail footfall across the UK remains well down on last year as bank holidays and improving weather failed to lure customers away from online shopping,...

Fri, 31/05/2024 - 05:45


Fragrant Prosperity seeks funding and hunt for acquisition continues

Fragrant Prosperity Holdings Ltd on Thursday said it is continuing to search for possible acquisition targets as well as ‘additional funding’.

The company reported a...

Thu, 30/05/2024 - 20:54


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