Kingfisher Share News (KGF)

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mixed ahead of UK inflation, BoE decision

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mixed on Monday, as investors eye a big week for the UK amid inflation data and interest rate decisions.

TOP NEWS: Kingfisher swoops in to snatch British Land finance chief

(Alliance News) - Kingfisher PLC has hired the chief financial officer of British Land Co PLC to be its own CFO, the two companies said on Monday.

Kingfisher taps British Land's Mistry as next CFO

June 17 (Reuters) - Home improvement retailer Kingfisher Plc on Monday named British Land finance chief Bhavesh Mistry as its next CFO to replace Bernard Bot who will retire.

LONDON BRIEFING: Astra gets US drug approval; Ascential trades in line

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open solidly higher on Monday, recovering some poise after a tricky week, with eyes turning to the Bank of England.

British Land CFO to join Kingfisher

(Sharecast News) - B&Q owner Kingfisher said it had appointed British Land chief financial officer Bhavesh Mistry to the same role at the home improvement company.

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

IN BRIEF: Kingfisher completes third of GBP300 million share buyback

Kingfisher PLC - London-based do-it-yourself retailer with B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama and Brico Depot stores in UK, Ireland and France - Completes second tranche of GBP300 million share buyback programme launched back in September. Goldman Sachs International bought back 19.9 million shares on behalf of Kingfisher, spending GBP50 million in total. Kingfisher now has completed GBP100 million of the GBP300 million programme. The company says details about the third tranche will be announced "in due course".

Kingfisher completes second tranche of £300m buyback

(Sharecast News) - Kingfisher announced the completion of the second tranche of its £300m share buyback programme on Thursday, which it initially announced on 19 September last year.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC likes M&S; Goldman cuts Fevertree to 'sell'

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

London close: Stocks mixed after disappointing retail sales data

(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed with mixed results on Friday, influenced by earlier declines in the US and Asian markets, as investors reacted to a larger-than-expected drop in UK retail sales.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays cuts NextEnergy but lifts JLEN

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

London close: Stocks fall ahead of key inflation reading

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended in negative territory on Tuesday, influenced by the latest UK economic outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and comments from US Federal Reserve officials.

TOP NEWS: Kingfisher sales edge lower as weak France offsets strong UK

(Alliance News) - Kingfisher PLC on Tuesday maintained annual guidance, despite a slight drop in first quarter sales, as growth in the UK & Ireland was offset by a weaker showing in France.

LONDON BRIEFING: AstraZeneca plots "new era of growth"; SSP confident

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open lower on Tuesday, following a mixed close in New York overnight, and tepid trade in Asia.

Kingfisher's LFL sales hit by France weakness

(Sharecast News) - Home improvement retailer Kingfisher has said that first-quarter like-for-like sales were down on last year on the back of weakness in France, with the decline picking up pace early into the second quarter.