LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks red amid light Thanksgiving trading

Stocks headed lower in London on Friday morning, following quiet post-Thanksgiving trade, as the key Black Friday retail period gets underway.

The FTSE 100 index opened...

Fri, 24/11/2023 - 09:08


TOP NEWS: Legal & General inks record buy-in for Boots pension scheme

Legal & General Group PLC on Friday announced agreement for the full buy-in of the pension scheme of UK health and beauty retailer Boots UK...

Fri, 24/11/2023 - 09:00


IN BRIEF: Pan African Resources to consult shareholders after dissent

Pan African Resources PLC - Rosebank-headquartered gold producer - Just under 44% of shareholders at Pan African’s annual general meeting on Thursday reject the resolution...

Fri, 24/11/2023 - 08:07


TOP NEWS: UK consumer confidence stages end-of-year rally

UK consumer confidence has bounced back despite the ongoing cost-of-living concerns as consumers look set to ‘loosen their purse strings’ and enjoy the festive season.

GfK’s...

Fri, 24/11/2023 - 05:52


IN BRIEF: Anne Sclater buys Avon Protection shares worth £130,000

Avon Protection PLC - Wiltshire, England-based personal protection equipment company - Anne Sclater, associated with Chief Executive Officer Jos Sclater, buys 17,625 shares at £7.45...

Thu, 23/11/2023 - 18:44


IN BRIEF: AstraZeneca Chair Demare buys shares for over £200,000

AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company - Chair Michel Demare buys 2,000 shares in total on Wednesday and Tuesday. Buys 1,000 shares for £101.05 each...

Thu, 23/11/2023 - 18:41


IN BRIEF: Fiske appoints Tony Pattison as chair as Harrison retires

Fiske PLC - London-based stockbroker and investor - Tony Pattison starts role as chair, replacing Clive Harrison, who has retired.

Current stock price: 53.50 pence

12-month...

Thu, 23/11/2023 - 18:40


IN BRIEF: Gresham House’s takeover gets Irish banking approval

Gresham House PLC - investor in utility-scale battery energy storage systems - Receives approval from the Central Bank of Ireland in respect of the change...

Thu, 23/11/2023 - 18:30


Isles of Scilly Steamship rejects takeover approach by Harland & Wolff

Isles of Scilly Steamship Co Ltd on Friday announced that it unequivocally rejected a preliminary approach from Harland & Wolff Group Holdings PLC.

Harland & Wolff...

Thu, 23/11/2023 - 18:10


TOP NEWS: Glencore eyes options on battery recycling project

Glencore PLC will relocate testing for its battery recycling centre project away from its site in Italy, the Swiss commodities company told AFP on Thursday.

However,...

Thu, 23/11/2023 - 18:06


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