ASOS Share News (ASC)

CORRECT: Softcat hires ASOS CFO Katy Mecklenburgh, to join by mid-June

(Clarifying that Mecklenburgh will become CFO on August 1.)

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks mixed with eyes on US data; dollar weaker

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were mixed at the open on Friday ahead of the release of a key gauge of US economic health, the non-farm payrolls report, which many expect to influence the size of the Federal Reserve's next interest rate hike at its next meeting this month.

Softcat hires ASOS CFO Katy Mecklenburgh, to join by mid-June

(Alliance News) - Softcat PLC on Friday announced that it has appointed current Asos PLC interim chief financial officer Katy Mecklenburgh as its new CFO from June next year.

LONDON BRIEFING: Asos interim CFO departs; Safestore enters Germany

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open marginally lower on Friday, ahead of US non-farm payrolls later in the day, a piece of data expected to loom large for the US Federal Reserve at its December meeting.

Softcat poaches Asos CFO Kathryn Mecklenburgh

(Sharecast News) - IT infrastructure provider Softcat said on Friday that it has appointed Dr Kathryn Mecklenburgh - the current interim chief financial officer of online fashion retailer Asos - as its new CFO.

Credit Suisse downgrades Asos to 'neutral'

(Sharecast News) - Credit Suisse downgraded Asos on Wednesday to 'neutral' from 'outperform' and slashed the price target to 660p from 1,250p as it argued that the operating initiatives highlighted at the full-year results are insufficient to drive a material change to the company's challenges.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays starts Rolls-Royce with 'overweight'

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

UK budget fashion chain Primark to invest 140 mln stg in stores

LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - British fashion chain Primark set out plans to invest 140 million pounds ($169 million) in its UK store estate over the next two years, betting on its rock-bottom prices luring customers as the country grapples with a cost-of-living crisis.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Credit Suisse cuts Ferrexpo to 'neutral'

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

Retailer Frasers ups interest in designer Hugo Boss to 34% from 33%

(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC has increased its interest in German fashion designer Hugo Boss AG by 1.5 percentage points, according to a company statement on Friday.

Britain's Next sticks to outlook after quarterly sales rise

Q3 full price sales up 0.4%

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Eyes on BoE decision; NatWest drags down FTSE 100

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London closed in the red on Friday, but clung on for week gains, as interest rate decisions from the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve move into focus.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Canaccord raises Hargreaves Lansdown to 'buy'

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

British mid-cap stocks close at one-month high on Sunak-driven optimism

Mike Ashley's Frasers buys 5.1% stake in ASOS

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS ups Segro and SSE, down on National Grid

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