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IN BRIEF: AEP Plantations starts third GBP8 million share buyback

6th Jul 2026 10:10

AEP Plantations PLC - owns and operates palm plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia - Starts new share buyback programme on Monday. The buyback will be worth up to GBP8 million and will be completed by the end of June next year. It follows buybacks also of GBP8 million each in the second half of 2025 and first half of 2026. The new programme will be run by Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd, which also conducted the previous one for AEP. The repurchased shares will be held in treasury. Read More

IN BRIEF: Paragon Banking starts new GBP50 million share buyback

6th Jul 2026 09:56

Paragon Banking Group PLC - Solihull, West Midlands-based mortgage lender and provider of personal loans and business financing - Starts on Monday a GBP50.0 million share buyback announced with its interim results early last month. The buyback will be run by broker Peel Hunt Ltd and be completed by the end of September. The buyback is to reduce share capital, though the repurchased shares will initially be held in treasury. The new buyback will bring Paragon Banking's total share buybacks in financial 2026 to GBP100.0 million. Read More

UK construction downturn remains sharp in June despite easing

6th Jul 2026 09:56

(Alliance News) - The UK construction sector remained in a sharp downturn in June, although declines in activity and new orders eased slightly from May's six-year low records, data from S&P Global showed on Monday. Read More

BATM Advanced Communications strikes deal extension with "key" client

6th Jul 2026 09:52

(Alliance News) - BATM Advanced Communications Ltd on Monday said it has secured a three-year contract extension worth around USD1.3 million with a long-standing US broadband and cable operator. Read More

F-35 jets intercepted Russian plane following UK carrier strike group

6th Jul 2026 09:49

(Alliance News) - A Russian patrol aircraft "repeatedly approached" the UK's carrier strike group as it operated in the Arctic last week, and was intercepted by two F-35 fighter jets, the Ministry of Defence said. Read More

Spike in demand for EVs in UK drives 11% uplift in new car market

6th Jul 2026 09:48

(Alliance News) - A surge in demand for battery electric vehicles drove an 11% growth in the UK new car market last month, new figures show. Read More

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC raises GSK; RBC cuts Close Brothers

6th Jul 2026 09:43

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday : Read More

Glenstone makes "final" sweetened offer for Alternative Income REIT

6th Jul 2026 09:37

(Alliance News) - Alternative Income REIT PLC on Monday received a "final" sweetened takeover bid from Glenstone REIT, which values the company at GBP57.5 million. Read More

IN BRIEF: Smiths Group starts 2nd part of GBP1 billion share buyback

6th Jul 2026 09:23

Smiths Group PLC - London-based engineering firm operating in energy, security and defence, space and aerospace, and general industrial sectors - Plans "shortly" to start the second tranche of the GBP1 billion share buyback it announced in November last year. The current buyback programme follows a GBP500 million buyback completed by Smiths Group last year. The GBP400 million second tranche will be started once the GBP600 million first tranche is completed, the company says. It will be run by HSBC Bank PLC, part of HSBC Holdings PLC, and will be completed by the end of calendar 2026. Read More

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Defence leads gains ahead of Nato summit

6th Jul 2026 09:18

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday, with defence stocks advancing ahead of this week's Nato summit and dealmaking activity lifted airlines. Read More

Ocado says founder Tim Steiner to stay CEO to 2028 as seeks successor

6th Jul 2026 09:07

(Alliance News) - Ocado Group PLC on Monday said its founder, Tim Steiner, will remain chief executive officer through the start of the 2028 financial year as part of its planned leadership transition. Read More

ITV sells media and entertainment business to Sky for GBP1.6 billion

6th Jul 2026 08:54

(Alliance News) - ITV PLC on Monday said it will return GBP950 million to shareholders after agreeing to sell its Media & Entertainment business to Sky, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast Corp, for up to GBP1.6 billion. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: ITV strikes deal with Sky; takeover for easyJet nears

6th Jul 2026 07:50

(Alliance News) - ITV agrees to sell its Media & Entertainment business to Sky for GBP1.6 billion, easyJet edges closer to a Castlelake takeover, while Ocado extends Chief Executive Tim Steiner's tenure. Read More

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 seen down; easyJet takeover nears

6th Jul 2026 06:51

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open marginally lower on Monday, as investors monitor developments in Ukraine and the latest increase in Opec+ oil production ahead of a busy day for economic data. Read More

UK Defence secretary visits Iceland amid "increasing Russian threats"

6th Jul 2026 06:35

(Alliance News) - The UK Defence secretary has visited Iceland amid "increasing Russian threats" as Nato conducted air defence operations from a European aircraft carrier for the first time. Read More

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