(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Wednesday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East and fresh attacks to vessels near the Strait of Hormuz kept investors on edge. Read More
(Alliance News) - Halo Minerals PLC on Wednesday announced it intends to start trading on London's AIM Market in late March. Read More
(Alliance News) - Aviva PLC on Wednesday said the UK Prudential Regulation Authority has applied "the maximum" discount to its penalty on Direct Line Group, which it acquired last year. Read More
Flutter Entertainment PLC - New York-based bookmaker which owns FanDuel, Betfair and Paddy Power - Commences the fifth tranche, worth up to USD250 million, under its mulit-year share buyback programme, worth up to USD5 billion, announced back in September 2024. Notes the buyback will begin on Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange, and will run until May 21 at the latest, with a reduction in share capital the sole purpose of the schemes. Notes Goldman Sachs & Co LLC will repurchase the shares on its behalf. Read More
(Alliance News) - Clay and concrete product manufacturer Forterra PLC on Wednesday reported weaker annual profit, but said sales volumes outperformed the wider brick market. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - Bodycote PLC on Wednesday posted strong annual profit gains, despite a weaker top line, and expressed optimism around revenue and margin improvements for 2026. Read More
(Alliance News) - Supermarket Income REIT PLC said on Wednesday it sees a "compelling" acquisition pipeline after reporting slightly lower interim profit and a dip in income. Read More
(Alliance News) - Rachel Reeves has said it is "certainly not good for the British economy to have trade disrupted" as a result of the Middle East crisis. Read More
(Alliance News) - Breedon Group PLC on Wednesday reported higher revenue but lower profit last year, although its chief executive said it "achieved a great deal" nonetheless. Read More
(Alliance News) - 4imprint Group PLC on Wednesday posted an annual profit downturn, and flagged potential tariff troubles in the year ahead. Read More
Drax Group PLC - Selby, North Yorkshire-based electricity generator - Says it has provisionally secured agreements to provide 434 megawatts of capacity, principally from its pumped storage and hydro assets. Explains the deals are for the delivery period from October 2029 to September 2030, with a provisional clearing price of GBP27 per kilowatt per year, and income of around GBP11 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Law Debenture Corp PLC on Wednesday reported a "very pleasing year", with an increased net asset value and total dividend. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK Competition & Markets Authority on Wednesday announced that it will not refer a planned acquisition by CRH UK Ltd of Northern-Ireland based quarry business Gibson Bros Ltd to a phase two investigation. Read More