Aviva Share News (AV.)

FTSE 100 in sight of record high as financial stocks gain

Ocado rises ahead of results

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: SocGen raises Severn Trent to 'buy'

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

European shares rise on bets of easing rate hikes; Direct Line plunges

LVMH up after management reshuffle

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Europe buoyant amid hope US inflation has peaked

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London hit another multi-year high on Wednesday, as investors grew increasingly confident on the day before of a key US inflation reading.

British motor insurers slide as Direct Line axes dividend

LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Shares in Direct Line lost more than a quarter of their value on Wednesday after the British motor and home insurer unexpectedly scrapped its 2022 final dividend, with stocks in rivals Admiral and Aviva also falling sharply.

Consumer stocks drag FTSE 100 to first day in losses in 2023

FTSE 100 down 0.4%, FTSE 250 off 0.5%

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies likes Inchcape; HSBC cuts Clarkson

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

TRADING UPDATES: Equals buys Roqqett; Aviva reappoints DWF

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

FTSE 100 ends first trading day of 2023 on upbeat note

FTSE 100 up 1.4%, FTSE 250 adds 1.5%

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs likes Big Yellow, Great Portland

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

UK stocks close down ahead of Fed decision

FTSE 100 down 0.1%, FTSE 250 off 0.3%

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London stocks echo Wall St cheer on cooling U.S. inflation

Synthomer Plc tops FTSE 250

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Oddo BHF and Deutsche Bank cut easyJet

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

Coats trustee buys GBP350 million bulk annuity policy from Aviva

(Alliance News) - Coats Group PLC on Tuesday said that the trustee of its UK pension scheme purchased GBP350 million bulk annuity policy from Insurer and wealth manager Aviva PLC, helping Coats to reduce its deficit.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Lloyds but raises Barclays

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