(Alliance News) - Spectris PLC on Friday said it expects to trade in line with market expectations for the new financial year as it posted weaker sales figures for 2024. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open lower after tariff worries rocked Asian equities and US stocks endured less-than-stellar trade on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed higher on Monday, as investors appear to remain unphased by US President Donald Trump's earlier threats of 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open slightly higher at the start of the week, despite US tariff worries coming to the fore again. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mostly lower at midday on Thursday, while across the Channel next week's European Central Bank rate call draws nearer. Read More
Spectris PLC - London-based supplier of precision instrumentation and controls - Expects adjusted operating profit for 2024 to be above consensus and at the upper end of analyst guidance ranges after a "strong" fourth quarter, citing a company-compiled forecast of GBP197.0 million, with a range of GBP183.3 million to GBP201.0 million. This would represent a decline of between 27% and 36% from GBP262.5 million in 2023. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Thursday, while investors reacted positively to an updated profit forecast from FTSE 250-listed Spectris. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set for an underwhelming start to the first full trading week of the new year, with a slew of purchasing managers' index readings in focus on Monday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Thursday and Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Spectris PLC - London-based supplier of precision instrumentation and controls - Completes, "following a competitive process", the USD400 million issue of US private placement notes. Says the issuance refinances the USD400 million bridge facility it entered "for acquisition processes". Says USPP debt consists of a USD tranche issued at a 5.15% average rate, and an EUR tranche with a 3.66% average rate. They have maturities ranging between five and 10 years. Read More