LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 edges up amid cautious US-Iran optimism
22nd May 2026 17:04
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 posted modest gains on Friday, while the oil price fell, amid guarded optimism about a Middle East peace deal. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 posted modest gains on Friday, while the oil price fell, amid guarded optimism about a Middle East peace deal. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Friday announced one approval and two recommendations for three products, for different cancer indications, in the US and EU. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - A major summit on tackling global flows of dirty money has been postponed by six months as the Iran war consumes the attention of the world's diplomats. Read More
(Alliance News) - Shell PLC and climate activists went head-to-head in the Dutch Supreme Court on Friday, the latest hearing in a long-running legal battle over whether the fossil fuel company should be forced to cut its carbon emissions. Read More
(Alliance News) - Bodycote PLC on Friday said it received a conditional proposal from Apollo Management X LP. Read More
Shell PLC - London-based oil major - Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan sells 40,000 shares at EUR37.17, for EUR1.5 million in total, in Amsterdam on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Helical PLC on Friday said annual net asset value per share edged up and that demand for property was being driven by "increasingly constrained supply". Read More
Zenith Energy Ltd - Calgary, Canada-based energy production, exploration and development company - Agrees terms for the sale of its ZEN-260 onshore drilling rig to "a company operating in the oil and gas sector in the Philippines," for gross consideration of approximately USD4.3 million. Zenith originally purchased the rig in 2018 for approximately EUR2.3 million. Says this materially exceeds previously disclosed indicative offers of around USD2 million, and that this "reflects both the outcome of a competitive process involving multiple interested counterparties and the strengthened oil and gas pricing environment." Expects the buyer to import the rig in July, and notes that the relevant Philippine authorities have granted the necessary approvals. Zenith says the sale will strengthen its financial position and provide additional funding to accelerate the development of its Italian solar portfolio. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Frontier Developments PLC - Cambridge, England-based video game developer and publisher - Announces the upcoming launch of 'Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Deathwatch' on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, although it does not provide a release date. 'Deathwatch' is a sequel to "the hugely popular Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters". Frontier and Winnipeg, Canada-based video game studio Complex Games have collaborated on the game with Warhammer, the flagship brand of Nottingham, England-based miniature wargame manufacturer Games Workshop Group PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - A potential suitor for Gamma Communications PLC is looking at buying a stake in another of the UK's leading business telecoms providers, Sky News reported on Friday. Read More