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Synthomer reports in line 1H trading, reiterates full-year guidance

13th Aug 2024 07:09

(Sharecast News) - Synthomer reported growth in revenues, earnings and underlying earnings per share over the first half of 2024 and reiterated its full-year guidance.

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US close: Stocks mixed ahead of key inflation reports

12th Aug 2024 23:02

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street delivered a mixed performance on Monday as market participants looked ahead to key inflation data due out later in the week.

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Europe close: Stocks mostly lower following last week's rout

12th Aug 2024 16:12

(Sharecast News) - European stocks closed mostly lower on Monday following last week's turmoil.

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London close: Stocks maintain gains on quieter Monday

12th Aug 2024 15:26

(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets closed on a positive note on Monday, with both major indices registering gains as investor sentiment improved following last week's volatility.

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Harland & Wolff appoints interim chair, non-exec director

12th Aug 2024 15:14

(Sharecast News) - Harland & Wolff announced the formal appointment of two new members to its board on Monday, with Russell Downs and Alan Fort appointed with immediate effect.

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Broker tips: JD Sports, Quilter, Diageo

12th Aug 2024 15:13

(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank downgraded its recommendation for shares of JD Sports from 'hold' to 'sell' due to what it saw as the inevitable cost of growing the business and trimmed their target price of 115.0p.

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Director dealings: Mears CFO raises stake

12th Aug 2024 15:12

(Sharecast News) - Mears Group revealed on Monday that chief financial officer Andrew Smith had acquired 12,010 ordinary shares in the London-listed housing and social care provider.

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Standard Chartered adds industries team to M&A unit, cuts jobs

12th Aug 2024 15:05

(Sharecast News) - Standard Chartered has folded its industries coverage team into its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory unit, it was reported on Monday, resulting in the elimination of over 20 positions globally.

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RBC Capital lifts Diageo to 'sector perform'

12th Aug 2024 14:58

(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets upgraded Diageo on Monday to 'sector perform' from 'underperform' and lifted the price target to 2,400p from 2,100p.

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Berenberg hikes target price on Quilter

12th Aug 2024 14:52

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on wealth management firm Quilter from 105.0p to 135.0p on Monday after H1 profits came in ahead of consensus estimates.

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FTSE 250 movers: TP Icap gains again; Auction Tech in the red

12th Aug 2024 14:35

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was 0.1% higher at 20,638.36 in afternoon trade on Monday.

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Great Western enters copper pooling agreement with Bronco Creek

12th Aug 2024 14:31

(Sharecast News) - Great Western Mining announced on Monday that it has entered into a pooling agreement with Bronco Creek Exploration to advance copper exploration in the Eastside Mine area of Mineral County, Nevada.

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Team Internet shares slide despite first-half growth

12th Aug 2024 14:03

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Team Internet Group were in the red on Monday afternoon, even after it reported year-on-year growth across key financial metrics for the first half of the year.

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HSBC promises not to close any branches before 2026

12th Aug 2024 13:59

(Sharecast News) - Banking giant HSBC vowed to make no further branch closures until at least 2026 on Monday as it promised to spend more than £50.0m on updating and improving its branch network.

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FTSE 100 movers: BT surges; JD Sports hit by downgrade

12th Aug 2024 13:51

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,209.23 in afternoon trade on Monday.

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