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Thu 05 Mar 2026 11:43
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had popped higher by midday on Thursday, helped along by well-received results from Rentokil, Entain and Admiral, as events in the Middle East continued to dominate markets.
Thu 05 Mar 2026 11:01
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the red ahead of the bell on Thursday as oil prices continued on their upward trajectory.
Thu 05 Mar 2026 10:35
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets rebounded on Thursday after several days of steep losses, as stabilising oil prices and gains on Wall Street helped improve risk sentiment across the region.
Thu 05 Mar 2026 08:48
(Sharecast News) - London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday amid an avalanche of earnings, with airlines under the cosh after Wizz Air warned on profits, citing the conflict in Iran.
Thu 05 Mar 2026 08:28
(Sharecast News) - European shares opened lower on Thursday as the US-Israeli war against Iran and Lebanon continued.
Thu 05 Mar 2026 07:39
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to edge up at the open on Thursday amid a barrage of corporate releases, as investors continue to eye developments in the Middle East.
Thu 05 Mar 2026 11:39
(Sharecast News) - Building products manufacturer Ibstock reported a drop in full-year earnings on Thursday, in line with revised guidance, in a "progressively tougher market".
Thu 05 Mar 2026 11:35
(Sharecast News) - OSB Group reported a decline in annual profit for 2025 on Thursday as higher administrative costs and an impairment charge weighed on earnings, though the specialist lender said loan growth and originations increased and it announced a £100m share buyback alongside a higher dividend.
Thu 05 Mar 2026 11:22
(Sharecast News) - Takeover target and Spire Healthcare reported a small rise in adjusted profits over 2025 which it hailed as a "resilient performance" against a backdrop of significant cost headwinds, though the outlook for 2026 was proving more uncertain due to a drop in NHS commissioning activity.
Thu 05 Mar 2026 11:03
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Bloomsbury Publishing shot higher on Thursday after it said profit for the year ending 28 February 2027 was set to be "materially ahead" of market expectations as Sarah J. Maas will publish her next two novels within the next year.
Thu 05 Mar 2026 10:49
(Sharecast News) - Harbour Energy posted a jump in annual earnings on Thursday, despite a weaker oil price, following a sharp rise in production.
Thu 05 Mar 2026 10:48
(Sharecast News) - South East Water faces a fine of £22.5m from the UK's industry regulator for repeated supply failures in Kent and Sussex between 2020 and 2023.
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.
Wed 14 Jan 2026 09:23
(Sharecast News) - Mining firm Ferrexpo said on Wednesday that intensified missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's energy, transport and port infrastructure late in the quarter disrupted power supplies and logistics, leaving fourth‑quarter production below targets.
Thu 11 Dec 2025 08:18
(Sharecast News) - Motor and property finance lender S&U said on Thursday that trading momentum had continued into the third quarter, with group profit running ahead of budget and receivables climbing to around £491m, up from £447m a year earlier.
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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 25 Feb 2026 13:30
(Sharecast News) - Unite Group revealed on Wednesday that chairman Richard Huntingford had acquired 37,985 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed student accommodation provider.
Tue 24 Feb 2026 08:47
(Sharecast News) - THG revealed on Tuesday that chief executive Matthew Moulding had acquired 24.39m ordinary shares via his family investment company, FIC Shareco.
Fri 20 Feb 2026 15:39
(Sharecast News) - Vianet revealed on Friday that chairman and chief executive James Dickson had acquired 40,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed firm.
Thu 19 Feb 2026 14:03
(Sharecast News) - Sage Group revealed on Thursday that non-executive director Lori Mitchell-Keller had acquired 10,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed software firm.
Wed 18 Feb 2026 14:19
(Sharecast News) - Oakley Capital Investments revealed on Wednesday that interim chairman Steve Pearce had 9,150 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed investment trust.
Tue 17 Feb 2026 14:35
(Sharecast News) - Whitbread revealed on Tuesday that chairwoman Christine Hodgson had acquired 7,750 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed hotel and restaurant company.
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