(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 went into Thursday afternoon higher, shaking off the threat of slower interest rate worries in the UK and US, as ratcheting geopolitical tensions lifted oil prices and shares in BP and Shell. Read More
(Alliance News) - NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd on Thursday said its net asset value declined in the first half of its current financial year due to a reduction in price forecasts, and announced its completion of the third phase of its capital recycling programme. Read More
Resolute Mining Ltd - Africa-focused mining firm with projects in Mali and Senegal - Celebrates the release of its Chief Executive Officer Terence Holohan as well as two employees from detainment in Mali. They had been detained in the country since last week over a tax dispute. The three are safe, well and have departed the country, Resolute says. On Monday, the Perth, Australia-based firm said it executed a memorandum of understanding with the Malian government amid a tax row and employee safety concerns. The MoU, expressed as a signed protocol, sets the framework for the firm's future operations in the country, with regard to both maintaining the safety of its employees and the migration of its assets in Mali to the 2023 Mining Code. Read More
(Alliance News) - International Distributions Services PLC, the parent company of Royal Mail Group Ltd and General Logistics Systems BV, reported a return to profit for the first-half of its financial year, despite facing significant cost pressures from rising national insurance contributions. Read More
(Alliance News) - XPS Pensions Group PLC on Thursday said its half-year profit and revenue increased due to strong client demand, increased project work and inflationary fee increases. Read More
(Alliance News) - PZ Cussons PLC on Thursday hailed favourable trends as revenue is expected to grow comfortably. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - JD Sports Fashion PLC expects annual profit will be at the lower end of guidance after depressed third-quarter sales, it said on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Ltd on Thursday said its net asset value fell in the first half of its current financial year, hurt by impairments from investee HH2E AG entering administration. Read More
(Correcting that Payments & Banking net revenue declined by 0.8%) Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Thursday. Read More
BHP Group Ltd - Melbourne-based diversified miner - Non-Executive Director Gary Goldberg buys 1,000 American depositary shares at USD52.28, worth USD52,276, on Monday in New York. Each ADS represents two ordinary shares. Read More
(Alliance News) - John Healey will face questions from MPs on Thursday amid reports of Storm Shadow missiles provided by Britain being used by Ukraine within Russia. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ithaca Energy PLC on Thursday declared a special dividend worth USD200 million, as it reaffirmed its full-year production guidance in its third-quarter results. Read More
(Alliance News) - Grainger PLC on Thursday celebrated the new UK government's rejection of rent controls, as it proposed a higher dividend on the back of rental growth and a surge in profit. Read More