LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks in green as US manufacturing surprises
15th Jan 2026 17:00
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed higher on Thursday, after a surprise drop in US jobless claims. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed higher on Thursday, after a surprise drop in US jobless claims. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Thursday, supported by stronger-than-expected UK economic data. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Wednesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened little changed on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 holding steady as weakness in mining and defence stocks offset gains elsewhere following recent advances. Read More
(Alliance News) - Whitbread PLC on Tuesday hailed a "strong" third quarter performance, and the hotel operator sees a lower-than-expected hit from UK business rates ahead. Read More
(Alliance News) - Games Workshop posts record half-year earnings, Whitbread delivers quarterly sales growth and updates guidance, while Persimmon reports higher 2025 completions and expects underlying profit at the top end of forecasts. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100's record breaking run stalled on Wednesday with falling metal and oil prices weighing on the blue chip index. Read More
LondonMetric Property PLC - London-based real estate investment trust focuses on logistics, healthcare, convenience, entertainment and leisure properties - Sells two "mature" out-of-town retailing properties for GBP64.4 million and buys new warehouse properties for GBP26.2 million. Sells Cantium retail park in south east London occupied by B&Q, Pets at Home and other brands for GBP48.5 million, with LondonMetric's share of this GBP33.5 million. Also sells a retail property in Weymouth, England housing a Marks & Spencer store for GBP15.9 million. Buys two warehouses let to food wholesaler Booker. They are a logistics warehouse in Doncaster for GBP16.9 million and a Booker Cash & Carry in Southend-on-Sea for GBP9.3 million. B&Q is owned by Kingfisher PLC and Booker by Tesco PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations on Monday morning and on Friday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Blue chip stocks in London underperformed European and US peers on Friday, despite stable inflation data across the pond, as falls in oil majors BP and Shell weighed. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 paused for breath on Thursday after the drama of Wednesday's budget, and with US markets shut for Thanksgiving. Read More
(Alliance News) - LondonMetric Property PLC on Thursday gave investors a 7% dividend increase, as it reported higher revenue in first half of its financial year but mixed earnings and flat net asset value per share. Read More
LondonMetric Property PLC - London-based real estate investment trust focused on logistics, healthcare, convenience, entertainment and leisure properties - Spends GBP51.1 million to buy a logistics warehouse at East Midlands airport and a hotel at Manchester airport, both in England. The 450,000 square foot airside logistics facility is let to US delivery firm United Parcel Service Inc at a rent of GBP1.2 million per year. The Clayton hotel has 365 rooms and generates GBP1.1 million in annual rent. As well, LondonMetric sells five properties acquired as part of its takeover of Urban Logistics REIT. The urban warehouse and four industrial open storage centres are sold for GBP22.1 million. LondonMetric notes it now has sold eight Urban Logistics properties in total, having completed its acquisition of the former FTSE 250 listing for GBP698.9 million in June. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 hit another record peak on Friday fuelled by weaker-than-expected US inflation data, a bunch of optimistic UK economic reports and strong results from NatWest. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 hit new heights on Wednesday, boosted by gains in miners as the price of gold surpassed USD4,000 an ounce for the first time. Read More
(Alliance News) - LondonMetric Property PLC on Tuesday said it expects to raise its second-quarter dividend following asset sales and higher rental income in the first half. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More