IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open up 52.6 points, 0.6%, on Friday. The index of London large-caps closed marginally higher at 8,496.80 on Thursday. Sterling was quoted at USD1.3318 early ...

Standard Chartered's CET1 ratio was 13.8% at the end of March, down from 14.2% at year-end, mainly due to the USD1.5 billion share buyback announced in February. The bank said it remains ...

(Alliance News) - Nigel Farage's Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn & Helsby as Keir Starmer failed his first by-election test as UK prime minister. The narrow victory ...

Digital revenue, however, increases 1.6%, "supported by growing audience numbers and increased trading activity". Company adds that it has started the year in line with its expectations, and remains ...

Mkango Resources Ltd - Malawi-focused producer of recycled rare earth magnets, alloys, and oxides - Pretax loss narrows to USD564,521 in 2024 from USD4.2 million in 2023, as total expenses are reduced ...

(Alliance News) - Trakm8 Holdings PLC on Thursday announced it has agreed the terms of a takeover by Brillian UK Ltd. In response, shares in Trakm8 closed more than three times higher at 9.00 pence ...

The FTSE 100 index closed up just 1.95 points at 8,496.80. The FTSE 250 advanced 250.38 points, 1.3%, at 20,134.97, and and the AIM All-Share gained 9.26 points, 1.3%, at 699.98.

(Alliance News) - Mears Group PLC on Thursday said it has received a pre-award notification from Milton Keynes City Council for a new housing repairs and maintenance works and services contract.

(Alliance News) - AIB Group PLC on Thursday forecast a return on tangible equity surpassing its medium-term target, following the first quarter's "strong financial performance".

M&S first reported issues over the Easter weekend, when it stopped taking click-and-collect orders and saw contactless payments impacted by the "cyber incident". It has since restarted contactless ...

(Alliance News) - Supermarket Income REIT PLC on Thursday said it has completed a GBP90 million refinancing through a new unsecured debt facility with Barclays PLC, which will be used to repay ...

The recently-formed packaging firm reported net income of USD382 million for the first-quarter of 2025, up markedly from the USD191 million achieved by Smurfit Kappa alone a year prior. Net sales ...