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London close: Stocks finish choppy Tuesday session higher
London stocks ended higher on Tuesday, recovering from earlier losses as investors grew more optimistic about progress in US trade negotiations. The FTSE 100 index rose 0.28% to close at 8,785.33 ...
PRESS: AstraZeneca CEO Soriot wants to move listing to the US - Times
Citing multiple sources, the Times said AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot has spoken privately of his preference to move the FTSE 100 company's listing on a number of occasions and has even discussed ...
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 advances, outperforming European peers
The FTSE 100 index closed up 24.37 points, 0.3%, at 8,785.33. The FTSE 250 was 116.90 points higher, 0.5%, at 21,743.16, while the AIM All-Share added 2.29 points, 0.3%, at 772.94.
Physiomics deepens ties with existing client as inks new contract
The Oxfordshire, England-based mathematical modelling company said it has inked an 18-month contract worth GBP98,600 with an existing, unnamed client that will see it apply PK/PD modelling and ...
Mpac to scale back US operations as order slowdown hurts sales
Mpac Group PLC on Tuesday warned full-year revenue will fall significantly below previous expectations due to slower market conditions in the US. The Tadcaster, North Yorkshire-based high-speed ...
EARNINGS: Wynnstay profit up; Supreme hails "strong performance"
Wynnstay Group PLC - Powys, Wales-based agricultural supplies and specialist merchanting firm - It hails a "significant improvement" in the first half of its financial year. Pretax profit in the six ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks mostly red after weak house price data
(Alliance News) - London's stocks were mostly a notch lower at midday on Tuesday, dragged down by housebuilders after a soft UK house price reading, and as industrial firms brace for the introduction ...
Mercia Asset Management sets share buyback as assets near GBP2 billion
(Alliance News) - Mercia Asset Management PLC on Tuesday launched a GBP3.0 million share buyback as a part of new annual buyback policy, while reporting a swing to annual profit and nearly GBP2 ...
Kitwave says fragile confidence, higher labour costs to impact profit
Kitwave Group PLC on Tuesday warned lower sales and higher employment costs would mean lower than expected profit in the coming financial year. In response, shares in the North Shields, England-based ...
London midday: Stocks turn lower as housebuilders retreat
S&P Global said that manufacturing production was lower for the eighth straight month, as companies scaled back output in response to "weak market conditions, clients offsetting higher costs through ...
AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: Kitwave suffers double-digit interim profit fall
Kitwave Group PLC, down 22% at 249.22p, 12-month range 230.00p-355.00p. The North Shields, England-based food wholesaler reports pretax profit of GBP5.6 million for the six months that ended April 30, ...
Global Smaller Cos Trust underperforms benchmark in "difficult year"
Global Smaller declared a 2.30p per share final dividend, a rise of 8.0% from 2.13p. It means its total dividend for the year is 3.00p, up 6.8% from 2.81p. It is its 55th successive dividend hike, the ...