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1 week ago | 
marketscreener.com | Eric Cunha
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 outperformed in a mixed day for European equities, after the US Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated Donald Trump's tariffs. The FTSE 100 index closed up 55.93 points, 0.6%, at 8,772.38. The FTSE 250 ended up 30.43 points, 0.1%, at 21,028.01, and the AIM All-Share closed up 1.84 points, 0.3%, at 746.68. For the week, the FTSE 100 rose 0.6%, the FTSE 250 and the AIM each added 1.5%.
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1 week ago | 
in.marketscreener.com | Eric Cunha
(Alliance News) - Blue-chip stocks in Europe ended lower on Thursday, despite a day which started promisingly, after US President Donald Trump's tariff agenda received a blow. A US court blocked most of Trump's sweeping import tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president had overstepped his authority with the across-the-board global levies. The Trump administration filed an appeal.
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1 week ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Eric Cunha
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:----------Watkin Jones PLC - student accommodation developer and manager - Watkin Jones swings to a pretax loss of GBP918,000 in the six months to March 31, from profit of GBP2.1 million a year prior. Revenue falls 26% to GBP129.2 million from GBP175.1 million.
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1 week ago | 
marketscreener.com | Eric Cunha
(Alliance News) - Blue-chip stock prices in Europe closed lower on Wednesday, as a decent start to the week gave way to some caution ahead of earnings from New York listing Nvidia, which has been at the heart of an artificial intelligence boom. The chipmaker releases annual earnings after the closing bell in New York later. "This week's stock market rally is taking a breather ahead of Nvidia first-quarter results," IG analyst Axel Rudolph commented.
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1 week ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Eric Cunha
Published on 28/05/2025 at 11:28 (Alliance News) - Fast fashion retailer Shein is now looking to list in Hong Kong, after plans for an initial public offering in London did not get the backing of regulators in China, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Reuters said Shein plans to file a draft prospectus with Hong Kong's stock exchange in the weeks to come. The Reuters report cited "three sources with knowledge of the matter".
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1 week ago | 
marketscreener.com | Eric Cunha
Published on 05/28/2025 at 06:28 (Alliance News) - Fast fashion retailer Shein is now looking to list in Hong Kong, after plans for an initial public offering in London did not get the backing of regulators in China, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Reuters said Shein plans to file a draft prospectus with Hong Kong's stock exchange in the weeks to come. The Reuters report cited "three sources with knowledge of the matter".
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1 week ago | 
marketscreener.com | Eric Cunha
Published on 05/28/2025 at 05:24 (Alliance News) - Playtech PLC on Wednesday said it has struck an agreement to exit its Happybet online gambling and retail betting unit in Germany. The gambling software company had closed the Austrian Happybet business in the second half of 2024 and in March of this year, said it kicked off a process to sell the remainder of the unit in Germany. The move was in line with its aim to sharpen its focus as a "predominantly pure-play business-to-business operator".
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1 week ago | 
in.marketscreener.com | Eric Cunha
Published on 27/05/2025 at 22:22 (Alliance News) - Avon Technologies PLC, Gamma Communications PLC and Wickes Group PLC are set to join the FTSE 250, in what is shaping up to be a quiet second quarterly index review of the year, data from FTSE Russell suggests. According to the index operator's indicative changes, Bellevue Healthcare Trust PLC, Mobico Group PLC and THG PLC are set to exit the FTSE 250. There are no additions or removals from the FTSE 100, according to the indicative changes.
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1 week ago | 
ca.marketscreener.com | Eric Cunha
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe ended largely higher on Tuesday, building on a confident start to the week, while equities in London also got in on the action following Monday's public holiday. Equities were boosted by US-EU tariff hope, and better consumer confidence data from the world's largest economy.
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1 week ago | 
marketscreener.com | Eric Cunha
Published on 05/25/2025 at 05:28 (Alliance News) - AA Ltd, a provider of vehicle breakdown recovery services provider, could be set for a stock market return next year, Sky News reported on Saturday. Towerbrook Capital Partners, Warburg Pincus and Stonepeak, which together own AA, are set to turn to bankers to conduct a review of AA's options. Sky News reported that JPMorgan and Rothschild are the favourites to be appointed to conduct the review.
