Natwest Share News (NWG)

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Europe lacks direction on quiet Monday

(Alliance News) - European markets lacked direction on Monday, after a quiet day as the US markets celebrated George Washington's birthday.

IN BRIEF: NatWest starts GBP300 million share buyback programme

NatWest Group PLC - Edinburgh-based bank - Starts share buyback programme of up to GBP300 million with a nominal value of around GBP1.08 per share. The programme will run until maximum July 18. The maximum amount of shares NatWest will buy back is around 696.7 million. NatWest had previously announced the share buyback programme last week Friday when it released its 2023 results.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS cuts Howden Joinery; Jefferies likes SSE

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

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 jumps on hotter-than-expected US PPI

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed higher on Friday, finishing the week on a positive note, as investors digest the latest set of US inflation data.

London close: Stocks rise as UK retail sales rebound

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets saw positive gains on Friday, buoyed by encouraging UK retail sales data and favourable earnings reports from NatWest.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks up as UK retail sales soften GDP jitters

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were up strongly at midday on Friday, buoyed by UK retail sales data that came in far better than expected and soothed worries about the economy after numbers on Thursday showed it entered recession last year.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks climb amid UK retail sales surprise

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Friday morning, after a sentiment-boosting UK retail sales reading which calmed some nerves about the economy.

TOP NEWS: NatWest confirms Thwaite as CEO as profit beats consensus

(Alliance News) - NatWest Group PLC on Friday said it intended to start a much softer share buyback programme as it reported profit growth for 2023 and a mild outlook for 2024.

LONDON BRIEFING: NatWest beats on profit and confirms Thwaite as CEO

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open higher on Friday, after a morale-boosting UK retail sales reading, while NatWest kicked off London's banking earnings season with a profit beat.

NatWest profits soar 20% as Thwaites confirmed in CEO post

(Sharecast News) - Scandal-hit NatWest Bank reported a better-than-expected 20% rise in pre-tax profit and confirmed Paul Thwaite as chief executive on a permanent basis.

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE called higher before NatWest reports

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 set to open higher on Friday, as a data-heavy week in the UK culminates with a retail sales reading for January, while NatWest becomes the first of the major London-listed banks to report annual earnings.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 underperforms as European peers rise

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 underwhelmed on Monday, with some of its largest constituents pulling it lower, while indices in Europe were on the up on favourable comments on interest rate cuts by a European Central Bank official.

Qinetiq adds outgoing NAB and former RBS CEO Ross McEwan to board

(Alliance News) - Qinetiq Group PLC on Monday said the outgoing chief executive officer of National Australia Bank Ltd and former CEO of Royal Bank of Scotland will join its board.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 falls at end of tepid week

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Friday, with the FTSE 100's losing streak extending to three days, as sentiment in Europe remains tetchy despite a largely stellar start to the day in New York.

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