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Auto Trader’s Share Price Surged 8.3% on Its Upbeat H1 Profits

The Auto Trader Group PLC (LON: AUTO) share price surged 8.3% after releasing its half-year results for the six months to 30 September 2023. The company operates the UK's largest automotive marketplace and noted that its core

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AstraZeneca Share Price Edged 3.6% Higher on Nine-Month Results

The AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) share price edged 3.6% higher after releasing its nine months and the third quarter of its fiscal year. The company reported robust financial performance during the first nine months of the year

AstraZeneca Office
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National Grid Share Price Rose 2.9% Despite Its Weak H1 Results

The National Grid plc (LON: NG) share price rose 2.94% after announcing its half-year results for the period ended 30 September 2023. The company reported a solid underlying operating profit of £1.8 billion, which met its exp

National Grid
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Taylor Wimpey’s Shares Rose 3.75% on H1 Update, FY Guidance

The Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW) share price rose 3.75% after releasing its half-year trading statement for the period up to 5 November 2023. The UK home building company reported that in the second half of the year, its net p

Taylor Wimpey house building
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Wizz Air Share Price Plunged 7.33% Despite Record H1 ’24 Profits

The Wizz Air Holdings PLC (LON:  WIZZ) share price plunged 7.33% after the budget airline released the half-year earnings results (six months) ended 30 September 2023. The company reported a profit of €400.7 million for the p

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JD Wetherspoon (JDW) Share Price Rose 2.72% on Q1’24 Results

The J D Wetherspoon plc (LON: JDW) share price rose 2.72% after releasing a trading update for the 14 weeks to November 5, 2023, its fiscal Q1. The company noted that like-for-like (LFL) sales during the first 14 weeks of the

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Hiscox Share Price Edged 2.56% Higher on Upbeat Q3 Premiums

The Hiscox Ltd (LON: HSX) share price edged 2.56% higher after releasing its earnings results for the nine months to 30 September 2023. The company noted that Group insurance contract written premiums (ICWP) have demonstrated

Hiscox Group Office
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ITV Share Price Dropped 7.51% As Its Digital Revenues Soared

The ITV plc (LON: ITV) share price dropped 7.51% after releasing its earnings results for the nine months to 30 September 2023. The company noted that its performance during the review period aligned with expectations as its

ITV
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Rolls Royce (RR) Share Price Rose 2.46% on an Analyst Upgrade

The Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON: RR) share price rose 2.46% after the company was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from “Equal Weight” to “Overweight”. The financial institution simultaneously revised its price target for the com

Rolls Royce engine
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Marks & Spencer (MKS) Share Price Gapped 11% on Its H1 Results

The  Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON: MKS) share price gapped 11% after releasing its half-year results for the 26 weeks ended 30 September 2023. The company reported that its Profit before tax and adjusting items had reache

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Hilton Foods’ (HFG) Share Price Rose 5.85% on Q3 Performance

The Hilton Food Group plc (LON: HFG) share price rose 5.85% after releasing its third-quarter results from 16 July 2023 to 29 October 2023. The company maintained its robust financial performance and demonstrated solid operat

Hilton Foods
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Direct Line (DLG) Share Price Jumped 8.5% on Q3 Trading Update

The Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (LON: DLG) share price jumped 8.54% after releasing its Q3 trading update. The company reported that its ongoing operations had seen a 4.9% increase in the total number of in-force policies

Direct Line Group
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Persimmon Shares Edged Up 5% Despite Weak Q3 Completions Data

The Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) share price edged 5.01% higher after releasing its Q3 trading update, where its performance was aligned with its expectations of delivering 9,500 homes this year. During the third quarter, the Gro

Persimmon Homes
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Associated British Foods (ABF) Shares Rallied 7.1% on FY23 Results

The Associated British Foods plc (LON: ABF) share price rallied 7.1% after releasing its financial results for the 52 weeks (financial year) ended 16 September 2023. The company reported a 16% increase in group revenues, whic

Associated British Foods (ABF) Ingredients
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Intercede Group (IGP) Shares Surged 15.2% on Contract Renewals

The Intercede Group plc (LON: IGP) share price surged 15.2% after announcing its recent contract and renewal orders, demonstrating its continued growth and commitment to bolstering its global presence.

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Vistry Share Price Rose 4.3% After Partnering With Sage and Leaf

The Vistry Group PLC (LON: VTY) share price rose 4.29% after announcing a significant milestone in its strategic plan to integrate its Housebuilding operations into its Partnerships business. The achievement comes as a substa

Vistry Group
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IWG Shares Edged 2.1% Higher As Q3 Sales Surged on High Demand

The IWG PLC (LON: IWG) edged 2.05% higher after releasing its third-quarter (Q3)  trading statement for the three months ended 30th September 2023. IWG is the global leader in hybrid workspace solutions and operates popular b

IWG Spaces
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Prudential Share Price Fell 2% As Nine-Month APE Revenues Rose

The Prudential plc (LON: PRU) share price fell 2% after the life insurance giant released its financial performance results for the nine months to 30 September 2023. The company noted that its annual premium equivalent (APE)

Prudential
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Ryanair Shares Surged 12.5% on Record Profits, Maiden Dividend

The Ryanair share price surged 12.5% after announcing that it had generated a robust half-year profit of €2.18 billion (£1.89 billion), representing a noteworthy increase compared to last year's first-half profit after tax (P

Ryanair plane
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Melrose Share Price Rose 4.84% on GKN-GE Aerospace Contract

The Melrose Industries PLC (LON: MRO) share price rose 4.84% after announcing that its GKN Aerospace Engines division has entered into a significant new partnership with GE Aerospace, a global leader in the aerospace engines

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Scottish Mortgage (SMT) Share Price Edged Lower on H1 Report

The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC (LON: SMT) share price edged lower after releasing its half-year report for the six months to 30 September 2023. The company’s interim report indicated that its portfolio companies,

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Wickes Group Share Price Rose 3.6% on Q3 Results, FY Guidance

The Wickes Group PLC (LON: WIX) share price rose 3.58% after releasing a trading update for the 13 weeks to 30 September 2023. The company noted that its balanced business model was still delivering and on track to meet its f

Wickes store front
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Smith & Nephew (SN) Shares Rally on Ratings Upgrade, Q3 Results

The Smith & Nephew plc (LON: SN) share price extended yesterday’s rally by edging 3.91% higher today, driven by yesterday’s upbeat Q3 earnings results. The company reported its Q3 financial results for the three months en

Smith & Nephew medical devices
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