LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks up on hopes of thaw to Middle East tension
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended higher on Monday, just shy of a record closing high, on reports Iran is willing to resume nuclear talks with the US. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended higher on Monday, just shy of a record closing high, on reports Iran is willing to resume nuclear talks with the US. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Friday reported an AI-focused collaboration with Shijiazhuang City, China-based CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd, boosting its existing presence in the country. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday said Enhertu reduced the risk of disease progression in a form of breast cancer. Read More
(Alliance News) - Hutchmed China Ltd on Monday said its combination therapy for a specific form of advanced lung cancer significantly delayed disease progression compared to chemotherapy, based on phase III trial data presented at a major oncology conference. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was called slightly lower on Monday, ahead of manufacturing PMI data from the UK and other regions, and following US President Donald Trump's claim that the US will double steel and aluminium import tariffs. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca on Sunday said its monoclonal antibody Imfinzi in combination with standard of care chemotherapy demonstrated significant and meaningful improvement in event-free survival in early stage gastric cancer, compared to chemotherapy alone. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 outperformed in a mixed day for European equities, after the US Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated Donald Trump's tariffs. Read More
(Alliance News) - Danaher Corp on Thursday said it has entered a partnership with AstraZeneca PLC to develop and commercialise tools and tests for precision medicine treatments, including artificial intelligence algorithms. Read More
(Alliance News) - Angle PLC on Wednesday said its annual loss narrowed in 2024 as revenue rose and operating costs fell, though the company warned that market uncertainty and funding cuts were weighing on revenue so far this year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe ended largely higher on Tuesday, building on a confident start to the week, while equities in London also got in on the action following Monday's public holiday. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday said its Imfinzi, or durvalumab, therapy has been recommended for approval in the EU for the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called higher on Tuesday following a bank holiday-lengthened weekend, as Nato members are expected to raise defence spending to 5% of output. Read More
AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company - Says Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot has been appointed a director of Santa Clara, California-based laboratory software and services company Agilent Technologies Inc, effective immediately. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday said it has completed its acquisition of Belgian biotechnology firm EsoBiotec SA, bolstering its cell therapy capabilities with a platform that could significantly accelerate cancer treatment delivery. Read More
AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company - Phase 3b Batura trial shows statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in mild asthma in patients treated with Airsupra (albuterol and budesonide) than albuterol alone. Compared to placebo, Airsupra significantly reduces the risk of a severe symptom exacerbation by 47%. Patients treated with airsupra have 63% lower exposure to total systemic corticosteroids over the treatment period compared with albuterol-alone, reducing risks from cumulative exposure to SCS which include type 2 diabetes, depression and anxiety, renal impairment, cataracts, cardiovascular disease, pneumonia and fractures. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 pushed higher on Friday, ending the week on a strong note, and now at the level it roughly stood at prior to US President Donald Trump's 'liberation day' tariff melee. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 outperformed European peers, though a share price fall for oil majors and a host of other shares that went ex-dividend kept a lid on the blue-chip index's progress. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday announced that its medicine Trixeo Aerosphere has been approved by the UK Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency with "an innovative, next-generation propellant with near-zero global warming potential". Read More
(Alliance News) - London opened in the green on Monday, as the US and China agree a 90-day pause on tariffs and the UK prepares to host European ministers for talks on Russia. Read More