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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies raises Berkeley; Stifel cuts Ithaca
3 Dec 2025

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies raises Berkeley; Stifel cuts Ithaca

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday:

easyJet + 29 more shares
LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 lags Europe as J Sainsbury weighs
3 Dec 2025

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 lags Europe as J Sainsbury weighs

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened largely flat on Wednesday and lagged a rally in Europe, as J Sainsbury was hit after the Qatari sovere...

HSBC Holdings + 9 more shares
Smiths Group plans further investor returns after Detection unit sale
3 Dec 2025

Smiths Group plans further investor returns after Detection unit sale

(Alliance News) - Smiths Group PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to sell Smiths Detection to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners PLC at an enterpr...

IN BRIEF: Weir confirms 2025 guidance ahead of capital markets event
3 Dec 2025

IN BRIEF: Weir confirms 2025 guidance ahead of capital markets event

Weir Group PLC - Glasgow-based engineering for mining and infrastructure - Hosts capital markets event on Wednesday, during which it will present "how...

Smiths Group to sell baggage-screening unit to CVC for $2.65 billion
3 Dec 2025

Smiths Group to sell baggage-screening unit to CVC for $2.65 billion

To return 'large portion' of sale proceeds to shareholders *

Smiths Group + 2 more shares
LONDON BRIEFING: HSBC names new chair; Smiths sells Smiths Detection
3 Dec 2025

LONDON BRIEFING: HSBC names new chair; Smiths sells Smiths Detection

(Alliance News) - HSBC promotes its interim chair to the permanent position, Smiths Group agrees to sell Smiths Detection at an enterprise value of GB...

Berkeley Group + 14 more shares
Smiths Group to sell Detection business to CVC Capital in £2bn deal
3 Dec 2025

Smiths Group to sell Detection business to CVC Capital in £2bn deal

(Sharecast News) - Smiths Group said on Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its Detection business to CVC Capital Partners for an enterprise value of...

HSBC names Brendan Nelson chair
3 Dec 2025

HSBC names Brendan Nelson chair

(Sharecast News) - HSBC Holdings said on Wednesday that it has named former KPMG partner Brendan Nelson as group chair following a protracted search.

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 seen flat as HSBC names new chair
3 Dec 2025

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 seen flat as HSBC names new chair

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open marginally higher on Wednesday, after HSBC Holdings PLC promoted its interim chair to the permanent...

HSBC Holdings + 2 more shares
HSBC promotes Interim Chair Brendan Nelson to permanent chair
3 Dec 2025

HSBC promotes Interim Chair Brendan Nelson to permanent chair

(Alliance News) - Brendan Nelson has been appointed group chair of HSBC Holdings PLC, the banking firm said.

HSBC Holdings + 2 more shares
US vaccine committee's hepatitis B changes would be most consequential yet
2 Dec 2025

US vaccine committee's hepatitis B changes would be most consequential yet

*CDC advisory committee to meet Thursday and Friday

Merck + 2 more shares
IN BRIEF: WPP hails "robust" demand for oversubscribed bond issue
2 Dec 2025

IN BRIEF: WPP hails "robust" demand for oversubscribed bond issue

WPP PLC - London-based advertising agency - Successfully prices a EUR1.00 billion 5.5-year senior unsecured fixed-rate RegS bond issuance. The bonds w...

Qatar cuts Sainsbury's stake to end near two-decade reign as top shareholder
2 Dec 2025

Qatar cuts Sainsbury's stake to end near two-decade reign as top shareholder

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Qatar's sovereign wealth fund plans to reduce its stake in Britain's second-largest supermarket group Sainsbury's by nearly 4%, a ...

Qatar Holding to offload around GBP272 million stake in J Sainsbury
2 Dec 2025

Qatar Holding to offload around GBP272 million stake in J Sainsbury

(Alliance News) - Qatar Holding LLC on Tuesday said it plans to sell around GBP272 million worth shares in London-based grocer J Sainsbury PLC.

Qatar's wealth fund to cut down stake in British supermarket chain Sainsbury's
2 Dec 2025

Qatar's wealth fund to cut down stake in British supermarket chain Sainsbury's

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Qatar's sovereign wealth fund plans to cut down its stake in Britain’s second-largest supermarket group Sainsbury's by offering abou...