LONDON MARKET OPEN: Nervy trade on signs of ceasefire fragility
9th Apr 2026 08:42
(Alliance News) - European equities opened mixed on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 outperforming in underwhelming trade, amid ceasefire nerves. Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities opened mixed on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 outperforming in underwhelming trade, amid ceasefire nerves. Read More
London Stock Exchange Group PLC - exchange operator and data provider - Announces launch of up to GBP900.0 million share buyback programme, to run until maximum July 29. Goldman Sachs International is acting as riskless principal and in accordance with certain set parameters. This follows the company's announcement in February of a share buyback programme worth up to GBP3 billion, to be completed by February 2027. Read More
(Alliance News) - Convatec Group PLC said it will set out the "next chapter" of its growth plan at its capital markets day on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - British American Tobacco PLC on Thursday said it has tapped Dragos Constantinescu as its permanent chief financial officer. Read More
Supermarket Income REIT PLC - London-based real estate investment trust for property leased to grocery retailers - Declares an interim dividend of 1.545 pence for the third quarter to March 31, up slightly from 1.53p a year earlier. Says the third quarter dividend will be paid on or around May 29 as a property income distribution. Notes there is no scrip dividend alternative available for the third quarter payout. Read More
(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on the second leg of his trip to Gulf countries amid signs the US-Iran ceasefire is coming under strain. Read More
(Alliance News) - British American Tobacco has named its next permanent finance chief, Metlen Energy's belated 2025 results show a profit fall, while Convatec set out a growth plan. Elsewere, ME Group says its laundary machines will appear in Asda units, SDCL Efficiency Income Trust will pursue a managed wind-down and ITM Power has received UK government backing. Read More
Quantum Blockchain Technologies PLC - London-based blockchain sector-focused research & development technology company - Announces it has found a way to speed up the live testing of its Method C AI Oracle software on the mining rig of the application-specific integrated circuit manufacturer, the loan of which it had announced in March. "This work around is expected to shorten live-testing timelines and deliver earlier preliminary results of the AI Oracle which the company now expects to receive by the end of April 2026," Quantum Blockchain says. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set to extend gains on Thursday, but trade in Asia was largely weaker and European peers are called to open lower. Read More
(Alliance News) - Lebanon must be included in the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will say in a speech to City leaders on Thursday evening. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will continue his tour of the Middle East on Thursday after he met with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, as part of ongoing talks with allies to give shipping the "confidence" to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Read More
(Alliance News) - Iran announced alternative routes on Thursday for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the risk of sea mines in the main zone of the vital waterway. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK government has announced plans to speed up planning approvals for the Sizewell C nuclear project and a major sustainable aviation fuel plant. Read More
(Alliance News) - Virgin Media O2 on Wednesday announced multi-year agreements with Ericsson and Nokia Corp to improve its UK mobile network. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of trading updates by London-listed companies issued on Wednesday, and Thursday last week, and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More