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Week ahead: French EDP, BoE in focus
14th Jun 2024 18:13
(Sharecast News) - All eyes over the coming week are likely to remain on France and the newsflow ahead of the first round of voting in parliamentary elections at the end of June.
Read moreArdian, Saudi fund to buy 37.6% stake in Heathrow
14th Jun 2024 16:36
(Sharecast News) - Ferrovial - Heathrow's largest shareholder - said on Friday that it has agreed to sell a 37.6% stake in the London airport to the Saudi Public Investment Fund and French private equity firm Ardian for just under £3.3bn.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks fall amid French political concerns
14th Jun 2024 15:36
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still in the red by the close on Friday, mirroring a broader European selloff driven by political uncertainty in France.
Read moreBroker tips: Halma, Genuit
14th Jun 2024 15:17
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on safety equipment business Halma from 2,295.0p to 2,450.0p on Friday following the group's full-year earnings report a day earlier.
Read moreDirector dealings: Netscientific director ups stake
14th Jun 2024 15:16
(Sharecast News) - Netscientifc revealed on Friday that executive director Ed Hooper had acquired 20,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed life sciences VC group.
Read moreUS open: Stocks head south in early trading
14th Jun 2024 15:02
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were in the red early on Friday but both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were still tracking towards a winning week.
Read moreAptamer enters partnership with Microsaic Systems
14th Jun 2024 14:15
(Sharecast News) - Aptamer Group announced a partnership with Microsaic Systems on Friday, to develop a panel of Optimer binders for integration into Microsaic's water testing system.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: BT Group rallies again; Burberry slumps
14th Jun 2024 13:56
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,129.32 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Read moreUS consumer confidence little changed in June, University of Michigan says
14th Jun 2024 13:53
(Sharecast News) - US consumer confidence was little changed come June despite high prices, the preliminary results of a closely followed survey revealed.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Crest Nicholson surges as it rebuffs Bellway bid
14th Jun 2024 13:48
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 20,148.20 -0.24%
Read moreUS import prices stage unexpected May drop
14th Jun 2024 13:40
(Sharecast News) - The cost of goods purchased overseas by the US declined unexpectedly in May.
Read moreUK consumers expect inflation to keep falling - BoE
14th Jun 2024 12:49
(Sharecast News) - Expectations for inflation have fallen to a three-year low across the UK public, a Bank of England survey showed on Friday.
Read moreCMA clears Pennon's Sutton & East Surrey Water and South West merger
14th Jun 2024 12:35
(Sharecast News) - Water utility company Pennon has received the green light from the UK's competition watchdog for the proposed merger of Sutton & East Surrey Water and South West.
Read moreEU trade balance shifts into surplus
14th Jun 2024 11:39
(Sharecast News) - The Eurozone trade balance moved into surplus in April, official data showed on Friday, although the amount came in below market expectations.
Read moreEurope midday: French stocks slump on election woes; Stoxx in retreat
14th Jun 2024 11:29
(Sharecast News) - European equities slumped into the red on Friday, continuing a miserable week, with French stocks weaker again on worries over the country's upcoming snap election and reports that luxury labels were discounting goods in China to shift inventory.
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