LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman raises Croda; Jefferies likes Diploma
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Anglo American PLC on Monday announced it will delist from the SIX Swiss Exchange due to its proposed merger with Teck Resources Ltd and low trading activity. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened sharply lower on Monday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East and fresh threats over the Strait of Hormuz rattled global markets. Read More
Stack BTC PLC - London-based investment company aiming to build "portfolio of high-quality, cash-generative businesses", alongside a bitcoin treasury - Raises GBP94,700 gross from a retail share offer via the Winterflood retail access platform, issuing 947,000 new shares at 10 pence each. The take-up of the retail offer was less than half the GBP250,000 target that Stack set in its announcement of the offer last week. The retail offer followed a GBP1.9 million share placing at the same price that included as a new strategic investor Nigel Farage, the leader of political party Reform UK. Stack BTC is led by Kwasi Kwarteng as executive chair. Kwarteng was chancellor of the exchequer in the short-lived UK government of Liz Truss in 2022. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Monday said Japanese health authorities had granted "orphan drug" status to its lung cancer treatment. Read More
(Alliance News) - Spire Healthcare Group PLC on Monday said it remains in talks with other parties regarding a potential sale of the company after two London-based private equity firms withdrew their bid interest. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK makes regulatory progress in Japan for a cancer therapy, Anglo American moves to delist from the Swiss exchange as part of its restructuring, and Applied Nutrition reports strong interim growth while holding back on shareholder payouts. Read More
Harena Rare Earths PLC - developing Ampasindava ionic clay rare earth project in northern Madagascar - Pretax loss widens to GBP3.1 million in the financial half-year that ended December 31 from GBP674,920 a year before. Harena has no revenue, so the wider loss was due to higher administrative expenses, rising to GBP3.1 million from GBP301,897. The company holds GBP599,567 in cash as of the end of 2025, up from GBP8,418 a year before, and says it expects to have "adequate resources to continue in operation" for at least 12 months. Earlier this month, Harena said it had entered an exclusivity agreement for the potential acquisition of a 100% interest in Paradigm Critical Minerals Ltd, an owner of heavy rare earth and uranium exploration assets in San Bernardino County, California. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open sharply lower on Monday after US President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, heightening fears of further escalation in the Middle East and disruption to global energy supplies. Read More
Cairn Homes PLC - Dublin-based housebuilder - Chief Executive Officer Michael Stanley sells 3.5 million shares at EUR2.20 each on Friday for EUR7.7 million through a secondary placing settling on Tuesday. Stanley will hold approximately 1.8% of Cairn shares following the transaction. Read More
Canal+ SA - Paris-based media and entertainment group - Anna Marsh, deputy chief executive officer and chief content officer and CEO of StudioCanal, buys 25,500 shares at GBP2.02, worth GBP51,596, on Wednesday last week in London. Read More
(Alliance News) - An energy boss has said price rises may be "inescapable" if the war in the Middle East drags on, as the government insisted there is no need to ration fuel. Read More
(Alliance News) - Israel's warnings about Iran developing long-range missiles capable of reaching Europe are exaggerated, and the UK is safe, a senior minister has suggested. Read More
(Alliance News) - Karelian Diamond Resources PLC on Friday said it has raised GBP290,000 via the issue unsecured convertible loan notes to new and existing investors. 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