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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 steadies after difficult week

(Alliance News) - European equities closed higher on Friday, clawing back some losses at the end of a week which saw post-new year optimism in stock markets give way to caution.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs cuts Relx but raises WPP

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

Online retailer Boohoo sales drop 11% in Christmas period

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - British online fashion retailer Boohoo said revenue fell 11% in its key Christmas trading period, hurt by delivery disruption and tough comparatives, as it broadly stuck to annual guidance.

Britain's M&S to invest $587 mln in store estate

Has accelerated overhaul of store estate

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg likes Pendragon; HSBC cuts Keywords

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

Britons splurge at Christmas but retailers brace for tougher 2023

Marks & Spencer and Tesco beat Christmas sales forecasts

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS cuts Beazley; Berenberg likes Rio and BHP

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

FTSE 100 surges to over 4-year high; insurance stocks tumble

Direct Line and peer Admiral slide

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks buoyant ahead of US inflation print

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended on an upbeat note on Wednesday as markets looked ahead to key inflation data out of the US on Thursday.

IN BRIEF: JD Sports Chair Andrew Higginson buys GBP240,000 of shares

JD Sports Fashion PLC - Lancashire-based sportswear retailer - Non-Executive Chair Andrew Higginson buys 159,704 at GBP1.50 each, worth GBP240,642, in London on Wednesday. Higginson is now interested in 458,646 shares, a 0.01% stake.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Europe buoyant amid hope US inflation has peaked

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London hit another multi-year high on Wednesday, as investors grew increasingly confident on the day before of a key US inflation reading.

JD Sports sees bills-free young shoppers boosting profits

Total revenue growth of over 20% in 6 weeks to Dec. 31

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TOP NEWS: JD Sports shares surge after bumper Christmas sales

(Alliance News) - JD Sports Fashion PLC on Wednesday said revenue growth quickened in the run-up to Christmas, with the company now expecting annual profit at the top end of market expectations.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Blue-chips creep higher; Direct Line drops 28%

(Alliance News) - Trainer sellers were the star performers in early trade in London on strong numbers from JD Sports, though grocers, housebuilders and insurers struggled following poorly received updates from J Sainsbury, Barratt and Direct Line.

LONDON BRIEFING: JD Sports and Sainsbury's sparkle during Christmas

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 was set to open higher on Wednesday, amid relief that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell didn't add to the hawkish tone of recent commentary by Fed officials.