Ashtead Group Share News (AHT)

Analysts pleased with Ashtead's direction as US arm drives results

(Alliance News) - Analysts were pleased with Ashtead Group PLC's results on Tuesday, as the company looks ahead to "US mega projects" in the year ahead.

Less is more? UK wage growth tops forecasts

STOXX Europe 600 up 0.5%

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Cenbank and data won't settle soft-landing debate-UBS

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: UK jobs and pay raise expectations of rate hike

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Tuesday morning after a surprise dip in the UK unemployment rate and pick-up in pay growth helped cement expectations of another interest rate hike by the Bank of England next week.

TOP NEWS: Ashtead annual profit and revenue outperform expectations

(Alliance News) - Ashtead Group PLC on Tuesday announced higher profit and revenue for what it called a "record performance" in the financial year ended April 30, boosted by rental income in the US and Canada.

LONDON BRIEFING: Higher call after surprise fall in UK unemployment

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were set to open higher on Tuesday, after the unemployment rate in the UK unexpectedly declined in the three months to April and pay growth sped up.

Ashtead hails record full year amid 'robust' end markets

(Sharecast News) - Equipment rental firm Ashtead hailed a record full-year performance on Tuesday amid "robust" end markets and a strong performance across all geographies.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks up and dollar boosted by hawkish Fed bets

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 ended higher on Thursday, continuing a slightly up-and-down week, helped by a weaker pound, as a rally in the dollar on an unwinding of doveish Federal Reserve bets continuing.

Ashtead kicks off fresh $500m share buyback programme

(Sharecast News) - Equipment rental company Ashtead Group announced the launch of a new share buyback programme on Tuesday, worth up to $500m.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 250 shines but large-caps tepid on Fed bets

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed off sessions highs after listless afternoon trading on Monday, though the FTSE 250 was given some impetus from M&A moves.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks in the green as US inflation rate cools

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London closed higher on Wednesday as the US inflation rate continued to cool, providing investors with some hope that the cycle of rate hikes may soon be at an end.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC cuts NCC; Exane BNP cuts Man Group

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Liberum cuts National Express to 'sell'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies cuts John Wood to 'hold' from 'buy'

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