Balfour Beatty Share News (BBY)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Kepler Cheuvreux likes Diageo; BofA lifts Man

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

REPEAT: LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 in green as UK economy rebounds

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 in green as UK economy rebounds

(Alliance News) - can you change lede to: European stocks closed mostly higher on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 driven higher by hopes that the UK recession is already over.

London close: Stocks mixed as UK economy returns to growth

(Sharecast News) - London markets finished with a mixed performance on Wednesday, following a surge on Tuesday, with investors buoyed by news of the UK economy's return to growth in January.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Rising pound keeps lid on FTSE 100 but peers up

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 tread water heading into Wednesday afternoon, though peers in Frankfurt and Paris traded more confidently following some well-received updates from the likes of electric utility E.ON and banking firm BNP Paribas.

Balfour Beatty rallies as it lifts dividend, announces £100m buyback

(Sharecast News) - Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty surged on Wednesday despite posting a drop in full-year profit, as it lifted its dividend, announced a £100m share buyback and struck an optimistic note on the outlook.

TOP NEWS: Cheery Balfour Beatty lifts dividend and launches buyback

(Alliance News) - Construction firm Balfour Beatty PLC on Wednesday launched a new share buyback and predicted a brighter financial future after profit fell in 2023.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 slips but CAC and DAX hit record highs

(Alliance News) - European equities kicked off Wednesday largely on the front foot, picking up the baton after US stocks resumed an "inexorable march" on Tuesday, after shaking off a hot US inflation reading.

LONDON BRIEFING: Balfour Beatty announces buyback; 4imprint ups payout

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set to move higher, after data showed the UK economy kicked off the new year with gross domestic product growth, and as investors digest Tuesday's US inflation data.

Wednesday preview: UK GDP, Balfour Beatty in the spotlight

(Sharecast News) - Financial markets' attention in the middle of the week will be on a reading for UK gross domestic product during the month of January.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays cuts Next; JPMorgan raises easyJet

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan raises Admiral Group to 'neutral'

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

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: London stocks make largely soft start to 2024

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mostly lower at midday on Tuesday in a slow start to the new year, reacting to the UK manufacturing sector finishing a tricky 2023 with a further contraction in December.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: New Year begins largely green amid slew of PMIs

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly up on Tuesday, the first day of trading in 2024, reacting to slightly improved factory activity in China, with more manufacturing PMIs from major economies due.