LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC cuts Schroders, LBBW says 'hold' Unilever
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Persimmon PLC's main trading brand Persimmon Homes has signed a new three-year partnership with London-based property website Zoopla Ltd. Read More
Dunelm Group PLC - Leicestershire-based home furnishings retailer - Appoints Barclays Bank PLC to run a buyback of up to 1.6 million shares or a maximum cost of GBP17.0 million. The buyback will run from Monday until Dunelm's annual general meeting, which is normally held in November. The repurchased shares will be used to satisfy employee share awards. Read More
Plus500 Ltd - Haifa, Israel-based trading platform operator - Starts on Monday a new share buyback programme worth up to USD100 million. The buyback will be run by brokers Panmure Liberum Ltd and will be completed by the time of Plus500's results announcement for 2026, meaning around February next year. The new share buyback was first announced with Plus500's 2025 results earlier this month. It follows a USD90 million programme that was started in August of last year. Also with its earnings, Plus500 announced USD87.5 million in cash dividends to be paid during 2026. Plus500 returns 50% of net profit to shareholders, with half of this through buybacks and the other half through cash dividends. All the repurchased share will be held in treasury. Read More
NatWest Group PLC - Edinburgh-based lender - Starts on Monday its previously announced GBP750 million share buyback programme, which the bank will complete by January 15 next year. UBS will conduct the programme on NatWest's behalf. NatWest intends to cancel the bought back shares. NatWest announced the programme earlier this month when revealing its GBP2.7 billion acquisition of wealth manager Evelyn Partners, though at the same time it said it won't announce another round of buybacks until its half-year 2027 results. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday, as Iran's foreign minister arrives in Geneva ahead of a second round of negotiations with the US. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was called higher on Monday, as Beazley extends its deadline for Zurich Insurance to make an acquisition offer. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Monday, with financial markets closed in China, Canada and the US. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Monday, with financial markets closed in China, Canada and the US. Read More
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(Alliance News) - iForex Financial Trading Holdings Ltd is to resume plans for a London float, Sky News reported on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - A group of British warships will patrol the Arctic, Keir Starmer has said, following Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland after he cited concerns about its security. Read More
Mollyroe PLC - investment firm focused on AI business opportunities - Announces on Tuesday it has raised GBP300,000 through subscriptions for 120.0 million new shares at 0.0025 pence each. Says this "attracted the strong support of significant incoming shareholders." Subscribers will receive warrants on a one-to-one basis, exercisable at the issue price with a four-year term. Mollyroe subsequently announces on Friday it has raised an additional GBP5,000 through the issue of a further 2.0 million shares. Company intends to use the net proceeds "to provide funding to execute the investment strategy agreed by shareholders in 2024, and as furthered by the company's first investment as announced on 3rd September 2025 and for general working capital purposes." Adds on Tuesday that it is in the final stages of negotiating further funds through a convertible loan note. Also, Chair Noel Lyons says Mollyroe is in the final stages of recruiting a chief executive and chief innovation officer. Read More
(Alliance News) - Celtic PLC on Friday reported a decline in profit for a first half that saw a "great deal of change and disruption", with the football club on its third manager of the season. Read More
(Alliance News) - Dauch Corp on Friday reported a wider fourth quarter loss and a decline in annual profit, stemming from costs related to its buy of Dowlais. Read More