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Thu 02 Apr 2026 15:40
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended a mostly weaker session in the black on Thursday despite a surge in oil prices, helped by a strong showing from energy names and defensives, as sentiment improved following a report that Iran is drafting a protocol with Oman to monitor transit through the strait of Hormuz.
Thu 02 Apr 2026 14:50
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were firmly in the red early on Thursday after Donald Trump threatened to "hit" Iran "extremely hard".
Thu 02 Apr 2026 14:03
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 21,443.47 -1.13%
Thu 02 Apr 2026 13:57
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 10,310.21 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Thu 02 Apr 2026 13:50
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets upgraded housebuilder Berkeley from 'sector perform' to 'outperform' on Thursday, noting the group had "acted decisively" to the challenges it had faced.
Thu 02 Apr 2026 13:38
(Sharecast News) - Berkeley revealed on Thursday that chief financial officer Neil Eady's wife had acquired 1,750 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed property developer.
Thu 02 Apr 2026 10:37
(Sharecast News) - Air France-KLM said it had submitted a non-binding offer to buy a minority stake in TAP Air Portugal as part of the Portuguese government's plan to privatise its national airline.
Thu 02 Apr 2026 08:47
(Sharecast News) - Sorted Group announced a proposal to dispose of its main trading subsidiary Sorted Group Limited on Thursday, for a nominal £1, in a move that would see the company become an AIM cash shell and pursue a new acquisition-led strategy.
Thu 02 Apr 2026 08:21
(Sharecast News) - Tools and equipment hire company Speedy Hire said on Thursday that it had delivered "significant strategic progress" in FY26, highlighted by its "transformational" partnership with Proservice and continued momentum across its core operations, but also cautioned that trading conditions had deteriorated further in the final quarter amid budget uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and customer‑driven delays.
Thu 02 Apr 2026 07:52
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets upgraded housebuilder Berkeley from 'sector perform' to 'outperform' on Thursday, noting the group had "acted decisively" to the challenges it had faced.
Thu 02 Apr 2026 07:44
(Sharecast News) - European shares fell sharply and oil rose again on Thursday after US President Donald Trump dashed investor hopes that his war of choice on Iran would end soon, saying Washington would hit the country "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks.
Thu 02 Apr 2026 07:41
(Sharecast News) - Atalaya Mining on Thursday said it had bought a 7.3% stake in Canada's Lara Exploration for CAD $13.5m through a private placing.
Tue 24 Mar 2026 10:19
(Sharecast News) - Shares in YouGov fell sharply on Tuesday, after the research group warned that increased investment in its Shopper division would weigh on annual profits.
Mon 02 Mar 2026 08:26
(Sharecast News) - Exploration and production firm Gulf Keystone said on Monday that it has temporarily shut-in production operations and taken measures to protect staff in light of the "developing regional security environment".
Thu 26 Feb 2026 10:09
(Sharecast News) - Subprime lender Vanquis Banking pointed to a still‑fragile market backdrop on Thursday, with its turnaround reliant on tighter cost control, improved credit performance and better customer behaviour rather than top‑line momentum.
Tue 27 Jan 2026 08:30
(Sharecast News) - Building materials distributor Lords Group said on Tuesday that full-year revenues had grown, boosted by its acquisition of builders' merchant CMO, while net debt was more than halved.
Tue 27 Jan 2026 08:14
(Sharecast News) - Construction engineering firm Costain has secured a contract to design and build a new junction on the M5, known as junction 22A.
Fri 23 Jan 2026 08:10
(Sharecast News) - Currency and asset manager Record said on Friday that assets under management rose to a new high of $115.9bn in the third quarter, supported by positive net flows and growth in underlying assets but partly offset by FX movements.
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Wed 18 Sep 2024 20:55
(Sharecast News) - Stocks fell in the middle of the week with investors opting to sit on their hands ahead of the US central bank's interest rate decision scheduled for later.
Wed 11 Sep 2024 06:59
(Sharecast News) - Stocks on the FTSE 350 slumped on Tuesday led by declines in cyclical areas of the market such as Autos and Banks.
Thu 05 Sep 2024 19:27
(Sharecast News) - Utilities paced gains on the FTSE 350 on Thursday as investors added to their positions in interest rate sensitive names in a bid to lock in current dividend yields.
Tue 03 Sep 2024 19:01
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in the UK ended the session clearly in the red amid growth concerns in China and the US, which resulted in broad-based losses in the commodities space.
Tue 03 Sep 2024 00:54
(Sharecast News) - The FTSE 350 started the month of September on a down note with Defence issues weakest as analysts acted on the sector's lofty valuation.
Fri 23 Aug 2024 14:18
(Sharecast News) - Cyclicals paced gains at the end of the week after Federal Reserve chief, Jerome Powell, confirmed that investors could expect a first interest rate cut for this cycle when rate-setters in the US next met.
Wed 01 Apr 2026 13:55
(Sharecast News) - AG Barr revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Euan Sutherland had purchased 11,956 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed drinksmaker.
Tue 31 Mar 2026 12:59
(Sharecast News) - Mountview Estates revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Duncan Sinclair had acquired 1,115 ordinary shares in the London-listed property trading firm.
Mon 30 Mar 2026 13:11
(Sharecast News) - 3i Group revealed on Monday that chief executive Simon Borrows had acquired 350,147 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed private equity and venture capital firm.
Fri 27 Mar 2026 13:13
(Sharecast News) - Everyman Media revealed on Friday that executive director Adam Kaye had acquired 500,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed cinema chain.
Thu 26 Mar 2026 11:07
(Sharecast News) - Franchise Brands revealed on Thursday that executive chairman Stephen Hemsley had acquired 72,500 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed franchise operator.
Wed 25 Mar 2026 11:29
(Sharecast News) - ICG revealed on Wednesday that chief financial officer David Bicarregui had acquired 30,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed private equity firm.
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