Here is what you need to know at the London market open: FTSE 100: called up 58.7 points, 0.7%, at 8,553.55 Nikkei 225: up 1.0% at 36,420.91 S&P/ASX 200: up 0.2% at 8,145.60 DJIA: closed up 141.74 ...

(Alliance News) - Voters in England will go to the polls on Thursday as Labour faces its first electoral test since taking power last year.

The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Ceiba Investments Ltd - investment firm dedicated to investing in ...

(Alliance News) - Playtech PLC on Wednesday said it has completed the sale of Snaitech Spa to Flutter Entertainment PLC for EUR2.30 billion. Isle of Man-based gambling software developer Playtech said ...

(Alliance News) - Hill & Smith PLC on Wednesday said it has poached the chief financial officer of building products peer Ibstock PLC to be its own new CFO. Hill & Smith, a West Midlands, ...

(Alliance News) - Segro PLC on Wednesday said Chief Financial Officer Soumen Das will retire at the end of the year and noted that the supply of new space remains constrained.

Against that backdrop, as of 0924 GMT, the FTSE 100 was edging up by 0.06% to 8,468.74, alongside a 0.43% gain for the second-tier index to 19,897.79. In parallel, S&P 500 mini futures were little ...

(Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to buy a healthcare distribution business in Chile, while completing the acquisition of a packaging business in the Netherlands. The ...

In response to concerns around the effects of the US tariffs, the company slightly lowered its full-year sales forecast last month. Instead of aiming towards a mid single-digit percentage growth in ...

The London-based, Asia-focused insurer said new business profit on a traditional embedded value basis rose 12% to USD608 million in the first quarter of 2025 from USD543 million a year prior at ...

Regarding tariffs, Dilnot said the introduction has created "additional complexity" across the aerospace industry. He added Melrose has "acted swiftly" to evaluate the potential effects and has a ...

Smith & Nephew said headwinds from China "remain an offsetting factor" but it believes it has passed their peak impact. The company left its 2025 guidance unchanged, with expected revenue growth of ...