LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Gold glows but blue chips struggle in quiet trade
22nd Dec 2025 17:03
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed lower on Monday in lacklustre trading, amid a downbeat view of the UK's economic prospects for 2026. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed lower on Monday in lacklustre trading, amid a downbeat view of the UK's economic prospects for 2026. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mostly higher on Friday, in light of lower-than-expected US inflation the day before. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday on Friday, as housebuilders weighed on the FTSE 100 index as investors mulled Thursday's Bank of England rate cut. Read More
DCC PLC - Dublin-based provider of sales, marketing and distribution services to the energy sector - Says GBP600 million tender offer to return cash from the sale of its Healthcare arm is fully subscribed. As a result, DCC will buy back 11.6 million shares, about 12% of its total, at the tender offer price of GBP51.70 on Friday. The tender offer is being managed by stockbrokers Davy. DCC completed the GBP1.05 billion sale of DCC Healthcare in September and at the time said it will return GBP800 million to shareholders. DCC started a GBP100 million share buyback in May. The remaining GBP100 million will be paid out in about two years, once DCC has received the final deferred payment from the health unit disposal. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 made strong headway on Wednesday, supported by a larger-than-expected cooling in inflation and a spike in the oil price. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 snapped a five-day losing streak on Thursday, although gains were pared after mixed US jobs data pointed to interest rates staying on hold across the pond. Read More
DCC PLC - Dublin-based provider of sales, marketing and distribution services to the energy sector - Proposes GBP600 million return to shareholders, following the sale of its Healthcare arm. The return will come in the form of a tender offer for shares. DCC will buy back just under 12.0 million shares, some 12% of its total. The price will be set as part of the tender offer within a range of GBP50.20 to GBP53.20 per share. "DCC has concluded that a tender offer represents the most effective means of returning a significant amount of capital to shareholders in a short space of time and in a manner that provides shareholders with a suitable degree of optionality as to the number and value of shares that they may elect to offer for purchase," it says. Read More
(Alliance News) - DCC announces plans for a tender offer to return GBP600 million to shareholders, while investors HICL Infrastructure and Renewables Infrastructure Group have agreed to join forces. Elsewhere, THG announced a Snickers-themed partnership with confectionery firm Mars. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks fell and bonds yields spiked in volatile trading on Friday amid uncertainty over UK budget proposals after an apparent u-turn on tax policy by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Friday, extending early losses as UK fiscal concerns and rising gilt yields weighed heavily on sentiment. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 on Thursday fell back from recent record highs weighed by soft economic data, mixed earnings and a batch of index heavyweights going ex-dividend. Read More
(Alliance News) - DCC PLC on Tuesday reported declines in half-year profit and revenue, but said it expects profit growth for the full year in line with market expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK unemployment rose to 5.0%, its highest since early 2021, as the labour market weakened, while Vodafone launches a EUR500 million buyback after posting half-year results. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - DCC PLC on Monday said it completed the divestment of its Info Tech business arm in the UK and Ireland to private equity investor Aurelius in a deal worth approximately GBP100 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - DCC PLC on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy Austrian liquid gas distributor FLAGA GmbH from UGI International LLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London fell on Thursday and the pound dipped - while strong US data boosted the dollar - as talk of a political challenge to Keir Starmer saw UK bond yields climb. Read More