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Stock market reports

• Europe close: Stocks end week on positive note
  Fri 26 July 2024 16:15
  (Sharecast News) - European stocks wrapped the week up on a positive note as investors reacted to just released key US inflation data.
• US open: Stocks higher as traders digest PCE reading
  Fri 26 July 2024 14:39
  (Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were in the green early on Friday as traders digested the latest personal consumption expenditure reading - the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge.
• London close: Stocks finish higher as US inflation slows
  Fri 26 July 2024 14:35
  (Sharecast News) - London stocks ended the week on a positive note on Friday, with NatWest a standout performer, as investors digested a dip in inflation from across the pond.
• Europe midday: Stocks move into the black
  Fri 26 July 2024 13:59
  (Sharecast News) - European stocks were heading higher for the most part in early afternoon trading as investors reacted to just released key US inflation data.
• London midday: Stocks stay up as investors eye US inflation reading
  Fri 26 July 2024 10:43
  (Sharecast News) - London stocks were still in the black by midday on Friday, with NatWest pacing the gains after well-received results, as investors eyed a key US inflation reading.

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Press round-up

• Friday newspaper round-up: Stellantis, John Lewis, FRC
  Fri 26 July 2024 07:22
  (Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves is expected to reveal a £20bn hole in government spending for essential public services on Monday, paving the way for potential tax rises in the autumn budget. Labour sources said the blame lay with the Tory government, d
• Thursday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, mortgage costs, UK car production
  Thu 25 July 2024 07:13
  (Sharecast News) - Thames Water has breached its licence to supply water to nearly 16 million people after some of its debt was downgraded to junk status. The regulator Ofwat could now fine Thames, the country's largest water monopoly, up to 10% of its an

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Company news

• Man Group posts jump in 1H AuM, says business in 'great shape'
  Fri 26 July 2024 16:14
  (Sharecast News) - Man Group reported a jump in assets under management over the first half of the year and said the business was in "great shape" heading into the back half of 2024.
• Apollo to buy IGT Gaming and Everi in $6.3bn deal
  Fri 26 July 2024 15:46
  (Sharecast News) - Apollo Global Management has agreed to buy International Game Technology's gaming and digital business - IGT Gaming - and gambling machines firm Everi Holdings in a $6.3bn cash deal.
• 3M comfortably beats expectations for Q2 revenue, earnings
  Fri 26 July 2024 11:32
  (Sharecast News) - American industrial conglomerate 3M announced a strong set of second-quarter results on Friday, comfortably beating market expectations as it narrowed its guidance for the full-year towards the top end of its previous expectations.
• Law Debenture delivers 'solid' overall first-half performance
  Fri 26 July 2024 11:31
  (Sharecast News) - Law Debenture Corporation reported a robust first-half performance in both its investment and independent professional services (IPS) business on Friday.
• GCP Infrastructure reports slight decrease in NAV per share
  Fri 26 July 2024 11:25
  (Sharecast News) - GCP Infrastructure Investments said in an update on Friday that its unaudited net asset value per share was 107.58p as at 30 June, a slight decrease from 107.62p at the end of March.

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Directors' dealings

• Director dealings: Assetco director raises stake via Harwood interest
  Fri 26 July 2024 15:27
  (Sharecast News) - Assetco revealed on Friday that director Christopher Mills had purchased 2.65m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed wealth management firm.
• Director dealings: Armadale Capital technical director raises stake
  Thu 25 July 2024 15:52
  (Sharecast News) - Armadale Capital revealed on Thursday that technical director Matt Bull had acquired 14.28m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed investment group.

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Sector review

• Sector movers: Mixed day for FTSE 350, tech stocks sag
  Thu 18 July 2024 06:52
  (Sharecast News) - UK stocks put in a mixed showing in the middle of the week as a stronger-than-expected reading on inflation tempered expectations for a September cut in Bank Rate.
• Sector movers: Real Estate, Homebuilders still being sought out
  Fri 12 July 2024 17:15
  (Sharecast News) - Real estate names and homebuilders paced gains at the end of the week amid ongoing optimism around Labour having come out on top in the elections.

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Aim and small cap news

AIM bulletins

• Keywords Studios confident of delivering 'good' revenue growth in 2024
  Fri 26 July 2024 10:27
  (Sharecast News) - Keywords Studios said on Friday that it remains confident in delivering "good" overall revenue growth in 2024, with the performance expected to be weighted to the second half.
• Brighton Pier Group warns on profits, shares slide
  Fri 26 July 2024 08:34
  (Sharecast News) - The Brighton Pier Group warned on Friday that full-year EBITDA was set to be lower than previously expected due to poor weather.
• Victoria still facing uncertain demand across most markets
  Thu 25 July 2024 12:48
  (Sharecast News) - Flooring specialist Victoria said in an update on Thursday that it continued to outperform a number of its competitors during the first quarter of the financial year.#
• CVS Group flags lower full-year sales growth
  Thu 25 July 2024 12:12
  (Sharecast News) - Listed veterinary service provider CVS Group said in an update on Thursday that it achieved growth of around 10% in full-year revenue for continuing operations, with like-for-like sales increasing 2.9%, compared to 7.3% in the 2023 fina
• Virgin Wines FY EBITDA, pre-tax profit ahead of market views
  Thu 25 July 2024 11:12
  (Sharecast News) - AIM-listed Virgin Wines said on Thursday that full-year EBITDA and pre-tax profit were ahead of market expectations despite a challenging backdrop.

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Small cap bulletins

• Bloomsbury delivers 'strong' YTD performance
  Tue 16 July 2024 09:35
  (Sharecast News) - Publishing house Bloomsbury said on Tuesday that it had delivered a "strong performance" over the first four months of its trading year, in line with recently upgraded expectations.
• Begbies Traynor 'confident' on outlook following strong FY trading
  Tue 09 July 2024 10:01
  (Sharecast News) - Restructuring specialist Begbies Traynor said on Tuesday that it was feeling "confident" following a strong full-year trading performance and positive momentum going in to FY25.

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