Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks Up As Investors Brace For 'Super Thursday'

London midday: UK stocks higher as financials lift sentiment

(ShareCast News) - UK shares advanced as investors shrugged off worse-than-expected data and financials stocks Standard Chartered and London Stock Exchange lifted the FTSE. After first-half pre-tax profits fell 44% and new chief executive Bill Winters increased the focused on its capital ratio and r

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Miners Lead FTSE 100 After Broker Upgrade

TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Standard Chartered Slashes Dividend As Profits Slump

LONDON MARKET MID-MORNING: Stocks Mixed; UK Services PMI Misses View

London open: Stocks open on the front foot as investors wade through earnings

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 opened in positive territory following the release of upbeat earnings and a report that showed growth in Chinese service activity. Legal & General's shares gained after the insurance company reported an 18% rise in first-half operating profit and a 6% increase in pre-

London pre-open: equities likely to edge higher

(ShareCast News) - City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open six points higher than Tuesday's close of 6,686.57. London Capital Group night dealer Jonathan Sudaria said European equities are set to edge a fraction higher on the open as the current environment isn't going swaying traders in any cle

Legal and General posts 18% rise in first-half operating profit, lifts dividend

(ShareCast News) - Insurer Legal & General posted a 6% rise in first-half pre-tax profit and an 18% increase in operating profit on the back of strong organic growth in the UK and US, as it raised its interim dividend despite a fall in annuities. Pre-tax profit for the six months ended 30 June came

UPDATE 1-Bulk pension deals boost profits at Legal & General

(Adds comments by company and analysts on H1 performance) By Carolyn Cohn LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - British insurer Legal & General posted a forecast-beating 18 percent rise in first-half operating profit on Wednesday, helped by strong performance in the bulk annuity corporate pensio

BUZZ-Legal & General: H1 results beat expectations

** Insurer's shares up 3.4 pct, largest gainer on FTSE 100 after reporting a better-than-expected 18 pct rise in H1 operating profit ** Profit helped by strong performance in bulk annuity market ** Stock third-largest gainer on pan-European benchmark Stoxx 600 and the largest gainer o

LONDON BRIEFING: L&G, LSE And Mining Stocks Lead Blue-Chips

UPDATE: Legal & General Beats Estimates With First-Half Results

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: UK Stocks Seen Higher With PMIs In Focus

Legal & General H1 operating profit rises 18 pct

LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - British insurer Legal & General 's operating profit rose a forecast-beating 18 percent in the first half of its fiscal year, helped by strong performance in the bulk annuity market, the firm said on Wednesday. Life insurers have looked to the bulk annuity market f

Legal & General Reports 18% Increase In First-Half Operating Profit