(Alliance News) - London's stocks were mostly a notch lower at midday on Tuesday, dragged down by housebuilders after a soft UK house price reading, and as industrial firms brace for the introduction of a new business rates levy. Read More
(Alliance News) - European stocks struggled on Monday despite fresh gains on Wall Street which saw the S&P 500 notch another all-time best level. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were in the green at midday on Friday, amid hopes that tensions in the Middle East and on trade between the US and China have softened. Read More
Barratt Redrow PLC - Leicestershire, England-based housebuilder formed by 2024 merger of Barratt Developments and Redrow - Says it has completed the GBP50 million buyback programme announced in February, with the next tranche to be announced in due course. UBS Group AG conducted the scheme on Barratt Redrow's behalf and purchased 11.3 million shares for GBP50 million. The buybacks are part of an ongoing plan to return at least GBP100 million per year. Read More
(Alliance News) - London stocks were called higher on Friday, following reports that the US and China have reached an understanding on trade issues, including expediting rare earth shipments to the US. Read More
(Corrects the name of the AJ Bell analyst quoted.) Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Friday, amid a slight lull in tensions over the Israel-Iran conflict after US President Donald Trump gave himself two weeks to decide whether to join Israel's strikes on Iran. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended higher on Tuesday, led by gains in housebuilders and amid signs of progress in US-China trade talks. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 outperformed as European stocks opened mixed on Tuesday, while the pound struggled in the wake of a softer UK labour market report. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 posted modest gains on Tuesday as US markets rose after encouraging US jobs data, helping offset weak mining stocks and lower growth forecasts from the OECD. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 slumped on Thursday reflecting concerns over US debt and higher-than-expected domestic government borrowing. Read More
(Alliance News) - European stocks opened mixed on Wednesday, but the FTSE 100 managed a minor gain despite a stronger pound on the back of a red-hot UK inflation reading. Read More
(Alliance News) - Barratt Redrow PLC on Wednesday said it remains on track to meet its full-year homebuilding targets, despite a slight decline in forward sales, as it reported a "solid" reservation performance and progress on integrating the Redrow business. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly in the red on Wednesday, following continued developments in the trade dispute between US President Donald Trump and China. Read More
Barratt Redrow PLC - Leicestershire, England-based housebuilder formed by 2024 merger of Barratt Developments and Redrow - Matthew Pratt will step down from the board and as chief executive of Redrow from June 30, as the integration of the two companies nears completion. Steven Boyes, chief operating officer & deputy chief executive officer of Barratt Redrow will leave in September, as previously announced. Boyes will be replaced as COO by Mike Roberts, current managing director of the Northern Region, but Roberts won't join the board. With the departure of Pratt and Boyes, the two executive directors on the Barratt Redrow board will be CEO David Thomas and Chief Financial Officer Mike Scott. Read More
(Alliance News) - Aurora UK Alpha PLC on Tuesday reported a negative total return for 2024, underperforming its benchmark as a weak second half offset early gains. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: Read More
J Sainsbury PLC - London-based supermarket chain - Names Steve Hare, the chief executive officer of accounting software firm Sage Group PLC, and Katie Bickerstaffe, the former co-CEO of retailer Marks & Spencer Group PLC, as new non-executive directors, both joining at the Sainsbury's annual general meeting in July. In addition to M&S, Bickerstaffe has held senior positions at electricity supplier SSE PLC, electrical goods retailer Dixons Carphone and electrical goods maker Dyson, and consumer goods firms Pepsico Inc and Unilever PLC. She currently is a non-executive director of housebuilder Barratt Redrow PLC, investment manager Aberdeen Group PLC, and technical products distributor Diploma PLC, where she is senior independent director. Read More