FTSE 100 dividend forecasts slide amid uncertain climate

After the index’s spring stumble, the FTSE 100 is now expected to yield 4.2% in 2022, with the index’s total dividend pay-out expected to come...

Thu, 27/04/2023 - 10:11

DS Smith performs in line with expectations; tips annual growth

DS Smith PLC on Thursday said that trading in its current financial year has been in line with forecasts, despite weaker-than-expected volumes.

The London-based packaging firm...

Thu, 27/04/2023 - 10:05

TOP NEWS: LSEG backs guidance as shakes off equities slowdown

London Stock Exchange Group PLC on Thursday reported first-quarter growth largely across the board, as its ‘strategy continues to deliver’.

LSEG’s Data & Analytics arm...

Thu, 27/04/2023 - 10:01

SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Petrofac shares fall as annual loss widens

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

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SMALL-CAP - WINNERS

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International Personal Finance PLC, up 5.2% at 101.00...

Thu, 27/04/2023 - 09:56

TOP NEWS: Flutter names former Kellogg chief John Bryant as new chair

Sky Bet and Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment PLC on Thursday named former breakfast cereal executive John Bryant as its next non-executive chair.

Bryant’s appointment as...

Thu, 27/04/2023 - 09:50

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Reckitt price targets raised; Ocado is ’hold’

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

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Credit Suisse raises Reckitt Benckiser price target to 6,400 pence - ’neutral’

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Berenberg raises Reckitt Benckiser price target...

Thu, 27/04/2023 - 09:38

TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca profit jumps despite Covid-19 sales decline

AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday said revenue decreased in the first quarter of the year as Covid-19 related sales dropped, but pretax profit surged.

The Cambridge, UK-based...

Thu, 27/04/2023 - 09:26

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Lower before US GDP; Barclays bucks bank sell-off

London share prices opened lower on Thursday, amid a big day for European company earnings and US economic data.

Market sentiment was weighed down by uncertainty...

Thu, 27/04/2023 - 09:26

TOP NEWS: Sainsbury’s profit plummets on attempts to keep prices low

J Sainsbury PLC on Thursday reported a drop in annual profit, after its said it has spent £560 million on keeping prices low for customers...

Thu, 27/04/2023 - 09:06

TOP NEWS: Barclays achieves rises in quarterly income and profit

Barclays PLC on Thursday said all three of its businesses performed well in the first quarter of 2023, with high-quality income growth and double-digit returns....

Thu, 27/04/2023 - 09:05

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