Kingfisher Share News (KGF)

IN THE KNOW: Home Retail To Be Hardest Hit By National Living Wage

BUZZ-European stocks: ways to play a rebounding euro

** Surging euro set to hurt eurozone exporters but a boon to UK cos selling into the continent ** Biggest move against sterling for the euro since 2009 ** Easyjet and IAG relative outperfomers in the UK on Monday - both derive > 50 pct revenues from Europe ** Other UK companies

Picton Property Buys Sheffield Retail Warehouse For GBP17.7 Million

Wincanton shares up 3.7% on new B&Q distribution deals

(ShareCast News) - Shares in supply chain specialist Wincanton rose 3.7% to 188p after the company announced a brace of deals with Kingfisher DIY unit B&Q. The company said it had won a new five-year contract to manage all six of B&Q's national distribution centres. It already runs one of the cen

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Jefferies Cuts South32 To Hold From Buy

London close: East meets West as Nikkei picks up FT

(ShareCast News) - The sale of the FT Group by Japan's Nikkei livened up an otherwise lacklustre day in terms of economic data or news-flow. In an e-mail sent to subscribers Nikkei announced the £837m deal, which analysts saw as a bold bid by the Asian media group to break out of its home market. T

Britain's FTSE edges lower after Aberdeen AM hit by outflows

* FTSE 100 down 0.2 pct * Pearson rises after sells FT Group to Japan's Nikkei * Unilever, Kingfisher see improved sales (Adds detail, closing prices) By Alistair Smout and Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged lower on Thursday, hit

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Pearson Sells FT As Company News Drives Stocks

FTSE 100 movers: Pearson plumped on FT sale, ARM bounces, Aberdeen drops

(ShareCast News) - London's blue chip index bumped along just above parity for most of Thursday, as the bid talk for Pearson's iconic Financial Times newspaper and various company results announcements were the prime mover of prices. As of 15:30, the FTSE 100 was trading just 0.06% lower at 6,663.02

Britain's FTSE edges lower after Aberdeen Asset hit by outflows

* FTSE 100 down 0.1 pct * Pearson rises after sells FT Group to Japan's Nikkei * Unilever, Kingfisher see improved sales (Recasts, adds detail, quote) By Alistair Smout and Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged lower on Thursday hit b

London midday: Stocks little changed as Pearson plots FT sale

(ShareCast News) - Despite lingering concerns over the situation in China and Greece corporate chiefs continued to see the current investment climate as favourable for deal-making. That was all too patent on Thursday morning as Pearson confirmed it was in advanced talks to sell the FT Group. As of

Britain's FTSE supported by Pearson after it confirms FT sale talks

* FTSE 100 steady * Investors digest mixed earnings reports * Unilever, Kingfisher see improved sales * Aberdeen Asset Management hit as inflows fall (Recasts, adds detail, quotes,) By Alistair Smout and Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - Britain's top shar

UPDATE: Kingfisher Builds Sales But Analysts See Structural Headwinds

TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Pearson Confirms In Talks To Sell Financial Times

London open: Stocks edge higher after Greece approves reforms

(ShareCast News) - With inflation set to remain below its target for longer than expected and as the Greek crisis rolls on Barclays now thinks the European Central Bank will be forced to extend its programme of bond buying beyond the expected end date of September 2016. As of 0828 BST, the FTSE 100