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Fri 05 Jun 2026 08:10
(Sharecast News) - European shares opened lower on Friday as a sell-off in tech stocks in the US and Asia overnight hit sentiment.
Fri 05 Jun 2026 07:40
(Sharecast News) - London stocks dipped in early trade on Friday ahead of the latest US non-farm payrolls report and as investors kept an eye on developments in the Middle East conflict.
Fri 05 Jun 2026 07:31
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set for a muted open on Friday as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report and kept an eye on developments in the Middle East.
Thu 04 Jun 2026 21:43
(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed mostly higher on Thursday, with the blue-chip index notching a fresh record close as market participants remained locked in on Middle East developments and looked to limit their exposure to artificial intelligence stocks .
Thu 04 Jun 2026 17:34
(Sharecast News) - European stocks returned to positive territory by the close on Thursday, recovering from earlier losses even as Israel undermined a US-backed ceasefire agreement with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia within hours of it being announced.
Thu 04 Jun 2026 15:56
(Sharecast News) - London's blue chip index erased earlier losses to push higher by the close of play on Thursday as oil prices fell, while investors digested yet more tumultuous newsflow from the Middle East.
Fri 05 Jun 2026 09:39
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded DiscoverIE on Friday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' as it said the valuation is now back in line with history.
Fri 05 Jun 2026 09:13
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Empyrean Energy surged on Friday morning after the AIM-listed oil and gas explorer moved closer to drilling the Mako Gas Field offshore Indonesia after securing a jack-up drilling rig.
Fri 05 Jun 2026 07:33
(Sharecast News) - William Hill UK owner Evoke on Friday said it had accepted a £243m takeover offer from Bally's Intralot.
Fri 05 Jun 2026 07:28
(Sharecast News) - Bodycote said Apollo Management had pulled out of its proposed £1.5bn offer for the UK thermal processing company.
Fri 05 Jun 2026 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Technology firm Raspberry Pi said on Friday that "strong" first‑half profitability was now expected to be "materially ahead" of last year, prompting an upgrade to its full-year outlook.
Thu 04 Jun 2026 14:56
(Sharecast News) - Australian sugar farmer turned financier Lex Greensill has been banned from acting as a company director in the UK for nine years for his role in the collapse of his Greensill Capital group.
Mon 27 Apr 2026 09:05
(Sharecast News) - Online retirement savings provider PensionBee Group announced on Monday that assets under administration had hit approximately £8bn.
Mon 20 Apr 2026 08:17
(Sharecast News) - Auction and list price marketplaces operator Auction Technology Group said on Monday that second‑quarter trading remained positive, building on momentum seen in the first quarter, with the group now expecting to report first‑half revenues of roughly $125m.
Mon 13 Apr 2026 08:55
(Sharecast News) - Radio frequency solutions firm MTI Wireless Edge said on Monday that its antenna division has received an order totaling approximately $2m to supply military antennas for a local defence company.
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.
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".
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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 03 Jun 2026 14:12
(Sharecast News) - Johnson Matthey revealed on Wednesday that chairman Andrew Cosslett had acquired 6,884 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed speciality chemicals firm.
Tue 02 Jun 2026 15:07
(Sharecast News) - Staffline chairman Thomas Spain's closely associated investment vehicle and Great Southern Copper non-executive director Nicholas Briers carried out matched sale-and-repurchase transactions, according to director dealing disclosures made to the London market on Tuesday.
Mon 01 Jun 2026 14:10
(Sharecast News) - The Magnum Ice Cream Company revealed on Monday that chief executive Peter ter Kulve had acquired 23,150 ordinary shares in the London-listed firm.
Fri 29 May 2026 14:21
(Sharecast News) - Auction Technology Group revealed on Friday that chief executive Duncan Painter had acquired 237,500 ordinary shares in the London-listed digital marketplace business.
Thu 28 May 2026 14:55
(Sharecast News) - CVS Group revealed on Thursday that group general counsel Scott Morrison had acquired 987 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed veterinary services business.
Wed 27 May 2026 12:31
(Sharecast News) - Convatec revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Jonny Mason had acquired 50,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed medical products and technologies firm.
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