British American Tobacco Share News (BATS)

BAT signs deal to sell Russia, Belarus businesses

(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco on Thursday said it had finally signed a deal to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses to a consortium led by local management.

IN BRIEF: BAT non-executive director buys GBP200,000 in shares

British American Tobacco PLC - London-based maker of cigarettes and vaping products - Non-Executive Director Karen Guerra buys a total of 7,950 shares across multiple transactions on Tuesday at varying prices. Total aggregate value is GBP200,162.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Redburn Atlantic starts Playtech at 'buy'

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

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Poor UK data, China woe, US rates worry hurt FTSE

(Alliance News) - Continued worries about the health of the Chinese economy, interest rate fears in the US and less-than-stellar UK retail sales weighed on the FTSE 100 on Friday, which is now in its longest losing streak since late June.

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: KBW cuts Aviva 'market perform'

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

Banks to fuel boom in UK Plc regular dividend payouts

MILAN, July 27 (Reuters) - A recovery in bank payouts is set to lift UK regular dividends by 6.1% to 88.9 billion pounds ($114.8 billion) in 2023 and make HSBC the biggest payer for the first time since 2008.

Reckitt, BAT stay the course on Russian business plans

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Household products group Reckitt and Lucky Strike maker British American Tobacco said on Wednesday they will stick to their existing plans on how to deal with their Russia businesses despite growing pressures to leave the country.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Trade muted; Rolls-Royce surges on higher guidance

(Alliance News) - Trading in London was muted on Wednesday morning, as investors eye a key interest rate decision from the US Federal Reserve.

TOP NEWS: BAT interim profit up 73% as New Categories make progress

(Alliance News) - British American Tobacco PLC on Wednesday reported strong interim profit, thanks to New Categories, robust performance in combustibles and cost reduction.

Non-combustibles drive resilient first half for BAT

(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco reported a resilient performance in its first-half results on Wednesday, maintaining its full-year guidance under a new chief executive.

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

TOP NEWS: Tesco picks Burberry and Tate & Lyle chair Murphy as chair

(Alliance News) - Tesco PLC on Monday named Gerry Murphy as its new chair from September 1.

Director dealings: BAT non-exec invests, LondonMetric directors cover tax bills

(Sharecast News) - Cigarette giant British American Tobacco was on the list of buys on Tuesday, after a non-executive director spent more than £40k on shares.

TOP NEWS: BAT makes transformation chief Vandermeulen new COO

(Alliance News) - British American Tobacco PLC on Monday announced a number of executive changes, including introducing a new chief operating officer role.