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Fri 16 Oct 2026 14:16
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 24,537.15 0.46%
Fri 16 Oct 2026 14:15
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was 0.1% higher at 10,855.11 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Fri 16 Oct 2026 13:37
(Sharecast News) - European shares finished the week on the front foot on Friday, shrugging off a global sell-off in tech stocks, after corporate earnings helped bolster sentiment.
Fri 16 Oct 2026 13:34
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed modestly higher on Friday, as a strong performance from defensive stocks helped offset weakness among banks, following reports chancellor John Healey was poised to hit the sector with higher taxes in the Budget later this month.
Fri 16 Oct 2026 13:19
(Sharecast News) - Currys revealed on Friday that chief financial officer Bruce Marsh had disposed of 500,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed electrical goods retailer.
Fri 16 Oct 2026 13:16
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lifted their target price on Bridgepoint to 455p from 360p on Friday, citing a fresh round of upgrades following the group's unscheduled trading update on 7 October.
Fri 16 Oct 2026 10:52
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded Lloyds Banking Group on Friday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' and cut the price target to 115p from 124p.
Fri 16 Oct 2026 09:31
(Sharecast News) - Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage of Pulsar Helium with a 'speculative buy' rating and a 150p target price on Friday, noting the group was advancing a major primary helium resource at its Topaz project in Minnesota.
Fri 16 Oct 2026 07:59
(Sharecast News) - Wise lifted its full-year outlook for revenue growth on Friday as it posted a jump in second-quarter revenue.
Fri 16 Oct 2026 07:41
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lifted their target price on Bridgepoint to 455p from 360p on Friday, citing a fresh round of upgrades following the group's unscheduled trading update on 7 October.
Fri 16 Oct 2026 07:35
(Sharecast News) - The chief executive of Ithaca Energy is to step down after two years in the role, it was announced on Friday.
Fri 16 Oct 2026 07:35
(Sharecast News) - Bank stocks came under pressure on Friday, after it was reported that chancellor John Healey was considering hitting the sector with a fresh wave of taxes.
Mon 07 Sep 2026 08:45
(Sharecast News) - Stationery retailer The Works said on Monday that trading had continued to build momentum in the opening weeks of its new financial year, prompting it to lift profit expectations after a strong start.
Fri 24 Jul 2026 09:11
(Sharecast News) - Fintech group Wise said on Friday that the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency had denied its application for a national trust bank charter, noting the decision relates to issues in its original submission more than a year ago.
Mon 29 Jun 2026 14:00
(Sharecast News) - Print media distributor Smiths News has secured a new long‑term distribution contract with Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and i.
Thu 04 Jun 2026 08:30
(Sharecast News) - Digital advertising and marketing firm S4 Capital said on Thursday that trading through 2025 had continued to reflect volatile macro conditions, with tariff negotiations and geopolitical risks keeping clients cautious.
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.
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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.
Thu 15 Oct 2026 14:36
(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Karen Guerra had acquired 6,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed tobacco giant.
Wed 14 Oct 2026 14:28
(Sharecast News) - Convatec revealed on Wednesday that non-executive director Jens Viebke had acquired 24,400 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed medical products and technology firm.
Tue 13 Oct 2026 14:15
(Sharecast News) - Mortgage Advice Bureau revealed on Tuesday that non-executive chairman Michael Jones had acquired 5,833 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed property finance platform operator.
Mon 12 Oct 2026 13:08
(Sharecast News) - Insig Ai revealed on Monday at chief executive Richard Bernstein had acquired 400,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed data infrastructure and machine learning firm.
Fri 09 Oct 2026 13:56
(Sharecast News) - IG Design Group revealed on Friday that chief financial officer Ari Bensoussan had acquired 465,799 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed stationery firm.
Wed 07 Oct 2026 13:45
(Sharecast News) - First Property Group revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Ben Habib had acquired 300,000 shares in the AIM-listed property fund manager.
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