British American Tobacco Share News (BATS)

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 breaches 8,000 point mark as pound falls

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 climbed past the 8,000 point mark for the first time on Wednesday, as confident afternoon trade in London defied a slow start from equities in New York.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks make headway ahead of US inflation reading

(Alliance News) - Stocks in Europe closed higher on Monday, starting the week on decent footing as a strong open in New York lifted the mood, though Tuesday's US inflation data may sour sentiment.

Director dealings: British American Tobacco director snaps up shares

(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco revealed on Monday that non-executive director Karen Guerra had acquired 3,300 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed cigarette maker.

IN BRIEF: British American Tobacco Non-Exec Guerra buys 3,300 shares

British American Tobacco PLC - London-based maker of cigarettes and vaping products - Non-Executive Director Karen Guerra buys 3,300 shares at GBP30.55 each, worth GBP100,815, in London on Friday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC cuts Severn Trent, likes National Grid

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

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: BoE chief lifts FTSE 100; Disney up in New York

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 hit another record high on Thursday as largely soothing words from the Bank of England governor lifted the mood, while equities in New York joined in on the action, with Walt Disney a star performer.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Standard Chartered takeover talks lift FTSE 100

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely higher at midday on Thursday, thanks to a strong set of results from drug maker AstraZeneca and renewed takeover talks for lender Standard Chartered.

CORRECT: British American Tobacco profit up in 2022, hikes dividend 6%

(Correcting the dividend declared.)

LONDON MARKET OPEN: BAT falls on sales miss; Entain hit by MGM remark

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Thursday, as investors digested a mixed set of UK company earnings.

TOP NEWS: British American Tobacco profit up in 2022 amid challenges

(Alliance News) - British American Tobacco PLC on Thursday reported a marginal rise in profit for 2022 as the cigarette maker navigated an "increasingly challenging" economic environment, but it noted that momentum in New Category was "strong".

LONDON BRIEFING: AstraZeneca swings to profit; Unilever volumes fall

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called to open higher on Thursday, as investors in Europe kept their cool, despite hawkish US central bankers and a weak finish on Wall Street.

British American Tobacco posts jump in full-year sales led by New Category products

(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco posted a big increase in full-year sales and profits with the former driven by its New category products and foreign exchange tailwinds.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs cuts Standard Chartered

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

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Pre-Fed nerves and IMF outlook weigh on stocks

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were in the red at the close on Tuesday as investors digested a gloomy forecast for the UK economy and looked nervously ahead to a trio of interest rate decisions on Wednesday and Thursday.