LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 hits high; oil jumps on US-Iran tension
27th Feb 2026 17:17
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 outperformed European and US peers on Friday, ending a record-breaking week at another new high. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 outperformed European and US peers on Friday, ending a record-breaking week at another new high. Read More
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC - Leicester, England-based watch and jewellery retailer - Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson, currently chief financial officer at Crawley, England-based pest control specialist Rentokil Initial PLC, joins Watches of Switzerland's board as a non-executive director. Watches will also appoint him as chair of its audit & risk committee on March 1. Edgecliffe-Johnson has previously served as CFO of Flutter Entertainment PLC; CFO & group head of strategy at InterContinental Hotels Group PLC; a corporate finance associate director at HSBC Holdings PLC; and a non-executive director at Schroders PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Wednesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - InterContinental Hotels Group PLC on Tuesday forecast stronger demand in the year ahead, as it reported 2025 results and planned a new GBP950 million buyback plan. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks were called lower on Tuesday, while the Office for National Statistics reported that UK unemployment came in higher than expected for the latest quarter. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 shrugged off a weak start, and further volatility in metals and oil prices, to hit new highs on Monday, amid optimism in the manufacturing sector on either side of the pond. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK and China will seek to re-establish a business dialogue of top executives during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's widely-expected visit to Beijing, Reuters reported Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - BP issues a quarterly trading update pointing to flat upstream production and billions in expected impairments, Diploma reports a strong start to its financial year with double-digit organic growth, and publisher Pearson posts sales growth across all divisions in 2025. Read More
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Windsor, England-based hotel company - Confirms that it has notified the London Stock Exchange that the planned change in its trading currency to US dollars will take effect from the market open on January 2. IHG first announced its intention to change the currency in which its shares are traded in London, from British pounds to USD, in its third-quarter trading update in late October. Says the change does not impact the shares' nominal currency, which will still be GBP; it does not impact the firm's London listing in any other way; and has no impact on its ADR listing in New York. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Windsor, England-based hotel company - Appoints Nicholas Cadbury as non-executive director. Cadbury is currently chief financial and sustainability officer of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA. He was previously group finance director at Whitbread PLC from 2012 to 2022. The appointment will be effective from March 1, 2026. He will serve on the audit and responsible business committees upon appointment. 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) - 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 on Monday morning and on Friday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended a losing week on a sour note, knocked by further heavy selling of US technology names and double-digit losses for blue chips Rightmove and IAG. Read More