(Alliance News) - European equities were on the decline on Monday afternoon, with markets rocked by French unrest and lingering artificial intelligence sector worries. Read More
(Alliance News) - Diales Group PLC on Monday announced it will beat the market view for the financial year that ended in late September, citing demand for its specialist dispute resolution, among others. Read More
(Alliance News) - Tristel PLC said it traded in line with expectations as it reported double-digit annual revenue growth, raising its final dividend. Read More
AVI Japan Opportunity Trust PLC - London-based investment trust focused on Japanese equities - Launches annual tender offer allowing shareholders to sell up to 100% of their holdings at a 2% discount to net asset value per share, adjusted for certain costs and expenses. The offer is subject to shareholder approval at a general meeting on November 10. Eligible shareholders must be on the register by October 20, with the tender offer closing on November 16. The tender price and results are expected to be announced on November 18. Says it reserves the right to terminate the offer if valid tenders would reduce its NAV below GBP100 million, in which case the board would propose alternative plans for the company's future. The trust has offered shareholders an annual exit opportunity since 2024. Read More
Forterra PLC - Northampton, England-based clay and concrete product manufacturer - Confirms that Lisa Oxnard has joined the company as chief financial officer and has been appointed to the board. She succeeds Ben Guyatt, who has stepped down from the board and is no longer CFO. Guyatt remains with the company until October 31 to support an orderly transition. New CFO Oxnard joins from Leeds, England-based provider of water, climate and ventilation systems Genuit Group PLC, where she served as group financial controller. Read More
(Alliance News) - Consumer confidence in the UK has slumped to its lowest point in more than three years amid inflation and rate hike fears, a survey published on Monday suggests. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK's first subsea cable plant in the Scottish Highlands intended to "tackle bottlenecks" in the transmission of electricity has opened. Read More
Mears Group PLC - Gloucester, England-based provider of housing services to the public and regulated sectors - Completes its GBP20.0 million share buyback programme, announced on April 1. Says it purchased and cancelled 4.9 million ordinary shares at an average price of 405.8 pence each, representing approximately 5.7% of its issued share capital at the start of the programme. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Monday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Abenojar Tungsten PLC on Monday announced the price range of its planned initial public offering, with its debut expected next week. Read More
(Alliance News) - Serica Energy PLC on Monday lowered its annual production forecast after extending maintenance at its Triton facility in the North Sea, but maintained its cash flow guidance amid strong gas prices and a more diversified portfolio. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Monday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Beeks Financial Cloud Group PLC reported annual revenue growth driven by key contract wins across its portfolio. Read More
Gamma Communications PLC - London-based cloud communications and voice services provider - Postpones general and court meetings scheduled for Tuesday to approve its takeover by Epiris GP III Ltd, saying that proxy votes have been received for less than 40% of its shares. Gamma says it believes the low participation so far is due to 50% of its shares being held by merger arbitrage funds that have only recently bought in. Acceptances of the Epiris offer represent only 0.1% of shares so far. The offer is 1,120 pence in cash, valuing Gamma's equity at GBP1.02 billion. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: Read More