Johnson Matthey Share News (JMAT)

Johnson Matthey ups yearly guidance but half-year earnings decline

(Alliance News) - Chemicals firm Johnson Matthey PLC on Wednesday reported a first-half earnings decline on weaker precious metal prices, though it lifted its annual outlook.

Johnson Matthey lifts full-year operating performance outlook

(Sharecast News) - Johnson Matthey raised the outlook for its full-year underlying operating performance on Wednesday despite posting a drop in first-half sales and profit due to lower precious metal market prices.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Shore cuts Sage; Barclays raises NatWest

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

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

IN BRIEF: Restore names new chair and finance chief

Restore PLC - London-based provider of digital and information management and lifecycle services - Names Jamie Hopkins as non-executive chair, taking over from Sharon Baylay-Bell effective immediately. Baylay-Bell following a nine year non-executive tenure. Restore adds: "Jamie joined the board of Restore in 2020 and served as senior independent director and remuneration committee chair prior to assuming an interim executive role in July this year."

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays cuts Just Eat Takeaway price target

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

Berenberg downgrades Johnson Matthey to 'hold'

(Sharecast News) - Berenberg downgraded Johnson Matthey on Thursday to 'hold' from 'buy' as it cut the price target to 1,650p from 2,200p, saying the were "interesting, but no longer compelling".

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs says 'sell' Asos and boohoo

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC likes Bellway, Redrow among housebuilders

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

FTSE 100 rises on commodity boost, logs weekly gain

China optimism lifts commodity-linked stocks

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 closes higher following mixed US jobs

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher on Friday, as investors digested a mixed US jobs report, which has raised expectations that the US Federal Reserve will hold rates steady at its next meeting.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 climbs amid dovish US central bank bets

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely higher at midday on Friday, undeterred by further bad news for the UK manufacturing sector, as markets looked to incoming US jobs data with optimism.

Johnson Matthey shares surge as Standard Industries doubles stake to 10%

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Johnson Matthey jumped 12% on Friday after Standard Industries nearly doubled its shareholding in the specialty chemicals group to over 10%.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 up on hopes of peak for US interest rates

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 opened higher on Friday as investors hoped that US jobs data later in the day would seal the deal on the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady at its next meeting.

LONDON BRIEFING: Stocks seen higher; Grafton begins another buyback

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Thursday as market focus turns to inflation and whether it is cooling enough to justify a pause in September from the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve.