WINNERS & LOSERS: CMC jumps on earnings; financial stocks retreat
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Springfield Properties PLC on Thursday said it was debt free at the end of May, significantly ahead of market expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd on Thursday highlighted the UK's plan to decarbonise its electricity grid by 2030, noting that the Middle East conflict "re-emphasised the need to strengthen the UK's energy security". Read More
(Alliance News) - Great Portland Estates PLC on Thursday provided an optimistic update on "leasing momentum" at its City Tower development. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK construction activity deteriorated sharply in May, with output falling at the fastest pace in six years as weakening demand and rising costs weighed on the sector, survey results showed on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Capital Gearing Trust PLC on Thursday reported net asset value growth in financial 2026, and affirmed its investment strategy amid the pressures of "a stagflationary world". Read More
(Alliance News) - S4 Capital PLC on Thursday said market conditions in the first five months of 2026 have remained "challenging", but that trading has been in line with expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - A boost in demand for electric vehicles drove the UK's new car market to its strongest May sales performance since before the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Wednesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - HgCapital Trust PLC on Thursday said manager Hg intends to increase its strategic investment in the trust over the medium term. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Thursday, as investors digested developments in the Middle East, a flurry of ex-dividend moves and some upbeat corporate updates. Read More
Lion Finance Group PLC - Tbilisi-based lender in Georgia and Armenia, formerly known as Bank of Georgia - Zurab Kokosadze, deputy chief executive officer for Corporate & Investment Banking, sells 6,400 shares at GBP109.80, worth GBP702,720, on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - CMC Markets PLC on Thursday said the next 12 months are expected to be a "defining" period for the group, as it forecast operating income for financial 2027 well above market expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - Mitie Group PLC on Thursday posted lower profit in financial 2026, partly due to exceptional costs, but nonetheless hiked its shareholder payout. Read More
CT UK High Income Trust PLC - invests in UK equities for income with opportunity for capital growth and managed by David Moss of Columbia Threadneedle - Net asset value per ordinary and B share rises 12% in the financial year that ended March 31 to 113.21 pence from 101.12p a year before. Total net assets are GBP137.5 million, up 18% from GBP116.1 million. Total return per share is 18.3%, improved from financial 2025 but short of the 21.5% return of the fund's benchmark, the FTSE all-share index. CT UK High Income paid a 5.96p per share dividend for the recent year, up 2.9% from the year before, giving a distribution yield of 5.5% on ordinary shares and 5.8% on B shares as of March 31. Read More