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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks open in the red; pound holds on to gains

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Monday, while the pound remained strong ahead of the Bank of England's interest rate decision to come later in the week.

LONDON BRIEFING: FTSE 100 called higher ahead of EU data

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are set to open slightly higher on Monday, with key economic data from the EU due and the week also holding interest rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday and the Bank of England on Thursday.

Jefferies upgrades Centrica, Drax to 'buy'

(Sharecast News) - Jefferies upgraded Centrica and Drax on Monday to 'buy' from 'hold' as it pointed to strong free cash flow generation and resilient balance sheets.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Eyes on BoE decision; NatWest drags down FTSE 100

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London closed in the red on Friday, but clung on for week gains, as interest rate decisions from the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve move into focus.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks stage fight back but still face pressure

(Alliance News) - Stocks in Europe were attempting to reclaim some positivity in midday trade on Friday, while it remained a bleak picture on Wall Street after Amazon became the latest tech firm to upset investors.

TOP NEWS: Centrica reopens Rough gas storage facility at 20% capacity

(Alliance News) - Centrica PLC on Friday announced the reopening of the Rough natural gas storage facility off the east coast of England after completing "significant engineering upgrades" over the summer.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS ups Segro and SSE, down on National Grid

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

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Hunt's mini-budget reversal sends sterling higher

(Alliance News) - It was a bright start to the week for stocks in Europe, but London's FTSE 100 was unable to keep pace with its counterparts on the continent despite a strong session from housebuilders and utilities.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE, pound, bond prices climb after tax U-turn

(Alliance News) - UK securities and sterling were on the up at midday on Monday, after new UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that "almost all" of tax cuts announced in last month's mini-budget have been reversed.

Energy firms rally as Hunt scales back support package

(Sharecast News) - Energy firms rallied on Monday as chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in his emergency statement that energy support in the form of a freeze on bills will be reviewed in April.

Britain plans 'de-facto windfall tax' on low-carbon energy producers

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Britain has set out plans for a temporary revenue cap on low-carbon electricity generators, which the industry said was a "de-facto windfall tax" on renewable energy producers.

UK moves to cap revenues of low-carbon energy producers

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Britain set out plans for a temporary revenue limit on low-carbon electricity generators on Tuesday, which the government said had the potential to save billions of pounds for consumers.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Numis cuts Kingfisher but raises Next

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

FTSE 100 falls as bonds selloff, geopolitical tensions weigh

Power stocks hit by report of price cap

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Ministers pressing ahead with renewable energy windfall tax - report

(Sharecast News) - UK ministers are reportedly pressing ahead with plans to cap prices at renewable energy generators, after talks failed to persuade them to voluntarily fix contracts well below the current wholesale rates.