London midday: Stocks maintain gains ahead of US data; eyes on Budget

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still in the black by midday on Tuesday, with Kingfisher pacing the gains after a guidance upgrade, as investors eyed the latest US data and looked ahead to ...

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Europe moves higher; banks, miners up in London

Against the dollar, sterling climbed to USD1.3115 on Tuesday afternoon, from USD1.3104 at the time of the London equities close on Monday. The euro was largely flat at USD1.1526 from USD1.1525.

Petershill Partners third-quarter fee earnings slip as AuM edges lower

Petershill Partners PLC on Tuesday reported lower fee-related earnings in the third quarter, as assets under management dipped amid portfolio disposals and mixed investment performance. London-based ...

Telecom Plus profit narrows on cost of sales amid customer growth

Telecom Plus said the adjusted pretax profit target is "slightly below the level of customer growth due to the one-off headwinds from Ofgem's review of operating cost allowances within the energy ...

Marston's shares soar as hits cash flow target ahead of schedule

Marston's said LFL sales for the 8 weeks to November 22 are "tracking in line with the prior year" while Christmas bookings are strong, 11% ahead of the same point last year.

Caledonia Investments hails "strong" interim portfolio performance

Caledonia Investments reported a NAV total return of 4.4% for the six months that ended September 30. NAV per share improved 3.2% to 566 pence from 548p at March 31, with the overall NAV rising to ...

Hilton Food CEO Steve Murrells steps down amid "challenging" trading

(Alliance News) - Hilton Food Group PLC on Tuesday said its Chief Executive Officer Steve Murrells has stepped down with immediate effect, as the company maintained the lowered expectations issued ...

Beazley lowers growth outlook and plans USD500 million Bermuda spend

Beazley now expects 2025 IWP growth to be "flat to low single digits," compared to "low-to-mid single digits" before. In addition, Beazley announced plans to deploy USD500 million capital to build out ...

Cranswick lifts first-half profit and revenue; outlook unchanged

Cranswick reaffirmed that its full-year outlook to March 2026 is unchanged. Shares in the company were 3.5% higher at 5,170.00 in London on Tuesday morning. Comments and questions to ...

Molten Ventures swings to profit as portfolio gains lift NAV

(Alliance News) - Molten Ventures PLC reported a sharp turnaround in its first half on Tuesday, swinging to a pretax profit and booking investment gains. The tech-focused venture capital firm posted a ...

Next offloads non-operational land in Essex for GBP54.1 million

(Alliance News) - Next PLC on Tuesday said it has sold non-operational land near Waltham Abbey in Essex for GBP54.1 million. The Leicester, England-based clothing retailer purchased the land in 2021 ...

Renew Holdings raises dividend as revenue surges but profit falls

(Alliance News) - Renew Holdings PLC on Tuesday increased its dividend as it said profit sank despite higher revenue in the 2025 financial year. The Leeds, England-based engineering services group ...