British American Tobacco Share News (BATS)

UK shares slide after BoE rate hike; ASOS slumps

June 16 (Reuters) - London stock indexes fell on Thursday after the Bank of England raised interest rates by an expected quarter percentage point, while a profit warning by online fashion retailer ASOS hit the retail sector.

Canada, in a world first, proposes health warnings on individual cigarettes

OTTAWA, June 10 (Reuters) - Canada is proposing that written health warnings be printed on individual cigarettes, the first country in the world to do so, a federal minister said on Friday.

Age to buy cigarettes in England should rise every year, review says

LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - The legal age of sale for cigarettes in England should be raised by one year every year until eventually no one can buy tobacco products, a government-commissioned review said on Thursday.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: ECB to chart course for interest rate 'lift-off'

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Thursday, ahead of a policy announcement by the European Central Bank in which the Frankfurt-based institution is expected to lay the groundwork for policy tightening.

UK to consider smoking recommendations, publish its own plan in due course

LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - The British government will consider the recommendations of a report into smoking and publish its own plan in due course, health minister Sajid Javid said in a written statement to parliament.

TOP NEWS: British American Tobacco keeps guidance; industry to shrink

(Alliance News) - British American Tobacco PLC on Thursday maintained its annual revenue guidance but expects global tobacco industry volumes to shrink in 2022.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: CMC Markets sinks after slashing dividend

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Thursday as China continues to grapple with Covid-19 outbreaks, while CMC Markets fell sharply after cutting its dividend.

LONDON BRIEFING: BAT says global tobacco industry to shrink 3% in 2022

(Alliance News) - British American Tobacco on Thursday said its transformation continues at pace, with strong revenue and volume growth in all three New Categories driving share gains across key markets.

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: CMC Markets slashes payout as profit plunges

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are seen opening lower on Thursday as investors look ahead to an interest rate decision from the European Central Bank at 1245 BST.

BAT's transformation continues 'at pace', reiterates FY revenue outlook

(Sharecast News) - Tobacco and nicotine products manufacturer British American Tobacco said on Thursday that its transformation was continuing "at pace", with strong revenue and volume growth driving market share gains.

Thursday preview: British American Tobacco in the spotlight

(Sharecast News) - All eyes on Thursday will be on the European Central Bank's monetary policy decision.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies says buy Anglo, Rio and South32

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

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

Tuesday preview: Leadership vote, British American Tobacco in the spotlight

(Sharecast News) - All eyes on Tuesday will be on the result of the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Mexican regulator fines Spain's Iberdrola unit $466 mln

MEXICO CITY, May 27 (Reuters) - Mexico's energy regulator fined a unit of Spain's Iberdrola 9.15 billion pesos ($466.4 million), arguing they violated a so-called self-supply power generation permit by selling electricity to their partners, according to a regulatory filing.