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Murray Income Trust reports first-half loss as it lags benchmark

Murray Income Trust PLC on Wednesday reported a pretax net loss for the first half of its financial year, as its net asset value total...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 12:06


Galliford Try shares rise as interim profit jumps on revenue growth

Galliford Try Holdings PLC on Wednesday declared a sharply higher interim dividend amid profit growth led by its Infrastructure unit.

The Uxbridge, London-based construction company said...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 11:52


Royal Navy warship shadows Russian warship through UK waters

A Royal Navy warship has shadowed a Russian task group as it sailed through the English Channel and the North Sea.

HMS Somerset kept watch over...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 11:34


Dowlais narrows losses as cost control measures support lower volumes

Dowlais Group PLC on Wednesday said it remains focused on accelerating the transition to a ‘powertrain-agnostic business model’ as it posted a reduction in 2024...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 11:16


Quilter lauds robust inflows, positive sentiment for 2024 results

Quilter PLC on Wednesday credited strong inflows and buoyant investor sentiment for an ‘excellent’ financial performance in 2024, but rising costs hurt profit.

The London-based...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 11:04


AIB lifts dividend by 40%, plans share buyback as annual profit grows

AIB Group PLC on Wednesday reported a strong rise in annual profit, hiking its dividend by nearly 40% in response and planning a €1.2 billion...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 11:03


SMALL-CAP WINNERS: Capita sees revenue fall but swings to profit

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

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SMALL-CAP - WINNERS

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Galliford Try Holdings PLC, up 10% at 384.5p,...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 10:51


Balfour Beatty shares fall as CEO Leo Quinn steps down

Balfour Beatty PLC on Wednesday said that Chief Executive Officer Leo Quinn will step down later this year after more than a decade in the...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 10:39


Ibstock cuts payout amid 2024 profit fall but decent start to new year

Ibstock PLC on Wednesday cut its payout and reported weaker 2024 earnings, as the building products supplier grappled with ‘subdued market conditions’, though it has...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 10:19


IN BRIEF: Hochschild Mining shares rise as closes sale of former mine

Hochschild Mining PLC - miner of silver and gold in Peru, Argentina and Brazil - Closes sale of former mine Arcata, and Azuca project to...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 10:14


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