(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were sharply higher at midday Friday, with airline stocks leading gains after reports of progress towards a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices tumbling and boosted risk appetite across global markets. Read More
(Alliance News) - Virgin Wines UK PLC on Friday announced plans to exit its Bolton warehouse early next year, having leased a new one in Preston, and issued guidance for its current financial year that was below consensus expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - MP Evans Group PLC on Friday said its crop harvest increased in the first five months of the year. Read More
(Alliance News) - boohoo Group PLC on Friday said it has reduced future cash obligations by subletting a US distribution site. Read More
(Alliance News) - Index provider FTSE Russell on Thursday said it plans to introduce a new index of global stocks aimed at US investors, without providing a launch date. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Picton Property Income Ltd on Friday reported "a year of progress" and said it is well-positioned to grow earnings in future. Read More
(Alliance News) - MedPal AI PLC on Friday said the UK approval of the first oral GLP-1 treatment for weight loss could boost demand for its newly launched private weight management clinic, New Health. Read More
Raspberry Pi Holdings PLC - Cambridge, England-based maker of low-cost computer boards - Chief Executive Officer Eben Upton sells 190,000 shares at 966.7 pence, worth GBP1.8 million, on Tuesday. Chief Commercial Officer Mike Buffham sells 60,000 shares at 1,011.8p, worth 607,093, on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC on Friday said it will acquire the money management platform GoHenry Ltd, whose target market is children aged six to 18. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Friday. Read More
THG PLC - Manchester, England-based online retailer of sports nutrition and beauty products - Reports that its EUR445 million term loan B traded above par this week, for the first time since its issuance in March last year. Says this represents the highest trading price achieved by any of its TLBs, including its previous EUR600 million one, since November 2021. Believes this reflects lenders' confidence, in light of its "successive positive trading updates across 2025 and 2026." Adds that the TLB is trading significantly above the issuance price and the European Leveraged Loan Index, with its price up 500 basis points since January 2. This has led to a yield reduction of approximately 1.3%. Says it has outperformed the European Leveraged Loan Index by around 400 bps over the same period. Read More
(Alliance News) - Kier Group PLC on Friday said it has signed a GBP140 million contract extension with South West Water Ltd, a subsidiary of Pennon Group PLC. Read More