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SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Ricardo rejects Science Group demand

The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday.

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SMALL-CAP - WINNERS

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JPMorgan US Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLC, up...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 09:59


IN BRIEF: Corre Energy starts trade on JP Jenkins after Euronext exit

Corre Energy BV - Groningen, Netherlands-based renewable energy storage developer - Starts trading on matched bargain platform JP Jenkins on Friday after delisting from Euronext...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 09:53


Baillie Gifford Japan doubles down on AI as NAV edges upwards

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC on Friday said it anticipates portfolio resilience to US tariffs as it reported a narrowing of its share price discount...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 09:39


LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Next gets price target bumps after results

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday:

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FTSE 100

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Goldman Sachs raises AstraZeneca price target to 15,130 (15,067) pence - ’buy’

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Berenberg raises...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 09:22


BH Macro says NAV rises 6% in 2024 but 14% discount ‘unsatisfactory’

BH Macro Ltd on Friday reported a higher net asset value per share for 2024 but said the discount to its share price remains unsatisfactory.

The...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 09:10


Early market roundup: FTSE 100 beats European peers after ONS data

London’s blue chip index outperformed its peers in Paris and Frankfurt on Friday morning, as the UK’s estimated gross domestic product for 2024 was revised...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 09:03


WH Smith exits UK high street to go all-in on travel retail

WH Smith PLC on Friday said it has agreed to sell its UK High Street business to private equity firm Modella Capital Ltd for a...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 09:00


SSE promotes company stalwart Martin Pibworth to chief executive

SSE PLC on Friday named company insider Martin Pibworth as chief executive, starting in July.

The electricity generator said Pibworth will succeed Alistair Phillips-Davies who...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 08:30


UK retail sales beat expectations with 1.0% rise in February

UK retail sales outperformed the market consensus for February, numbers from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday.

Retail sales volumes rose by 1.0% in...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 07:11


IN BRIEF: EnSilica grows chip supply pipeline with $18 million win

EnSilica PLC - Oxford, England-based maker of mixed-signal application-specific integrated circuits - Secures design and supply contract from an unnamed ‘leading’ European supplier of electromechanical...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 06:56


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