Aviva Share News (AV.)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman likes Relx; Jefferies likes Aviva

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

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IN BRIEF: Aviva Company Secretary Cooper sells GBP390,000 in shares

Aviva PLC - London-based insurer - General Counsel & Company Secretary Kirstine Cooper sells 100,000 shares at GBP3.92 each, worth GBP392,284, in London on Monday.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks suffer on US government shutdown fear

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 outperformed on a day of wider risk aversion for global markets, with US government shutdown fears keeping a lid on enthusiasm.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC likes Bellway, Redrow among housebuilders

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

LONDON BRIEFING: PZ Cussons profit drops; Smiths Group profit triples

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open in the red on Tuesday as concerns around the world's two largest economies weighed on market mood.

IN BRIEF: Aviva Chair George Culmer buys GBP440,000 in shares

Aviva PLC - London-based insurer - Chair George Culmer buys 110,675 shares at GBP3.96, worth GBP437,799, in London on Monday.

TOP NEWS: Aviva buys AIG's UK protection business for GBP460 million

(Alliance News) - Aviva PLC on Monday announced the acquisition of AIG Life from Corebridge Financial, a subsidiary of American International Group, for GBP460 million.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks red as worries for Chinese economy reignite

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Monday as fresh concerns for the ailing Chinese property sector knocked investor confidence at the start of a new week.

LONDON BRIEFING: Stocks seen lower; Aviva buys AIG's UK protection arm

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were set to open lower on Monday as investors eyed fresh concerns for the already fragile Chinese property sector.

Aviva buys AIG's UK protection business for £460m

(Sharecast News) - British insurer Aviva on Monday said it had bought AIG's UK protection business for £460m.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 picks up on hopes BoE rates have peaked

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London mostly picked up at midday Friday, after investors shook off the steep falls suffered on Wall Street.

IN BRIEF: Watchstone interim loss widens on costs of claim against PwC

Watchstone Group PLC - former insurance software provider originally called Quindell; now cash shell pursuing litigation claims - Pretax loss widens to GBP6.0 million in six months that ended June 30 from GBP2.1 million a year before. Has no revenue, so loss is due to higher administrative expenses. These primarily are legal costs, including GBP4.9 million for Watchstone's claim against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The High Court dismissed Watchstone's claim, and while it seeks permission to appeal, Watchstone must pay PwC's legal costs, as well as its own. Other outstanding claims are against Aviva Canada, part of Aviva PLC, and against UK tax collector HMRC over the recovery of historic VAT. "We remain focussed on realising the group's remaining litigation assets as efficiently as possible and are confident of returning further cash sums to shareholders in due course," Watchstone says.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 tips into red as UK economy shrinks

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 dipped into the red at the close on Wednesday, weighed down by news that the UK economy shrank more than expected in July, just one week before the Bank of England's next interest rate decision.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks down as investors wait for US inflation

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday Wednesday as investors eyed a key US inflation reading later in the day, ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision next week.