(Alliance News) - Babcock International Group PLC on Thursday said trading in the first five months of its financial year was encouraging, with organic revenue growth and margin progress keeping it on track to meet expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - Halma PLC on Thursday said it continues to possess a "healthy" acquisition pipeline, as it reported improved revenue expectations for the full year. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set to open lower on Thursday following a slump in Wall Street stocks on Wednesday, as investors cautiously look to a US economic growth data reading later in the day. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's blue chip index is set to open lower on Thursday, following a Wall Street slump on Wednesday ahead of a slew of US data releases, including a GDP reading. Read More
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(Alliance News) - Andy Burnham has said members of parliament are privately urging him to challenge UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership in an intervention likely to fuel speculation he could be seeking a return to Westminster. Read More
Coinsilium Group Ltd - Gibraltar-based blockchain investment firm - Swings to first half loss of GBP594,174 from profit of GBP29,545 in the year prior. Revenue is flat at GBP3,000. Notes "resilience and perseverance through these difficult times has paid off as the industry now shows signs of becoming substantially more normalised". Administrative costs rise to GBP512,938 from GBP489,227. Says it was highly active in fundraising and deploying capital into Bitcoin from mid-May to early August. Treasury stands at 182 bitcoin. Read More
Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC - oil and gas exploration and production company which operates in Kazakhstan - As previously announced, wholly-owned subsidiary Nostrum Oil & Gas Finance BV was required by June 30 to have paid accrued interest on certain outstanding notes guaranteed by Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC. As the interest has not been paid, Nostrum Oil & Gas Finance BV launches a consent solicitation with respect to the "event of default" as specified in the note terms. Regarding the senior unsecured notes, the required quorum for the noteholders meeting has not been satisfied. As a result, the meeting will now take place on the October 6. 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) - Risks to the UK's inflation outlook may have increased, justifying the need to take a cautious approach to cutting interest rates, a Bank of England policymaker has said. Read More
Manchester & London Investment Trust PLC - Publishes report for financial year ended July 31. Net asset value per share climbs 30% to 1,077.29 pence from 831.24p a year prior. NAV total return declines to 33.6% from 55.4%. 2025 dividend per share is 28.00p, up from 21.00p a year ago. "The Era of Ai continues, with haste," says Chair Daniel Wright, adding that the trust's conviction remains strong "that the growth drivers of Ai have many years to run". Notes "continued dominance" of mega caps despite worries over inflation, economic growth, geo-political tensions and tariffs. "An annual return that exceeds 30% is an exceptional year," Chair Wright says, noting the that the annualised total return with dividends reinvested since inception is over 17% per annum. Read More
Union Jack Oil PLC - UK and US focused onshore hydrocarbon, production, development, exploration firm - Says Sark well in central Oklahoma was drilled to a total depth of 5,391 feet, with the Prue interval highlighted on electric logs as hydrocarbon bearing following evaluation. The Prue interval was perforated from 4,586 to 4,600 feet, meanwhile oil was recovered during swabbing. "Temporary production facilities are being installed and Sark will undergo a 30-day test programme, commencing early October 2025," Union Jack Oil says. Read More
(Correcting off-trade sales figure for the first half of 2025.) Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday, supported by gains in miners and oil majors, while suggestions of more rate cuts ahead by Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey put sterling on the back foot. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More