(Alliance News) - Central Asia Metals PLC on Thursday announced that it swung to a full-year loss, despite rising revenue, as it shortened the expected lifespan of one of its mines. Read More
(Alliance News) - The Bank of England on Thursday left its key interest unmoved, in a rare unanimous decision, and it warned surging energy prices will provide a "new shock to the economy". Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Thursday said the US Food & Drug Administration approved Lynavoy for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with primary biliary cholangitis. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were sharply lower at midday on Thursday, as investors reacted to the Bank of England's decision to hold interest rates and ongoing escalation in the Middle East, which has triggered a fresh spike in oil prices. Read More
(Alliance News) - Atalaya Mining Copper SA on Thursday reported revenue and adjusted earnings that fell below analyst expectations, as it proposed a higher dividend. Read More
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust PLC - London and Johannesburg-listed property investor - Declares first interim dividend of 1.48 euro cents for the financial year ending September 30. Net asset value per share falls 2.1% to 116.7 cents as at the first quarter to December 31, from 119.2 cents at the fourth quarter to September 30, 2025. NAV per share is down 3.2% from 120.5 cents as the first quarter to December 31, 2024. Says property portfolio is independently value at EUR194.0 million at December 31, flat compared to September 30. Read More
Grafton Group PLC - Dublin-based building materials distributor - agrees to acquire the Spanish, family-owned Mercaluz group, consisting of Componentes Electricos Mercaluz SA, Mercaluz Hogar SLU, EAS Electric Smart Technology SLU and Mercaluz Canarias SLU. Consideration is up to EUR175 million but Grafton expects it to total approximately EUR165 million. Mercaluz, based in the Iberian Peninsula's Alicante province, distributes domestic and commercial air conditioning equipment to professional specialist mechanical engineer installers, and holds European rights to the "fast-growing" brand Johnson. Grafton notes Mercaluz's "strong growth in 2025", including unaudited revenue of EUR150.4 million and adjusted operating profit of EUR22.2 million. Says the acquisition consideration will be determined following completion of the statutory audited results. Expects the takeover to be earnings-enhancing in its first full financial year, followed by an "attractive" medium-term return on invested capital. Also notes that Spain "was amongst the best performing economies in Europe last year", with the construction sector forecast to grow by between 3% and 4% this year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd on Thursday reported improved revenue and profit in 2025, but brought its 2026 production guidance under review amid "the deterioration of the regional security environment" . Read More
Elementis PLC - London-based chemical manufacturer - Promotes Non-Executive Senior Independent Director Trudy Schoolenberg as non-executive chair, succeeding John O'Higgins, with effect from the end of its annual general meeting on April 29. Schoolenberg assumed her current role in April, 2022, and is currently chair of Accsys Technologies PLC. "She has around 35 years' experience in the chemicals, engineering and high‑performance product sectors," Elementis notes. Elementis also appoints Non-Executive Director Christine Soden as interim senior independent director, and Mike Humphrey as an independent non-executive director, effective from April 29. Notes that Humphrey was chief executive of Croda International PLC from 1999 to 2011, and says he "[played] a crucial role in reshaping its strategic focus on specialty markets." Read More
(Alliance News) - Ireland's trade surplus decreased on-month in January as exports declined sharper than imports, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Lloyd's of London on Thursday reported double-digit annual profit growth and launched a five-year strategy to maximise its performance and efficiency. Read More
(Alliance News) - Energean PLC on Thursday announced an unchanged dividend and broadly steady revenue for 2025, "despite the challenging backdrop" of the current Middle East conflict. Read More
(Alliance News) - DFS Furniture PLC on Thursday said it has seen some softening in footfall since the financial half-year end, taking the shine off strong first half results. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Thursday. Read More