(Alliance News) - Franchise Brands PLC on Wednesday said it is confident in emerging well-positioned from a current challenging market backdrop, as it eyes adjusted earnings for 2025 to be in line with market expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Wednesday. Read More
Shaftesbury Capital PLC - real estate investment trust investing in commercial properties in the London West End - Executive Director Michelle McGrath will leave Shaftesbury at the end of the year "to pursue other opportunities". Shaftesbury Capital was formed in 2023 from the merger of Capital & Counties Properties PLC and Shaftesbury PLC. McGrath, who had joined Capco in 2014, was put in charge of the combined Covent Garden portfolio of the two firms. Shaftesbury doesn't say if or how McGrath will be replaced but says there will be "an orderly transition of her responsibilities". Read More
(Alliance News) - Shares in Gamma Communications PLC fell on Wednesday after the firm said its Chief Financial Officer Bill Castell will leave in March next year. Read More
(Alliance News) - Avon Technologies PLC on Wednesday said it is on track to meet or exceed its financial 2026 targets, as the company reported profit, revenue and order book increases, fuelled by protection demand. Read More
Metlen Energy & Metals PLC - Athens-based aluminium producer and electricity generator - Chair & Chief Executive Officer Evangelos Mytilineos buys 2,000 shares via Melvet Investments Ltd at EUR42.60, worth EUR85,193, on Monday. Mytilineos has been buying shares since Metlen's London market debut in August. He has bought 165,118 shares in total, both directly and indirectly, since late September. His holding is just above 20%. Read More
(Alliance News) - Jet2 PLC on Wednesday announced it will begin scheduled flights from London Gatwick Airport for the first time in late March 2026, expanding its UK base network to 14. Read More
(Alliance News) - Volex PLC on Wednesday announced a new leadership team as it unveiled strong profit and sales growth at the half-year stage and expressed confidence in hitting mid-term targets. Read More
(Alliance News) - Marshalls PLC on Wednesday kept its full-year guidance unchanged despite flat revenue in the past four months. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Taylor Wimpey PLC on Wednesday backed full-year guidance despite "challenging" market conditions impacted by doubts ahead of the budget and continued affordability pressures. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened slightly higher on Wednesday, with modest gains across the main indices, as SSE shares surged by double digits after unveiling a major investment plan. Read More
Unilever PLC - London-based consumer goods maker - Fabian Garcia, president of the Personal Care business unit, sells 33,500 American depositary shares at USD61.00, worth USD2.0 million, on Monday in New York. Each ADS represents one ordinary share. Read More
Marks & Spencer Group PLC - London-based retailer - Announces the appointment of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA subsidiary British Airways Chief Executive Officer Sean Doyle to its board, effective from December 1. This follows M&S's announcement in late October that former Asda CEO Roger Burnley will join the board of M&S at the same time. M&S Chair Archie Norman says: "We are delighted to have one of the UK's leading serving chief executive's join our board. M&S is the most public of public companies, and Sean will bring great leadership and strong operating skills to M&S as we prepare for the next phase of reshaping." Read More
(Alliance News) - BAE Systems PLC on Wednesday said trading in the second half of 2025 is in line with expectations and maintained its upgraded full-year guidance provided at the half-year results in July. Read More