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Asia report: Japan markets rise on mixed day for region
22nd Mar 2024 09:21
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region closed on a mixed note on Friday, as Japan's Nikkei 225 briefly surged past the 41,000 mark before giving up some gains by the close.
Read moreRBC Capital downgrades St James's Place, slashes price target
22nd Mar 2024 09:21
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded St James's Place on Friday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' and slashed the price target to 500p from 900p.
Read moreAston Martin Lagonda appoints Bentley's Adrian Hallmark as CEO
22nd Mar 2024 09:04
(Sharecast News) - Aston Martin Lagonda on Friday announced Bentley Motors boss Adrian Hallmark would join the luxury car maker as chief executive officer by October this year.
Read moreComputacenter chair to step down after five years
22nd Mar 2024 09:00
(Sharecast News) - Computacenter's chair of five years Peter Ryan has announced his intention to step down from the head of the board, the tech services company said on Friday.
Read moreBerenberg downgrades Redrow on limited upside
22nd Mar 2024 09:00
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg has cut its rating for housebuilder Redrow from 'buy' to 'hold' following the company's announced merger with Barratt Developments.
Read moreIntercede lifts FY outlook on new order, 'strong' trading
22nd Mar 2024 08:54
(Sharecast News) - Intercede said on Friday that its full-year performance was set to be ahead of market expectations following an order for a new licence test environment and further "strong" trading.
Read moreEurope open: Stoxx takes a pause after record highs
22nd Mar 2024 08:05
(Sharecast News) - European stocks ended their rally with a slightly lower open on Friday, as traders and investors digested a raft of interest rate decisions and dovish comments from policy makers which drove new record highs for the benchmark Stoxx index.
Read moreLondon open: FTSE nudges up as investors mull retail sales
22nd Mar 2024 07:55
(Sharecast News) - London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest retail sales data.
Read moreKKR Dark Aggregator sells 19.4m Darktrace shares in placing
22nd Mar 2024 07:52
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies said on Friday that KKR Dark Aggregator sold 19.4m shares in cybersecurity firm Darktrace in a placing.
Read moreJames Fisher shares jump on RMS disposal
22nd Mar 2024 07:48
(Sharecast News) - Shares in James Fisher and Sons surged on Friday after the marine, oil and gas services group announced the sale of its RMSpumptools division to US oilfield tech firm ChampionX for £90m.
Read more888 shares rise as Gambling Commission finishes licence review
22nd Mar 2024 07:43
(Sharecast News) - Gambling operator 888 Holdings announced on Friday that it has received notice from the Gambling Commission that it had completed its review of the group's operating licences under the Gambling Act 2005.
Read morePortugal's Navigator to buy UK loo roll maker Accrol in £127.5m deal
22nd Mar 2024 07:42
(Sharecast News) - AIM-listed toilet paper maker Accrol said on Friday that it has agreed to be bought by Portuguese paper firm Navigator in a £127.5m deal.
Read moreUK retail sales flat in February but ahead of expectations
22nd Mar 2024 07:35
(Sharecast News) - UK retail sales were flat in February as wet weather dented spending in stores, according to figures released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics.
Read moreCMA warns Vodafone, Three deal will face full probe if solutions not given
22nd Mar 2024 07:32
(Sharecast News) - Vodafone and Three UK have been told to find ways to assuage Britain's competition regulator that their planned $19bn merger would not leave consumers worse off or face a full investigation.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to nudge down after retail sales, consumer confidence data
22nd Mar 2024 07:29
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to nudge lower at the open on Friday following big gains a day earlier, as investors mulled the latest reading on UK consumer confidence and a stagnation in retail sales.
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