(Alliance News) - Filtronic PLC on Wednesday said it has secured a contract with unnamed existing customer in the European defence sector to provide a new wide-bandwith solution. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations on Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK manufacturing purchasing managers' index declined but remained in growth territory last month, survey publisher S&P Global reported on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Great Portland Estates PLC on Wednesday said it has completed the sale of the leasehold interest in 103/133 Regent Street in central London. Read More
(Alliance News) - Topps Tiles PLC on Wednesday said it plans to close 23 stores in a bid to improve profitability as sales growth stalled in the first half of its financial year. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Smiths Group PLC on Wednesday said it had completed the sale of Smiths Interconnect for GBP1.3 billion. Read More
(Alliance News) - Arcline Investment Management LP on Wednesday announced it has no intention to make an offer for Senior PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC and Shionogi & Co Ltd on Wednesday said the replacement of Pfizer Inc's stake in the ViiV Healthcare Ltd joint venture with an equal investment by Shionogi has been completed. Read More
(Alliance News) - S&U PLC on Wednesday welcomed the UK Financial Conduct Authority's motor finance remedy plan, which it believes slashes the number of Advantage customers eligible for redress. Read More
(Alliance News) - Rachel Reeves said the UK government is "preparing for all eventualities" as the Iran war hits the economy and pushes up fuel and energy costs for consumers. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Wednesday, amid a busy schedule for manufacturing PMI releases and amid renewed optimism over the Middle East conflict. Read More
(Alliance News) - Berkeley Group Holdings PLC on Wednesday said it will stop buying new land and cut work in progress as the Iran war and a tough economic backdrop weighs on the UK housing market. Read More
Grafton Group PLC - Dublin-based building materials distributor - Completes acquisition of Cork, Ireland-based Cygnum Holdings Ltd. Cygnum is a supplier of made-to-order offsite timber frames for the Irish housebuilding market. The deal was first announced last month. Cygnum reported revenue of EUR45.6 million in its 2025 financial year. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More
Compass Group PLC - Chertsey, England-based contract foodservice company - The trading currency of Compass shares on the London Stock Exchange changes to USD from GBP on Wednesday. The firm says the change aligns its share price currency with its reporting currency. Compass notes that this reduces foreign exchange volatility in the share price and simplifies the investment case for global investors. The change will not affect Compass's LSE listing or eligibility for FTSE UK index inclusion. Compass is a FTSE 100 constituent. Dividends will continue to be paid in GBP unless shareholders choose to receive them in USD. Read More