(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were mostly higher at midday on Monday, with US markets closed for holiday, as investors take fears over a recession in their stride. Read More
(Alliance News) - Rank Group PLC on Monday lowered its annual profit guidance for a second time, as demand for its Grosvenor casinos continued to soften and inflationary cost pressures persist. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly higher on Monday, despite having been pointed to a lower open, with Euromoney rising after receiving a takeover offer and Rank Group sinking after a profit warning. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are seen opening lower on Monday as fears rise that interest rate hikes by central banks could trigger a global recession. Read More
Rank Group PLC - Maidenhead, England-based operator of Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca bingo halls - Sally Harris, a close associate of Chief Financial Officer Richard Harris, purchases 75,000 shares at an average price of GBP1.10, for a total of GBP82,650, across several transactions on Tuesday. The shares constitute the total holding of Richard Harris and close associates. Read More
(Alliance News) - FTSE Russell confirmed on Wednesday that the following changes will take effect to its UK indices from the market open on Monday, June 20 after completing its quarterly review. Read More
(Alliance News) - British Gas-owner Centrica PLC and chemical firm Johnson Matthey PLC are set to return to the FTSE 100 index next month, replacing television broadcaster ITV PLC and postal operator Royal Mail PLC, according to indicative changes released by FTSE Russell on Tuesday. Read More
Currys PLC - London-based consumer electronics and mobile phone seller - Announces Ian Dyson as chair from September 8. Replaces current Chair Ian Livingston. Incoming Chair Dyson is chair of London-based fast fashion retailer ASOS PLC. He worked as group finance and operations director of Marks & Spencers Group PLC from 2005 to 2010. Dyson was chief executive of Punch Taverns PLC and group finance director of Rank Group PLC. Worked as senior independent director at Flutter Entertainment PLC and as non-executive director of SSP Group PPL. As previously announced, Dyson will retire from his role as non-executive director of Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC in February 2023. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended mixed on Thursday with heavyweight miners weighing on the FTSE 100 after disappointing quarterly production figures, while in New York, Tesla continued to go from strength to strength. Read More
Rank Group PLC - Maidenhead, England-based operator of Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca bingo halls - Lowers guidance for its financial year ending June 30. Guidance for earnings before interest and tax cut to between GBP47 million and GBP55 million, from GBP55 million to GBP65 million previously. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London failed to get off to the positive start seen elsewhere in Europe on Thursday as the index was bogged down by some disappointing production updates from its heavyweight mining sector. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to extend recent gains on Thursday as investors look ahead to remarks from central banking figures. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Shepherd Neame Ltd - Faversham, Kent-based brewer and pub chain - Hires Jonathon Swaine to be managing director for Pubs arm. Swaine joins from casino operator Rank Group PLC, where he is MD for Retail. Prior to Rank, Swaine was MD for Fuller's Inns, the largest division of Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC. Shepherd Neame says it will make a further announcement with the date when Swaine will join. Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Neame says Swaine is "an operator of considerable experience and is highly respected within the industry. Read More