Direct Line Share News (DLG)

IN BRIEF: Direct Line shareholders approve sale of business to RSA

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC - Bromley, England-based motor and home insurer - Confirms the sale of its brokered commercial insurance business lines to RSA Insurance Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intact Financial Corp, has been approved by shareholders at today's general meeting. Expects to receive the initial consideration within five business days, in accordance with the terms of the deal. Explains this will provide a significant uplift to the continuing group's pro-forma solvency capital ratio, and this uplift is expected to be around 45 percentage points.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Conflict worry and bond sell-off hurts stocks

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe were lower heading into Thursday afternoon, with the fear that tensions between Israel and its Middle Eastern neighbours could reach a boiling point.

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman likes Relx; Jefferies likes Aviva

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

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 picks up on hopes BoE rates have peaked

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London mostly picked up at midday Friday, after investors shook off the steep falls suffered on Wall Street.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks slip after central bank rate calls

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Friday, but managed to avoid the steep declines seen in New York, as investors mulled over an eventful week dominated by central bank decisions.

TOP NEWS: Croda picks Direct Line Chair Gray to be chair in new year

(Alliance News) - Croda International PLC on Friday said it has hired Danuta Gray as non-executive director and chair designate to succeed Anita Frew.

LONDON BRIEFING: CMA minded to approve new Microsoft/Activision deal

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are expected to edge into the red at Friday's market open, after a week dominated by central bank decisions.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Hawkish Fed hits risk appetite as BoE hurts pound

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe closed lower on Thursday as hawkish words from the Federal Reserve hit equities, while the FTSE 100 ended off morning lows but failed to cling onto the gains it made after the Bank of England stood pat on interest rates.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan ups Rio Tinto; Redburn likes Carnival

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

London close: Stocks mixed as weaker pound lifts FTSE 100

(Sharecast News) - London's stock market presented a mixed close on Thursday, with the bourse's top-flight index ending in positive territory, buoyed by a weakening pound.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 up, pound down as Bailey hints at peak

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday, with the FTSE 100 bouncing back after an initial decline on Thursday morning as investors took heart from dovish comments from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.

TOP NEWS: Direct Line interim loss widens; sells business to RSA

(Alliance News) - Direct Line Insurance Group PLC on Thursday reported a widened loss in the first half of 2023, as its net insurance margin turned to a loss, while it also announced the disposal of a business line.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Melrose shines on guidance; Synthomer sinks

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the red on Thursday, as concerns over oil prices, interest rates and weak Chinese data sapped risk appetite across global equities.

Direct Line losses widen as motor claim costs rise

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Direct Line Insurance Group surged on Thursday as the company slapped drivers with a 25% premium hike to improve operating profit next year while it also picked up £520m via the sale of its commercial lines business.