FTSE higher after better-than-expected UK retail sales, NatWest beats forecasts and appoints interim CEO Paul Thwaite on permanent basis

“As we head towards the spring, the market seems to be getting more optimistic and, after a tricky few weeks, the FTSE 100 is close...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 10:08

SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: XP Power plunges on revenue caution

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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Sabre Insurance Group PLC, up 2.4% at 158.32...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 09:58

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays starts Dowlais at ’overweight’

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

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FTSE 100

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Barclays raises Mondi price target to 1,215 (1,200) pence - ’underweight’

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Barclays raises DS...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 09:51

CORRECT: XP Power down as company prepares for an unfavourable 2024

(Correcting date of share price movement)

XP Power shares sank on Friday, after the company announced an anticipated downturn in its revenue over the coming year.

Shares...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 09:43

In BRIEF: International Public Partnerships closes on Moray East asset

International Public Partnerships Ltd - Guernsey-based infrastructure investment company - Reports that Transmission Capital Partners, the consortium comprising INPP, Amber Infrastructure Group and Transmission Investment,...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 09:36

XP Power shares down as company prepares for an unfavourable 2024

XP Power Ltd shares sank on Thursday, after the company announced an anticipated downturn in its revenue over the coming year.

Shares in the Singapore-based...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 09:29

TBC Bank celebrates Georgia’s EU step forward as annual profit climbs

TBC Bank Group PLC on Friday reported increased annual profit, despite a drop in the fourth quarter, lifted by higher interest rates.

The Tbilisi, Georgia-based lender...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 09:03

Everything you need to know about Microsoft, the big Nvidia versus Arm challenge, and what the latest inflation and GDP figures mean for interest rate cuts

There is a big tech theme running through this week’s edition of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast. Dan Coatsworth explains how investors have...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 08:56

LONDON MARKET OPEN: NatWest shares swing one way then another

Stocks in London opened in the green on Friday, after receiving a boost from a report that showed UK retail sales grew sizeably in January,...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 08:52

TOP NEWS: NatWest confirms Thwaite as CEO as profit beats consensus

NatWest Group PLC on Friday said it intended to start a much softer share buyback programme as it reported profit growth for 2023 and a...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 08:35

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