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TOP NEWS: BP promises buybacks and hikes dividend despite profit fall

(Alliance News) - BP PLC on Tuesday reaffirmed it is sticking to its commitment to share buybacks despite reporting a profit decline amid a fall in oil prices.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: BP jumps after unveiling share buyback

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London opened higher on Tuesday, with oil major BP at the top of the index, thanks to its new share buyback programme.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

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.