(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London continued to trend higher at midday on Wednesday, after data confirmed the return of UK inflation to its target rate of 2%. Read More
(Alliance News) - Spectris PLC on Wednesday warned full-year profit would be below expectations after a system overhaul took longer than expected and amid tough trading conditions at Malvern Panalytical. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 moved lower early Wednesday, despite a favourable UK inflation reading which may have strengthened hope for a summer rate cut. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open lower on Wednesday, returning some of Tuesday's gains, though data showed the UK inflation rate returned to target last month. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 opened in the green on Thursday, with markets breathing a sigh of relief after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell came across less hawkish than some feared. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open higher on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve left rates unmoved and Chair Jerome Powell came across less hawkish than feared. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes announced on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Rotork PLC - Bath, England-based industrial flow control equipment company - Bolsters board by adding Andrew Heath and Vanessa Simms as independent non-executive directors. Heath joins from start of April, Simms from June 21. Heath is currently the chief executive of Spectris PLC, a supplier of high-tech instruments, test equipment and software for industrial applications. Simms is the chief financial officer of property investor Land Securities Group PLC. Read More
Spectris PLC - London-based supplier of high-tech instruments, test equipment and software for industrial applications - Commences first tranche of up to GBP150 million buyback programme announced on Monday. Company will repurchase a maximum of 8.2 million shares for total consideration of GBP50.0 million. Spectris on Monday said it sold its Red Lion Controls unit for USD345 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London were higher at midday Tuesday, despite investors cautiously eyeing a trio of interest rate decisions, as well as a US inflation reading on Tuesday afternoon. Read More