British American Tobacco Share News (BATS)

Durex maker Reckitt announces surprise CEO departure

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Reckitt Benckiser Chief Executive Laxman Narasimhan will step down at the end of September after three years in the role, the company said on Thursday, taking investors by surprise and sending its share price down sharply.

TOP NEWS: Reckitt shares down 5% as CEO leaves to take job in US

(Alliance News) - Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC on Thursday said Chief Executive Officer Laxman Narasimhan is stepping down to relocate back to the US, and named former BAT chief Nicandro Durante to step into the role on an interim basis.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies downgrades Kingspan to 'hold'

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

LONDON BRIEFING: Bunzl raises guidance as gets inflation boost

(Alliance News) - London-based distribution firm Bunzl on Tuesday upped its margin guidance after strong first-half trading.

Sector movers: Defensives knocking at technical resistance's door

(Sharecast News) - Interest rate sensitive segments of the FTSE 3500 dragged the index lower at the end of the week, as investors digested a flurry of Fed speakers overnight whose overarching message appeared to be that interest rates would remain higher for longer, although there were slight variations as to just how high.

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Director dealings: British American Tobacco non-exec invests $0.12m

(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco was at the top of the list of director buys on Thursday, after a non-executive director bought more than $0.12m worth of shares.

Drinkers, smokers seek respite from gloom by trading up

LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - Soaring inflation has made life harder for most of the world - but some people are still smoking expensive cigarettes and doing shots of fancy tequila.

IN BRIEF: British American Tobacco director buys GBP150,000 in shares

British American Tobacco PLC - London-based maker of cigarettes and vaping products - Non-Executive Director Kandy Anand buys 3,605 American depositary shares at USD41.65, worth USD150,141, on Wednesday in New York.

Drinkers, smokers seek respite from gloom by trading up

LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - Soaring inflation has made life harder for most of the world - but some people are still smoking expensive cigarettes and doing shots of fancy tequila.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Bernstein ups Reckitt; Mitchells & Butlers cut

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

Lucky Strike maker BAT takes $1.2 bln hit from Russian exit

July 27 (Reuters) - British American Tobacco said on Wednesday it took a 957 million pound ($1.15 billion) impairment charge related to the transfer of its Russian business, pushing half-year earnings of the Lucky Strike cigarette maker 25% lower.

TOP NEWS: British American Tobacco interim profit slips as costs swell

(Alliance News) - British American Tobacco PLC on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in profit as a result of rising costs, with a boost from New Categories revenue proving too small to light up its interim performance.

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Lloyds Banking raises 2022 guidance

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are seen opening higher on Wednesday as investors prepare for an interest rate decision by the US Federal Reserve

BAT takes hit of almost £1bn from Russia exit

(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco said on Wednesday it had £957m hit from the transfer of its Russian business after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February.