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PRESS: HSBC shareholder, Ping An, mulls options for stake — Bloomberg

(Alliance News) - Ping An Insurance Group Co is weighing options that would allow it to reduce its 8% stake in HSBC Holdings PLC, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

Kazakhstan opens thorny debate on 2025 OPEC+ oil quotas

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan opened on Tuesday a thorny debate on OPEC+ production levels, saying it believed it should be allowed to pump more oil in 2025, when all current output cuts by the producer group are due to expire.

UK ministers, companies visit Saudi Arabia to boost trade ties

(Alliance News) - UK Cabinet ministers are visiting Saudi Arabia in a bid to bolster trade links with the kingdom amid reports that Riyadh authorised the use of lethal force to clear land for a new desert city.

London's FTSE 100 hits record for fourth session after BoE signals rate cuts

FTSE 100 up 0.3%, FTSE 250 adds 0.2%

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STOXX 600 ends at record high; BBVA weighs on Spain

Mercedes-Benz, HSBC, Allianz trade ex-dividend

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London close: Stocks manage gains as BoE holds rates

(Sharecast News) - London markets closed on a positive note on Thursday, bolstered by the Bank of England's decision to maintain interest rates, in line with market expectations.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: NatWest target raised, other lenders backed

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

Abu Dhabi's Aldar sell $500 mln in 10-year green sukuk

May 8 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's largest real estate developer Aldar Properties Has launched $500 million in 10-year green sukuk, an arranging bank document revealed on Wednesday.

Al Rajhi Bank plans to issue 5.5-year sustainable sukuk, document says

May 8 (Reuters) - Al Rajhi Bank, world's largest Islamic bank in assets and market capitalisation, is planning to sell 5.5-year sustainable Islamic bonds, or sukuk, according to an arranging bank document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

Aldar Properties starts selling 10-year green sukuk, document says

May 8 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's largest real estate developer Aldar Properties has started selling 10-year green Islamic bonds, or sukuk, according to an arranging bank document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

JPMorgan cuts at least six investment banking jobs in Hong Kong, sources say

HONG KONG, May 7 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has become the latest Wall Street firm to reduce its workforce in Hong Kong, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, amid a weaker market and dealmaking activities.

Abu Dhabi developer Aldar picks banks for 10-year green sukuk

May 7 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's largest real estate developer Aldar Properties has hired banks for its 10-year green sukuk offering, an arranging bank document showed on Tuesday.

Ping An votes against reappointment of HSBC CEO as director, source says

May 4 (Reuters) - China's Ping An Insurance Group Co the biggest Asian investor in HSBC PLC did not support reappointing chief executive Noel Quinn as a director to the banks board at the its shareholder meeting, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday, as the investor voted against such a move.

Norway wealth fund to back Barclays CEO, chair at AGM

OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) - Norway's $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's largest investors, supports the reappointment of Barclays CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan and Chair Nigel Higgins to the British bank's board, the fund manager said on Saturday.

LONDON BRIEFING: InterContinental Hotels makes first-quarter progress

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open higher on Friday, on the expectation of a softer US jobs report, which could take some sting out of hawkish Federal Reserve interest rate expectations.