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Share Price: 520.40
Bid: 521.20
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Change: -2.90 (-0.55%)
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Open: 526.00
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London pre-open: Positive start indicated

Mon, 20th Sep 2010 07:26

UK blue chips are expected to post modest gains early doors as Wall Street ended higher Friday.Futures prices indicate an initial gain of about 16 points for the FTSE 100, hoping to snap a three-day losing streak.BAE Systems has strengthened its position in the US counter-terrorism market with the acquisition of the consultancy division of American firm L-1 Identity Solutions. The UK weapons group will pay $296m in cash for the L-1 division, which comprises three firms SpecTal, Advanced Concepts and McClendon. The consideration will be funded from BAE Systems' existing cash resources. Global banking titan HSBC is to sell its wholesale banknotes business in Asia to United Overseas Bank (UOB). UOB is paying $15m in cash for the assets, with the transfer expected to take place in the final quarter of 2010.BP has finally capped the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, US officials said Sunday. "Additional regulatory steps will be undertaken but we can now state definitively that the Macondo Well poses no continuing threat to the Gulf of Mexico," US official Admiral Thad Allen said.Salamander Energy, the oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Asia, said the rig to be used on its Bontang PSC asset in Indonesia should arrive in the drilling area in the first week of October. The Hakuryu 5 semi-submersible rig has departed Singapore and is under tow en-route to the Bontang PSC, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Once it arrives it will be used to drill the Angklung-1 exploration prospect. WPP has strengthened its Asian business will the acquisition of a 51% stake in Singapore-based Comwerks, a full service digital agency with a big list of government and public sector clients. Comwerks Interactive, only eight years old, specializes in digital media and web 2.0 solutions and does work for the likes of eBay, Ministry of Law, Ministry of Manpower, National University of Singapore and People's Association.
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6 Feb 2024 07:47

LONDON BRIEFING: BP promises buyback despite drop in profit

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open higher, ahead of a slew of construction purchasing managers' index readings from the eurozone, the UK and Germany.

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6 Feb 2024 07:02

BP unveils $1.75bn buyback as 2023 profits halve on weaker oil price

(Sharecast News) - Shares in BP surged on Tuesday as the energy giant announced a $1.75bn share buyback despite a slump in annual profits as oil prices fell during 2023 from the spike caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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2 Feb 2024 17:12

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mixed as US jobs data dashes rate cut hope

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mixed, after hotter-than-expected US jobs data hit already precarious investor sentiment and all but ensured the Federal Reserve will not be cutting interest rates next month.

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2 Feb 2024 13:14

BP appoints Kate Thomson as its permanent finance chief

(Sharecast News) - BP announced the appointment of Kate Thomson as its new, permanent chief financial officer on Friday, effective immediately.

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2 Feb 2024 12:27

TOP NEWS: BP promotes Kate Thomson as permanent finance chief

(Alliance News) - BP PLC on Friday named Kate Thomson as its permanent chief financial officer, after being in the interim role since September.

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2 Feb 2024 12:09

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Airlines up but oil falls on Middle East talks

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday Friday, ahead of the afternoon's US jobs data, as earnings from tech behemoths overnight lifted investor morale.

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2 Feb 2024 08:54

LONDON MARKET OPEN: European stocks lifted on Wall Street's gains

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Friday, closing of a busy week of monetary policy decisions.

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1 Feb 2024 17:03

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks down on hawkish BoE interest rates hold

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed down on Thursday after the Bank of England left interest rates on hold in a split decision that was hawkish on expectations of rate cuts.

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1 Feb 2024 12:22

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: BoE keeps bank rate on hold in split decision

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 was on the up on Thursday afternoon after the Bank of England left interest rates on hold on Thursday, in a split decision.

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1 Feb 2024 10:06

New UK oil and gas exploration licences approved in the North Sea

(Alliance News) - The UK's oil and gas regulator has awarded 24 new exploration licences to 17 separate companies in a move that has been welcomed by a trade body but condemned by climate campaigners.

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1 Feb 2024 08:50

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shells begins USD3.5 billion buyback; eyes on BoE

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed, ahead of the Bank of England's first interest rate decision of the year.

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30 Jan 2024 15:28

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

Wednesday 31 January 
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLCFull Year Results
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust PLCFull Year Results
Ecora Resources PLCTrading Statement
GSK PLCFull Year Results
ITM Power PLCHalf Year Results
NWF Group PLCHalf Year Results
Thursday 1 February 
Airtel Africa PLCTrading Statement
AG Barr PLCTrading Statement
BT Group PLCTrading Statement
Cranswick PLCTrading Statement
Gem Diamonds LtdTrading Statement
Glencore PLCTrading Statement
JTC PLCTrading Statement
Rank Group PLCHalf Year Results
Shell PLCFull Year Results
TClarke PLCTrading Statement
Friday 2 February 
YouGov PLCTrading Statement
Monday 5 February 
Home REIT PLCTrading Statement
Porvair PLCFull Year Results
Trident Royalties PLCTrading Statement
Vodafone Group PLCTrading Statement
Tuesday 6 February 
Alumasc Group PLCHalf Year Results
BP PLCFull Year Results
Filtronic PLCHalf Year Results
Mattioli Woods PLCHalf Year Results
Renishaw PLCHalf Year Results
Virgin Money UK PLCTrading Statement
  
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29 Jan 2024 17:25

London close: Stocks turn weaker ahead of busy week for earnings

(Sharecast News) - London's stock market saw slight declines by the close on Monday, as investors turned their attention to a week filled with corporate earnings reports and central bank announcements.

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29 Jan 2024 17:02

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks slightly down pre US Fed, Bank of England

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mutedly lower on Monday, ahead of a busy week of interest rate decisions and economic data.

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29 Jan 2024 12:02

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 nudges higher ahead of rate decisions

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed going into Monday afternoon, ahead of a busy week of interest rate decisions and economic data.

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