LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 drops on weak growth data, US tech falls
12th Dec 2025 17:00
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100's early promise faded on Friday amid downbeat economic growth figures and fresh US tech weakness. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100's early promise faded on Friday amid downbeat economic growth figures and fresh US tech weakness. Read More
(Alliance News) - Shell PLC on Thursday announced changes to its board with the departure of two non-executive directors and the appointment of two others. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 outperformed European peers on Wednesday as markets weigh future interest rate expectations ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision later in the day. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
British American Tobacco PLC - London-based cigarette and nicotine product maker - Hires UBS AG London Branch, part of UBS Group AG, to run the first tranche of the GBP1.3 billion extension to its share buyback programme that BAT had announced on Tuesday. The tranche will start on January 2 and be completed by February 11. BAT will release its 2025 results the next day, on February 12. BAT currently is in the process of completing a GBP1.60 billion share buyback launched back in 2024. The buybacks are partly to return the proceeds of BAT's sale of part of its stake in India's ITC Hotels Ltd. Read More
(Alliance News) - European stocks were mixed on Tuesday afternoon, ahead of some US labour market data on the eve of Wednesday's Federal Reserve decision. Read More
(Correcting share buyback figure.) Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Tuesday, while on the FTSE 100, British American Tobacco is launching a new buyback. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly higher on Tuesday, ahead of the start of US Federal Open Market Committee meetings. Read More
(Alliance News) - British American Tobacco PLC on Tuesday announced a new GBP1.4 billion share buyback and hailed "strong" US performance. Read More
(Alliance News) - BAT has generated GBP315 million in proceeds from the sale of shares in an investee, Unilever's ice cream arm is to debut on the stock exchange next week, while Ocado is to receive a one-off payment from partner Kroger which last month announced warehouse closures. Read More
British American Tobacco PLC - London-based maker of cigarette and vaping products - Nets INR38.2 billion, about GBP315 million, as it completes block trade of 187.5 million shares in ITC Hotels Ltd through an accelerated bookbuild. The shares sold represent a 9% stake in ITC Hotels. BAT retains a 6.3% stake in ITC Hotels. BAT had said on Thursday that it planned to sell between 7% and its entire 15.3% stake in ITC Hotels. BAT has had that shareholding in ITC Hotels since its demerger from ITC Ltd, a Kolkata-based conglomerate with businesses across India's consumer goods sector. ITC Hotels has been trading as a publicly-listed entity since January this year. Read More
British American Tobacco PLC - London-based maker of cigarette and vaping products - Intends to sell between 7% and 15.3% of shares in ITC Hotels Ltd in a block trade through an accelerated bookbuild. Says the final number of shares sold will be determined to optimise the overall pricing outcome to the group. BAT has held 15.3% of ITC Hotels since its demerger from ITC Ltd, the Kolkata-based conglomerate with businesses across India's consumer goods sector. ITC Hotels has been trading as a publicly-listed entity since January this year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 shook off hefty falls in Premier Inn owner Whitbread to end the week in positive territory, with gains elsewhere in Europe and the US too. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed lower on Monday as investors look ahead to UK inflation data, US nonfarm payrolls figures and results from chip maker Nvidia later this week. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 regained its poise on Wednesday, closing sharply higher, as US markets stabilised following positive jobs data. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 made a subdued start to the week on Monday, despite some brighter news on manufacturing, weighed by heavy falls in Vodafone after a downgrade by UBS. Read More