WINNERS & LOSERS: Informa backs 2026 view, Intertek agrees to EQT bid
18th Jun 2026 10:32
(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) - Intertek Group PLC on Thursday accepted a GBP9.5 billion takeover offer from EQT Fund Management Sarl, ending weeks of talks between the two parties. Read More
(Alliance News) - Drax Group PLC on Thursday said the UK Financial & Conduct Authority has closed their investigation into the company. Read More
(Alliance News) - Workspace Group PLC on Thursday acknowledged Saba Capital Management LP's letter calling for an overhaul of its board, as it expressed optimism around its recently announced strategy. Read More
(Alliance News) - Rathbones Group PLC was distracted from implementing consumer finance regulations by the work required for its merger with the UK wealth arm of Investec PLC and Ltd, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - BHP Group Ltd on Thursday flagged higher costs and an impairment charge related to its Jansen project, but maintained this will be "the lowest unit cost Canadian potash mine" once fully operational. Read More
(Alliance News) - FirstGroup PLC on Thursday announced a new share buyback and raised its dividend as it projected healthy free cash flow Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Thursday despite stronger-than-expected UK labour market data, with a raft of stocks trading ex-dividend weighing on the FTSE 100. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Wednesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - XPS Pensions Group PLC on Thursday reported a slight decline in annual profit, despite double-digit revenue growth, but gave shareholders a chunky dividend hike. Read More
(Alliance News) - Whitbread PLC on Thursday expressed confidence in its full-year outlook, as it posted improved sales in its first quarter. Read More
(Alliance News) - Tesco PLC on Thursday said it was "pleased" with progress in the first quarter, reporting a modest sales increase, although UK sales growth fell short of market expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - Informa PLC on Thursday backed its 2026 guidance, and said next year will see "stronger growth". Read More
Kingfisher PLC - London-based home improvement products retailer under B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama and Brico Depot brands - Completes GBP75 million first tranche of GBP300 million share buyback, started in April. BNP Paribas SA buys back 26.6 million shares for Kingfisher. The second tranche will be announced "in due course", Kingfisher says. The company also conducted GBP300 million buybacks in each of the past two years. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK unemployment edged lower in the three months to April, as wages grew faster than expected, while Tesco backed annual guidance after first-quarter sales growth and Whitbread reported improved trading as it outlined plans to generate GBP2 billion in free cash flow by financial 2031. Read More