Astrazeneca Share News (AZN)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Diageo gets price target cuts; JPMorgan ups M&G

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

London close: Stocks gain as investors await Powell speech

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets were buoyant at the close of trading on Thursday, influenced by Chinese inflation data, a substantial influx of corporate news, and a speech from the Fed chair later in the global day.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE up despite higher for longer US rates fear

(Alliance News) - European equities were on the up on Thursday, despite lingering US interest rate worries and poor China data.

Lancashire Holdings declares special dividend after strong year so far

(Alliance News) - Lancashire Holdings Ltd on Thursday said it approved a capital return of up to USD169 million, and it reported rising gross premiums written for the year-to-date.

TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca ups guidance; inks licence deal for obesity drug

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday announced that it signed a contract for an obesity drug as it reported a higher pretax profit in the third quarter of 2023, boosted by cancer drug conjugate Enhertu.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 kicks off day with cautious gain

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 struggled for direction early Thursday, with a mixed slate of corporate updates, US interest rate worries and underwhelming China data preventing it from making more confident progress in early trade.

LONDON BRIEFING: AstraZeneca ups outlook but S4 Capital cuts

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set for another downbeat start to the day, with more hawkish comments from US central bankers and tepid data out of China doing little to lift the mood.

AstraZeneca hikes guidance after strong third quarter

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca released its financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023 on Thursday, hiking its full-year guidance on the back of a robust performance and momentum in several segments.

AstraZeneca plans next phase of trial on kidney drug combination data

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Friday touted results from a Phase IIb trial, which showed that a zibotentan and dapagliflozin combination demonstrated significant albuminuria reduction in patients with chronic kidney disease and proteinuria.

AstraZeneca's Lokelma lets kidney disease patients maintain therapy

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday celebrated results from an observational study, which showed that treating hyperkalaemia with the potassium binder, Lokelma, allows chronic kidney disease and heart failure patients to maintain RAASi therapy.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

AstraZeneca launches collaboration and investment deal with Cellectis

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Wednesday announced a new collaboration and investment agreement with clinical-stage biotechnology company Cellectis.

AstraZeneca invests $220m in French gene-editing group Cellectis

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca is to invest in French biopharma group Cellectis to use its gene-editing technologies to develop next-gen therapeutics in areas like oncology, immunology and rare diseases.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies cuts NatWest to underperform from buy

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

PRESS: Soriot commits to five more years as AstraZeneca CEO - Times

(Alliance News) - Pascal Soriot has committed to remaining as chief executive officer of AstraZeneca PLC for another five years, The Times reported on Wednesday.