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IN BRIEF: J Sainsbury starts GBP300 million share buyback

24th Apr 2026 08:16

J Sainsbury PLC - London-based grocer - Sainsbury's starts on Friday the share buyback programme worth up to GBP300 million that it announced with its annual results on Thursday. The buyback will be run by broker Shore Capital Stockbrokers Ltd and will be completed by the end of the current financial year on February 27, 2027. The first tranche is worth up to GBP200 million and will be completed by the mid-point of the financial year on September 11. All repurchased shares will be cancelled. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: UK retail sales rise; Computacenter ups 2026 outlook

24th Apr 2026 07:58

(Alliance News) - UK retail sales volumes rise in March, Computacenter expects to "comfortably" beat expectations and North American Income Trust outperforms its reference indices. Read More

Mondi cites weak prices, rising costs for first-quarter profit slump

24th Apr 2026 07:49

(Alliance News) - Mondi PLC on Friday blamed lower prices and mounting costs stemming from the Middle East conflict for a sharp decline in profitability in the first quarter of 2026. Read More

UK retail sales rise in March as motorists stock up on fuel

24th Apr 2026 07:15

(Alliance News) - UK retail sales volumes rose in March and were higher in the first quarter of 2026, official data showed on Friday. Read More

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 to fall after Trump tariff threat

24th Apr 2026 06:49

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open lower on Friday, after US President Donald Trump threatened a "big tariff" on the UK over a tax on US tech firms, while the price of oil continued to climb. Read More

US approves first major submarine contract under AUKUS deal

24th Apr 2026 04:47

(Alliance News) - The US has approved the first major submarine contract under the AUKUS security deal. Read More

TRADING UPDATES: Ondine hails Steriwave data; Creightons name change

24th Apr 2026 02:48

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More

IN BRIEF: Santander suspends buybacks ahead of Webster takeover vote

24th Apr 2026 02:48

Banco Santander SA - Santander, Spain-based lending and financial services firm - Temporarily suspends its buyback programme in accordance with US regulations applicable to its USD12.2 ​billion acquisition of Webster Financial Corp, given that consideration includes shares in Santander. The suspension is effective April 24. Buybacks are expected to resume on May 27, following the vote on the acquisition by Webster shareholders on May 26, with the programme to run through August 20. Read More

UK vehicle fleet hits new record in 2025, battery electric cars up 35%

24th Apr 2026 01:52

(Alliance News) - The total number of vehicles on UK roads reached record levels in 2025, an industry association reported Friday. Read More

REPEAT: UK consumer confidence falls for third month running in April

24th Apr 2026 01:34

(Alliance News) - UK consumer confidence continued to deteriorate in April with consumers evidently concerned about the prospect of price rises driven by the conflict in the Middle East. Read More

Trump threatens "big tariff" on UK over digital tax on US tech firms

24th Apr 2026 01:22

(Alliance News) - US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on American social media firms. Read More

UPDATE: Germany plans for end to Kazakh oil supplied via Russia

23rd Apr 2026 22:56

(Alliance News) - German officials were scrambling to respond on Thursday to an announcement by Moscow that it would stop allowing the transit of Kazakh oil through Russia to eastern Germany via the Druzhba pipeline. Read More

BP shareholders reject management bid to cut climate impact reporting

23rd Apr 2026 17:17

(Alliance News) - British energy major BP PLC faced a shareholder backlash at its annual meeting Thursday as investors rejected resolutions that would have reduced its climate reporting requirements. Read More

Portugal picks Air France-KLM and Lufthansa to make offers for TAP

23rd Apr 2026 17:10

(Alliance News) - Portugal on Thursday asked Air France KLM SA and Germany's Deutsche Lufthansa AG to make binding offers to buy a controlling stake in TAP Air Portugal, as the government seeks to privatise the airline it rescued during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Read More

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 edges lower amid renewed US-Iran tension

23rd Apr 2026 16:59

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 posted modest falls on Thursday, closing well above early lows, as investors weighed the latest developments in the Middle East. Read More

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