UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days
18th Oct 2024 15:40
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 faltered on Tuesday with weak oil majors offsetting brighter fortunes for airlines and housebuilders. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called to open higher on Tuesday, after numbers showed that the UK unemployment rate edged lower in the three months to August, but wage growth abated. Read More
Elixirr International PLC - London-based business consultancy - Agrees a GBP45 million revolving credit facility with National Westminster Bank PLC, with a four-year term and one-year extension option. This will support Elixirr's organic and inorganic growth strategy. Chief Financial Officer & Head of Mergers & Acquisitions Graham Busby said: "We are pleased to have put in place a revolving credit facility with NatWest, which, together with the group's strong cash generation, significantly enhances our ability to deploy capital and accelerate future acquisitions whilst effectively managing equity dilution." Read More
NatWest Group PLC - Edinburgh-based bank - The UK government has reduced its shareholding to just below 16% as of Monday from just below 17% previously, NatWest says in a stock exchange filing. The UK government had owned as much as 84% of NatWest following a taxpayer bailout of what was then known as Royal Bank of Scotland Group during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. As recently as 2018, the government held a 62% stake, but it has been selling this down progressively since. The stake fell below 20% back in July. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 closed higher on Monday supported by rising banks and oil majors despite a limp start to the day across the pond. Read More
(Alliance News) - J Sainsbury PLC has agreed to sell its ATM machines to operator NoteMachine, as the chain sharpens its focus on the retail business after offloading its main banking arm. Read More
NatWest Group PLC - Edinburgh, Scotland-based bank - The UK government has reduced its shareholding to 16.92% as of Friday last week from 17.97% previously, NatWest says in a stock exchange filing on Monday. NatWest says the government's stake was reduced by the sale of 86.7 million shares since August 30, as part of HM Treasury's trading plan. The UK government had owned 84% of NatWest following a taxpayer bailout of what was then known as Royal Bank of Scotland Group during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. As recently as 2018, the government held a 62% stake, but it has been selling this down progressively since. The stake fell below 20% back in July. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK chancellor has met with the Bank of England governor and top bank bosses after proposed changes to the UK banking system were watered down following pressure from the City. Read More
(Alliance News) - The chancellor has met with the Bank of England governor and top bank bosses after proposed changes to the UK banking system were watered down following pressure from the City. Read More
(Alliance News) - FirstGroup PLC on Wednesday said it appointed the current chair of London-based commercial property real estate investment trust Picton Property Income Ltd, Lena Wilson, as chair from February 1. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Friday, as a weaker US jobs report hit equity market sentiment, and left the size of the Federal Reserve's expected interest rate cut later this month finely balanced. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK house prices rose in August at the fastest annual rate in nearly two years, data published by Halifax showed Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC on Wednesday said the UK offered a rare attraction of political stability, noting a boost from NatWest Group PLC, Barclays PLC, and ITV PLC among others. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open higher, as investors await minutes from the imminent meeting of the US Fed's Federal Open Market Committee. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London ended higher on Wednesday, as market confidence returns after a tumultuous Monday, with the FTSE 100 sitting roughly where it ended last week. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK's biggest banks could stay open and would not need to be bailed out by the government should they collapse, the Bank of England has found in an assessment of their crisis planning. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 fell sharply on Thursday afternoon, giving back gains seen in the wake of a Bank of England rate cut, as data raised concerns that the US economy was slowing. Read More