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(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC on Friday said it believes it is well positioned for future growth as its net asset value grew, though its return was less than the S&P 500 index. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Friday. Read More
Pets At Home Group PLC - Cheshire, England-based operator of pet care centres and veterinary practices - Confirms that Sarah Pollard will join as chief financial officer designate on March 23. Current CFO Mike Iddon will step down from the board on March 27, when Pollard will succeed him as CFO & executive director. Pets At Home says Iddon will stay at the company until April 10 to facilitate an orderly transition. It previously announced in late September that Pollard, currently CFO at Manchester-based consumer goods firm PZ Cussons PLC, would be joining as CFO and that it would confirm her appointment date in due course. Pets At Home also said Iddon would remain in post until spring this year. He joined as CFO in 2016, having previously spent two years as CFO of fashion retailer New Look. Read More
Investec PLC and Ltd - Sandton-based financial services company - Announces that the maximum acceptance amounts to GBP300.0 million after a cash tender offer of callable fixed rate resettable subordinated notes. The lender on Thursday launched an offer to buy back up to GBP350.0 million of its outstanding 2.6% callable, fixed-rate resettable subordinated notes due 2032. Investec offered a purchase price of around 99% of principal, plus accrued interest, with any notes acquired to be cancelled. The group said on Thursday that the offer formed part of the proactive management and optimisation of its debt profile. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - C&C Group PLC on Friday reported weak trading in the period leading up to Christmas due to tepid consumer confidence amid UK budget nerves. Read More
(Alliance News) - Valterra Platinum Ltd on Friday said it expects its annual earnings to surge, getting a boost from a robust platinum group metal price and lower operational costs. Read More
GSK PLC - London-based pharmaceuticals company - Says China's National Medical Products Administration has approved Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol, or FF/UMEC/VI) in a new indication, for adults with uncontrolled asthma. This adds to the therapy's current licence for use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and makes it the first and only single inhaler triple therapy approved for the maintenance treatment of both respiratory conditions in China. GSK says approval was based on its Captain study, "which showed that in patients uncontrolled on inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting beta agonist (ICS/LABA), the additional bronchodilation provided by FF/UMEC/VI demonstrated significant improvements in lung function compared with FF/VI." Says asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic respiratory diseases in China, with around 46 million adults affected and approximately half of patients experiencing uncontrolled symptoms. Read More
(Alliance News) - Babcock International Group PLC on Friday announced that its chief executive officer is stepping down, and said it is confident in delivering on expectations for the full year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC on Friday noted that the High Court sanctioned the privatisation of Hang Seng Bank Ltd. Read More
(Alliance News) - The growth in UK's service and manufacturing sectors accelerated in January, flash data published by S&P Global showed Friday, though cost pressure intensified. Read More
(Alliance News) - Upper Crust owner SSP Group PLC on Friday reported growth in first quarter sales and maintained its annual guidance. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly higher on Friday, ahead of European peers, after data showed that UK retail sales unexpectedly rose in December. Read More