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MJ Gleeson sees FY in line despite 'lack of conviction' in market
15th Nov 2024 07:55
(Sharecast News) - Housebuilder MJ Gleeson said on Friday that it remains on track for full-year results in line with market expectations despite a "lack of conviction" in the market, which continued through the Autumn.
Read moreVictoria expects demand to pick up in second half
15th Nov 2024 07:46
(Sharecast News) - Flooring manufacturer Victoria said it expects full-year results to be in line with market forecasts, predicting a pick-up in momentum in the second half.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks seen lower on weak US cues; GDP in focus
15th Nov 2024 07:35
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Friday following a downbeat session on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data.
Read moreChinese retail sales beat forecasts
15th Nov 2024 07:26
(Sharecast News) - Retail sales jumped in China last month, official data showed on Friday, in contrast to the ongoing gloom surrounding the under-pressure property sector.
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: London Capital & Finance, airlines, Resolute Mining
15th Nov 2024 07:24
(Sharecast News) - Investment firm London Capital & Finance (LCF), whose failure in 2019 triggered one of Britain's biggest retail investment scandals, operated as a Ponzi scheme, a London judge ruled on Thursday. The high court said former chief executive Michael Thomson and four others had knowingly participated in the fraud, misled investors and misappropriated assets in a ruling welcomed by LCF's joint administrators, which brought the case. - Guardian
Read moreVolex makes two rejected bids for TT Electronics
15th Nov 2024 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Volex announced on Friday that it has submitted two proposals to acquire the London-listed TT Electronics in a cash-and-shares deal, valuing it at around £249m.
Read moreEvotec surges on Halozyme takeover interest
15th Nov 2024 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Evotec surged on Friday after Halozyme Therapeutics confirmed it had submitted a non-binding proposal to buy the German biotech for €11.00 per share in cash, or about €2bn.
Read moreLand Securities swings to profit on growing demand; Lifts EPS guidance
15th Nov 2024 07:15
(Sharecast News) - Land Securities returned to profit and lifted guidance in the six months to September as the property market continued to recover, underpinned by growing rental demand and occupancy.
Read moreUK economic growth stalls in third quarter
15th Nov 2024 07:01
(Sharecast News) - The UK economy grew by 0.1% in the last quarter, official data showed on Friday, slightly below expectations.
Read morePlexus wins $1m order from Middle East gas project
14th Nov 2024 16:09
(Sharecast News) - Wellhead engineering specialist Plexus Holdings announced a new order on Thursday, to supply its 'Exact' exploration wellhead equipment on a rental basis for an offshore gas exploration project in the Middle East.
Read moreEurope close: Bargain-hunting helps markets rebound from three-month low
14th Nov 2024 16:07
(Sharecast News) - European stocks jumped more than 1% on Thursday as a wave of corporate updates impressed the market, helping the Stoxx 600 to rebound from a three-month low.
Read moreLexington Gold enters collaboration with Gold One Africa
14th Nov 2024 16:06
(Sharecast News) - Lexington Gold announced an agreement with Gold One Africa on Thursday, to explore potential cooperation on gold exploration and development projects in South Africa.
Read morePetro Matad shares slide on eastern Mongolia update
14th Nov 2024 15:55
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Petro Matad were sliding on Thursday, after the company updated the market on operations on its Heron-1 production and Heron-2 well testing in eastern Mongolia's Block XX.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rise as dip buyers enter the fray
14th Nov 2024 15:50
(Sharecast News) - London markets ended Thursday in positive territory, with sentiment buoyed by robust corporate updates, as investors digested the latest producer price data out of the United States.
Read moreDirector dealings: Hollywood Bowl chairman ups stake
14th Nov 2024 15:43
(Sharecast News) - Hollywood Bowl revealed on Thursday that chairman Peter Boddy had acquired 100,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed bowling centres operator.
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