AJ Bell Share News (AJB)

London close: Stocks rise as US payrolls come in weaker

(Sharecast News) - London markets closed positively on Friday, as investors digested slower-than-expected payrolls growth in the US, while Anglo American jumped amid anticipation of a potential bidding war for the mining giant.

Jefferies downgrades AJ Bell after share price rally

(Sharecast News) - Jefferies downgraded its stance on AJ Bell on Friday to 'hold' from 'buy' after a circa 30% rally in the shares this year.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies cuts AJ Bell; Deutsche likes ConvaTec

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank likes TP ICAP but says sell CMC

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

UK's FTSE 100 slips ahead of Fed outcome, energy stocks weigh

FTSE 100 down 0.3%, FTSE 250 off 0.2%

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS double upgrades AJ Bell to 'buy'

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Peel Hunt starts NatWest and Barclays at 'buy'

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

AJ Bell reaches half a million customers as assets under management up

(Alliance News) - AJ Bell PLC on Thursday said customer numbers rose past half a million, as it reported "record" assets under management.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Europe up as overlooks New York tech sell-off

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 supported by some promising corporate updates.

AJ Bell upbeat on strong second-quarter performance

(Sharecast News) - Investment platform AJ Bell reported a robust performance across its platform business and AJ Bell Investments in a second quarter update on Thursday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan raises Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon

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

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

Sunday newspaper round-up: Stamp duty, Wind energy, Metro Bank

(Sharecast News) - Investment companies are calling on government to bin the stamp duty on share trading in order to revive the London stock market and the country's economy. The bosses at Abrdn, AJ Bell, Hargreaves Lansdown and Interactive Investor all told The Mail on Sunday that politicians must pledge to ditch the tax. According to Abrdn's Stephen Bird, the levy was unpatriotic and economically destructive. Removing it might be the single biggest boost to UK share ownership, he said. - The Financial Mail on Sunday

IN BRIEF: AJ Bell Director Turner sells GBP84,000 worth of shares

AJ Bell PLC - Manchester, England-based investment platform operator - Non-Executive Director Simon Turner sells 27,267 shares at average GBP3.08 each on Monday for a total of GBP84,007.

AJ Bell founder tapped for Applied Nutrition chairman role

(Sharecast News) - AJ Bell founder Andy Bell has been appointed chairman of Applied Nutrition, a rapidly growing sports nutrition, health, and wellness brand based in Liverpool, it was reported on Tuesday.