Balfour Beatty Share News (BBY)

TOP NEWS: Balfour Beatty lifts annual dividend 17% as profit surges

(Alliance News) - Balfour Beatty PLC on Wednesday reported improved annual results, with profit and revenue both up, and the builder said it has a "positive" outlook going forward.

Balfour Beatty announces £150m share buyback as profits rise

(Sharecast News) - Construction company Balfour Beatty posted a jump in full-year profit on Wednesday as it announced a £150m share buyback and hailed a "strong" operational and financial performance across the group.

LONDON BRIEFING: Prudential hails "resilient" 2022; Hyve backs offer

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open slightly higher on Wednesday, with focus on what UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has in store in his budget this afternoon.

Britain delays major rail project HS2 as costs soar again

LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it would delay building parts of a new high-speed railway linking London and northern England after the cost of the massive project, known as HS2, soared yet again.

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks higher with eyes on central banks

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London closed in the green on Monday as investors eyed a more-hawkish looking European Central Bank but remained upbeat on the hope the US Federal Reserve will slow its rate hikes.

TOP NEWS: Balfour wins GBP1 billion River Thames road connection pact

(Alliance News) - Balfour Beatty PLC has won a GBP1.2 billion contract from the UK's highways agency to dig a tunnel under the River Thames, providing more road connections in the South of England.

LONDON BRIEFING: Balfour Beatty wins GBP1 billion tunnel contract

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 index in London was set to open flat on Monday, failing to benefit from Wall Street's rally on Friday.

Balfour Beatty wins £1.2bn UK roads contract

(Sharecast News) - Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty said it had been awarded a £1.2bn contract by Britain's National Highways to deliver a package of works for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing.

IN BRIEF: Balfour Beatty set to launch GBP50 million share buyback

Balfour Beatty PLC - London-based infrastructure construction firm - Appoints its corporate brokers to manage the initial tranche of the 2023 share buyback programme announced last month. Balfour's corporate brokers are Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Numis Securities Ltd. The buyback, worth up to GBP50 million, will be completed before Balfour's annual general meeting on May 11. The maximum number of shares to be purchased is 21.3 million. Total cash returns for 2023, including dividends, will be "broadly similar" to 2022, it says.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Assura; BofA cuts Synthomer

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

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 lower as eyes turn to central banks

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Thursday, with markets in wait-and-see mode as investor focus became increasingly fixed on next week's central bank meetings.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 miners rise as China lifts Covid rules

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe were looking for direction at midday on Thursday, while mining stocks in London made gains as China eased its Covid curbs.

TOP NEWS: Balfour Beatty profit to beat forecast; revenue to grow 5%

(Alliance News) - Balfour Beatty PLC on Thursday said 2022 profit is expected to be ahead of expectations, following positive net interest income and the recognition of deferred tax assets reducing its tax charge for the year.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks shaky as recession fears deepen

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London made little progress on Thursday morning, amid fears for the global economy and despite a slew of local corporate updates.