Close Bros Share News (CBG)

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks rise as poor UK data puts eyes on BoE

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Thursday, following a tepid UK economic reading which could put the pressure on the Bank of England to consider cutting interest rates.

Close Brothers scraps dividend, shares plunge

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Close Brothers tumbled on Thursday after the financial services group scrapped its dividend amid a regulator probe into car financing.

TOP NEWS: Close Brothers axes payout as warns FCA motor finance probe

(Alliance News) - Close Brothers Group PLC on Thursday warned on its dividend, sending its stock crashing, as it prepares to count the cost of a UK probe into motor finance.

LONDON BRIEFING: Relx optimistic; BHP to book USD6 billion hit

(Alliance News) - Equity prices in London are called to open higher on Thursday, overlooking a poor reading of the UK economy and clinging onto Bank of England interest rate optimism following Wednesday's softer-than-expected inflation reading.

JPMorgan Global Growth & Income launches share offer at premium

(Alliance News) - JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC on Tuesday announced plans for an equity raise at a premium to net asset value, saying the offer was prompted by an approach by an unnamed "large wealth manager" interested in buying its shares.

London close: Stocks mixed as US payrolls come in red-hot

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed with mixed results on Friday, as investors were confronted by an unexpectedly strong US labour market as revealed in the latest US non-farm payrolls report.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays raises easyJet and Wizz Air

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC cuts Compass; Berenberg lowers Victrex

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

CORRECT (Jan 18): UK earnings, trading statements calendar

Please note that Close Brothers Group PLC was not scheduled to release a trading statement on Friday 19 January. This calendar entry was in error.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Sluggish stocks slip back in absence of US spur

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were marked lower on Monday with the lack of direction from Wall Street, with US markets closed, adding to the subdued mood.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Shore cuts Sage; Barclays raises NatWest

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

Close Brothers Winterflood arm but by weaker "investor appetite"

(Alliance News) - Close Brothers Group PLC on Thursday reported a mixed first-quarter of its financial year, with a creditable performance in its banking business, though it is grappling with "unfavourable" conditions in its market-facing arm.

Close Brothers' Winterflood unit continues to struggle in Q3

(Sharecast News) - Merchant banking group Close Brothers said on Thursday that its Winterflood financial planning and investment service unit has continued to struggle amid considerable headwinds in the equity trading market.