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Stock market reports
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London close: Stocks higher on service data, tariff reprieve
Wed 04 June 2025 18:04
(Sharecast News) - London equities closed modestly higher on Wednesday, supported by a rebound in the UK services sector and relief that the country avoided increased US tariffs on steel and aluminium. -
Europe close: Stocks rise as investors shrug off mixed economic data
Wed 04 June 2025 17:11
(Sharecast News) - European stocks held on to gains by the close of play on Wednesday despite some mixed economic data, with the Stoxx 600 benchmark trading close to its record high. -
US open: Stocks slightly higher despite weak private sector jobs numbers
Wed 04 June 2025 14:12
(Sharecast News) - Major indices traded higher early on Wednesday despite news that private sector hiring had hit its lowest level in more than two years. -
London midday: FTSE edges up as UK service sector returns to growth
Wed 04 June 2025 10:46
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had ticked higher by midday as the UK avoided the doubling of US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports that has come into effect on Wednesday and after a survey showed the services sector returned to growth in May. -
Asia report: Kospi leads gains after presidential election
Wed 04 June 2025 09:31
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets closed broadly higher on Wednesday, buoyed by gains in US tech stocks and a strong rally in South Korea following the presidential election victory of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung.
Press round-up
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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Tariffs, Rockfire Investment Finance, housebuilding target
Wed 04 June 2025 08:08
(Sharecast News) - The White House has signalled that the UK will be spared the 50% steel and aluminium tariffs which came into effect on Wednesday. In a statement, the US president, Donald Trump, said he had decided to "provide different treatment" to th -
Tuesday newspaper round-up: M&S, Boohoo, commercial landlords
Tue 03 June 2025 07:20
(Sharecast News) - The pay package of Marks & Spencer's chief executive jumped to more than £7m just weeks before the cyber-attack that rocked the retailer. Stuart Machin received £7.1m for last financial year, up nearly 40% on the £5.1m he took home a
Company news
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Thursday preview: ECB, US jobs market in focus
Wed 04 June 2025 17:44
(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus on Thursday will be on the European Central Bank as policymakers in Frankfurt meet to decide on interest rates. -
Warehouse REIT buys Oxfordshire estate for £35m
Wed 04 June 2025 14:14
(Sharecast News) - Warehouse investor Warehouse REIT has purchased the Rycote Lane multi-let industrial estate in Thame, Oxfordshire for £34.75m. -
US private sector employment rises less than expected in May - ADP
Wed 04 June 2025 13:33
(Sharecast News) - Private sector employment in the US rose less than expected in May, according to figures released on Wednesday by ADP. -
Post Office mulls asset sales as it looks to boost postmaster pay - report
Wed 04 June 2025 12:56
(Sharecast News) - The Post Office is considering selling assets or taking on debt as part of plans to boost sub-postmaster pay, it was reported on Wednesday. -
Dollar Tree Q1 earnings better-than-expected, guidance disappoints
Wed 04 June 2025 12:28
(Sharecast News) - Discount retailer Dollar Tree posted better-than-expected Q1 earnings on Wednesday but issued guidance that disappointed Wall Street.
Directors' dealings
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Director dealings: Coats Group CEO raises stake
Wed 04 June 2025 14:46
(Sharecast News) - Coats Group revealed on Wednesday that chief executive David Paja had acquired 150,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed value-added products group. -
Director dealings: Howden Joinery CFO makes share purchase
Tue 03 June 2025 14:37
(Sharecast News) - Howden Joinery Group revealed on Tuesday that chief financial officer Jackie Callaway had acquired 28,916 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed kitchen and joinery supplier.
Sector review
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Sector movers: China and US growth concerns weigh on commodity plays
Tue 03 September 2024 19:01
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in the UK ended the session clearly in the red amid growth concerns in China and the US, which resulted in broad-based losses in the commodities space. -
Sector movers: Defence shares drag on market amid investor caution
Tue 03 September 2024 00:54
(Sharecast News) - The FTSE 350 started the month of September on a down note with Defence issues weakest as analysts acted on the sector's lofty valuation.
Aim and small cap news
AIM bulletins
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Metals One starts on-site work at Uravan
Wed 04 June 2025 14:17
(Sharecast News) - Metals One updated the market on initial fieldwork at its Uravan Uranium-Vanadium Project in Colorado on Wednesday, part of its phase one exploration programme in the United States. -
Abingdon Health president appointed to board of investee FOFH
Wed 04 June 2025 14:13
(Sharecast News) - Abingdon Health announced on Wednesday that it has deepened its strategic relationship with US-based diagnostics firm Find Out From Home (FOFH), appointing company president Chris Yates as a director of FOFH. -
Nexteq upbeat as ProDeck 24 wins industry award
Wed 04 June 2025 14:12
(Sharecast News) - Nexteq announced that its broadcast technology brand Densitron has won a Best of Show Award at the NAB Show 2025 in Las Vegas on Wednesday, for its new ProDeck 24 desktop control surface. -
Eco Atlantic gets 75pc working interest in offshore SA block
Wed 04 June 2025 13:59
(Sharecast News) - Eco Atlantic confirmed the formal transfer of a 75% working interest and operatorship in Block 1 offshore South Africa on Wednesday, strengthening its position in the highly prospective Orange Basin. -
Shuka Minerals gets interim go-ahead for Leopard acquisition
Wed 04 June 2025 13:31
(Sharecast News) - Shuka Minerals announced on Wednesday that it has received interim unconditional authorisation from Zambia's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) to proceed with its planned acquisition of Leopard Exploration and Mining
Small cap bulletins
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Tullow Oil enters MOU to extend Ghanaian licences
Wed 04 June 2025 09:44
(Sharecast News) - Exploration firm Tullow Oil revealed on Wednesday that it had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to extend the West Cape Three Points and Deep Water Tano licences to 2040. -
CAB Payments receives approval to operate representative office in New York
Wed 04 June 2025 09:05
(Sharecast News) - Payment processing and FX business CAB Payments said on Wednesday that its Crown Agents Bank subsidiary has received approvals from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the New York State Department of Financial Serv