LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 treads water ahead of US CPI reading
12th Feb 2024 16:51
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed higher on Monday, ahead of some key inflation data from the US, as well as a slew of UK economic data. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed higher on Monday, ahead of some key inflation data from the US, as well as a slew of UK economic data. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 opened in a muted fashion on Monday, failing to replicate the more convincing gains seen on Wall Street on Friday and elsewhere in Europe at the start of the new week, ahead of a busy few days of corporate earnings and economic data. Read More
Frasers Group PLC - Shirebrook, England-based owner of the House of Fraser, Sports Direct and Flannels retail chains - Announces intention to commence new share buyback programme with Deutsche Numis, from Monday up to and including the last trading day before its financial year ends on April 28. Says it will repurchase a maximum of 10.0 million shares, for a total purchase price no greater than GBP80.0 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - Equities in London are called to open higher on Monday, with inflation readings from the US and UK on the horizon, which could drive equity market sentiment during the remainder of the week. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London opened higher on Tuesday, with oil major BP at the top of the index, thanks to its new share buyback programme. Read More
(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC has bought sports performance brand WIT Fitness as it continues its investment spree. Read More
boohoo Group PLC - Manchester-based online fashion retailer - Frasers Group PLC raises its share holding in boohoo to 21.5% as of Wednesday from 17.2%. Frasers is the Shirebrook, England-based owner of the House of Fraser, Sports Direct and Flannels retail chains. Its holding in its smaller peer first passed the disclosure threshold of 5% in June last year, and it has increased this steadily since. Frasers, founded and still controlled by Mike Ashley, also has stakes in retailers AO World PLC at 23.1%, Asos PLC at 25.0%, and Currys PLC at 11.2%. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities slumped on Wednesday, as interest rate expectations, on both sides of the Atlantic, were re-assessed on the back of some hawkish rhetoric and hotter inflation data. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London closed in the red on Tuesday, after Wall Street's tech rally lost steam, with investors nervously awaiting this week's US inflation print. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Tuesday, as optimism following a tech rally on Wall Street failed to offset some downbeat UK data. Read More
(Alliance News) - Equities in London kicked off an abbreviated trading week with gains on Wednesday, on continued US interest rate optimism at the end of 2024. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed slightly higher on Friday, as fears over a recession in the UK dampened the festive spirit. Read More
(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC on Wednesday confirmed reports from Sky News that it will buy Matchesfashion, a luxury clothing retailer, from its private equity owner since 2017, Apax Partners. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were set to retreat slightly on Monday, in line with equity markets in Asia, at the start of the last week before the Christmas holidays. Read More
(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC is in talks to buy Matchesfashion, a luxury clothing retailer, from its private equity owner since 2017, Apax Partners, Sky News reported on Saturday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened largely lower on Thursday, while equities in Asia struggled after China trade data underwhelmed, while UK house prices rose for the second month in a row according to Halifax. Read More
(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC on Thursday reported interim profit growth and said it expects progress to continue. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 made a slow start on Thursday, after equities in Asia struggled following Chinese trade data which failed to soothe growth worries about the world's second-largest economy. Read More