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NEXT PLC Share Price Rallied 5.84% on the Latest Trading Update

The NEXT plc (LON: NXT) share price rallied 5.84% after releasing its latest trading update. The British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer noted that full-price sales over the nine weeks ending on 30

Next plc store
Simon Mugo
JD Sports Share Price Plunged 20.5% on the Peak Season Update

The JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON: JD) share price plunged by 20.5% after sharing its trading performance for the peak season. Over the 22 weeks ending on 30 December 2023, the group reported a constant currency organic revenue

JD Sports store
Simon Mugo
The Boohoo Share Price Starts the Year Off on a Negative Footing

The Boohoo Group PLC (LON: BOO) share price has fallen 6.62% in the first two trading days of the year amid negative sentiment towards the fast fashion company. However, the question remains: can Boohoo turn around its fortun

Boohoo store
Simon Mugo
AstraZeneca Shares Fell Slightly on the $11M Milestone Payment

The AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) share price fell slightly after announcing that it had made an $11 million milestone payment to C4X Discovery Holdings plc, listed on the AIM market. The biotech firm has innovative approaches i

AstraZeneca Office
Simon Mugo
Wizz Air Share Price Fell 2.28% on December Passenger Numbers

Wizz Air Holdings PLC (LON: WIZZ) share price fell a maximum of 2.28% after releasing its December 2023 statistics for passenger count and CO2 emissions. The data revealed a significant passenger increase of 18.8% from Decemb

Wizz Air plane
Simon Mugo
Entain Share Price Rose 2.5% on Board Appointment. What Next?

The Entain PLC (LON: ENT) share price rose 2.54% after announcing that it had immediately appointed Ricky Sandler as a Non-Executive Director. Ricky Sandler is the global investment management firm's founder, CEO, and Chief I

Entain Division Ladbrokes
Simon Mugo
Ceres Power Share Price Starts the Year Down but Within a Range

The Ceres Power Holdings plc (LON: CWR) share price was trading down a maximum of 5.85% but was still within a tight trading range that started in early December 2023. The company’s share price fell to start trading within th

Ceres Power Doosan
Simon Mugo
Diversified Energy Share Price Rose 6.16% on Closing Asset Sale

The Diversified Energy Company PLC (LON: DEC) share price rose 6.16% after announcing the successful completion of a noteworthy deal, allowing the company to extract additional value from its existing assets. The transaction

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Simon Mugo
Royal Mail (IDS) Shares Rallied 13.7% in a Month. What’s Next?

The Royal Mail share price, also known as International Distributions Services PLC (LON: IDS), has risen 13.68% in the past month, driven by positive investor sentiment towards the parcels and letters delivery firm during the

Royal Mail delivery
Simon Mugo
Balfour Beatty Share Price Edged 1.15% on Share Buyback Plans

The Balfour Beatty plc (LON: BBY) share price edged up 1.15% after announcing that it had appointed its corporate brokers to buy back shares on its behalf for an aggregate amount of £50 million for the first tranche of its sh

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Simon Mugo
UK House Prices Fall 1.8% in 2023, a Rapid Rebound ‘Appears Unlikely’

UK house prices dipped 1.8% in 2023, the latest data from the Nationwide House Price Index revealed on Friday, while month-on-month they remained flat.

Sam Boughedda
Boxing Day Footfall Rises, But Analyst Sees Risks For ABF

According to data from MRI Software, London contributed to the rise in the number of shoppers visiting UK high streets on Boxing Day, with the overall number also increasing year-on-year, boosting the prospects for listed ret

Shopper shopping with a smart phone
Sam Boughedda
Hg Capital Trust Shares Rise After Agreeing to Sell Partial Stake in IRIS Software to Private Equity Firm

London-listed Hg Capital Trust's (LON: HGT) shares are up over 2% Wednesday after it announced the partial sale of Iris Software Group in a press release.

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Sam Boughedda
AstraZeneca Bolsters Cell Therapy Pipeline with $1.2 Billion Gracell Acquisition

AstraZeneca (LON: AZN) announced an agreement to acquire Gracell Biotechnologies (NASDAQ: GRCL), a clinical-stage cell therapy company, for up to $1.2 billion on Wednesday, further strengthening its ambitions in the field of

AstraZeneca Office
Sam Boughedda
Enquest Share Price Surged 17.3% on a Stake Sale to RockRose

The Enquest Plc (LON: ENQ) share price surged 17.3% after successfully negotiating a deal with RockRose UKCS 10 Ltd, a subsidiary of Viaro Energy, regarding a partial divestment in two of its critical assets in the UK North S

Enquest staff
Simon Mugo
AstraZeneca Shares Dropped 1.35% Despite Wainua’s FDA Approval

The AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) share price dropped 1.35% despite the US FDA approving Ionis Pharmaceuticals' novel treatment, Wainua (eplontersen), designed to address the polyneuropathy associated with hereditary transthyret

AstraZeneca Office
Simon Mugo
HSBC Share Price Rose Briefly on Canadian Division Sale Update

The HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) share price rose 0.68% after issuing an update on the sale of its Canadian division. On 29th November 2022, the global banking giant HSBC Holdings plc announced its strategic divestitures, sp

HSBC building
Simon Mugo
IP Group Shares Fell Slightly on the Latest Funding Round Update

The IP Group Plc (LON: IPO) share price fell slightly after announcing its participation in the latest follow-on funding round by one of its top 20 portfolio companies. This strategic move is expected to yield substantial gai

IP Group office
Simon Mugo
Hipgnosis Songs Share Price Was Rangebound After Its H1 Results

The Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd (LON: SONG) share price traded sideways after its interim financial results were released for the six months ended 30 September 2023. The Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited offers investors exposure to

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Simon Mugo
Capital Ltd’s Shares Spiked Up 11.8% on the NGM Contract Award

The Capital Ltd (LON: CAPD) share price spiked up 11.8% after its subsidiary, MASLABS, a leading provider of geochemical laboratory services in the exploration and mining industries, announced the completion of a significant

Capital Ltd
Simon Mugo
Forward Partners’ Share Price Rose 4.1% on Scheme Documents

The Forward Partners Group PLC (LON: FWD) share price rose 4.07% after announcing that it had published a circular concerning the Scheme (the "Scheme Document"), which includes the Proxy Forms for the upcoming Court Meeting a

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Simon Mugo
Restaurant Group (TRG) Shares Stopped Trading on the LSE Today

The Restaurant Group PLC (LON: RTN) shares stopped trading on the London Stock Exchange today after the scheme of arrangement announced by TRG and Bidco on October 12, 2023, came into effect after the Court of Session in Edin

Restaurant Group stores
Simon Mugo
Puretech Health (PRTC) Shares Climbed 5.2% on Year-End Update

The Puretech Health PLC (PRTC) share price climbed 5.16% after releasing its year-end update and outlook for 2024. The company shared an overview of the significant strides made in its Wholly Owned Programs and Founded Entiti

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