LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Pound sinks amid rising bond yields, tariff chat
8th Jan 2025 17:08
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 250 plunged and sterling slid on Wednesday - although blue-chips held firm - as surging bond yields unsettled markets. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 250 plunged and sterling slid on Wednesday - although blue-chips held firm - as surging bond yields unsettled markets. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
Leonardo Spa and BAE Systems PLC - aerospace and defence companies based in Rome, Italy and London-England, respectively and Mitsubishi Corp - Tokyo, Japan-based business conglomerate - Announce joint venture with Mitsubishi-owned Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd which will operate under the Global Combat Air Programme, a governmental, defence, and industrial agreement between Italy, the UK and Japan established in 2022. The joint venture will design, develop and deliver next-generation combat aircraft. Manufacturing and final assembly will be subcontracted to BAE, Leonardo and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The business' first chief executive will be from Italy. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
South32 Ltd - Perth-based diversified mining group - Appoints Stephen Pearce and Mandlesilo Msimang at non-executive directors, with effect from February 1. Pearce serves on the board of BAE Systems PLC. He is also a director and strategic advisor to the Wyllie Group. He is the former chief financial officer of Anglo American PLC. Msimang is currently chief executive officer of female-owned and led private equity firm Nozala Women Investments, which owns and manages a portfolio spanning the minerals and energy sector, as well as industrial and consumer services. She is also a non-executive director at Telkom SA SOC Ltd and miner Exxaro Resources Ltd. Read More
(Alliance News) - BAE Systems PLC is planning to recruit more than 2,400 new apprentices and graduates in 2025, boosting the number of people in training to 15% of its UK workforce. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 pushed higher in late trading to close narrowly in the green as US markets made ground in a shortened session. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were a touch higher on Friday, with the FTSE 100 more or less treading water, as trade lacked conviction on a combination of end of month calm and a lack of impetus from New York as markets there only re-open for a shortened trading day. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities opened lower on Thursday, amid an unenthusiastic response to Nvidia's blockbuster earnings, as well as the threat of higher for longer interest rates on both sides of the Atlantic. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock in Europe closed off session lows but struggled on Tuesday, with geopolitical worries damping enthusiasm in equity markets, while the pound continued to sit below USD1.27 ahead of a key UK inflation reading on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Military firm BAE Systems PLC has announced plans to establish a new artillery development and production facility that will create 50 high-skilled jobs. Read More
(Alliance News) - BAE Systems PLC on Tuesday reaffirmed its upgraded full-year guidance, reporting strong visibility and order intake as it progresses through the second half of the year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK has green-lit a plan to build a new multibillion-pound fighter jet with Italy and Japan, the Financial Times reported Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Defence group BAE Systems PLC announced Friday it has signed a contract to supply eight Bofors 40Mk4 naval gun systems for the Royal Netherlands and Belgian Navies. Read More
(Alliance News) - Two people have been taken to hospital after a fire broke out at BAE Systems PLC's Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in Cumbria, police said. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More