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Norway wealth fund backs NatWest plan to buy back more govt stock

(Sharecast News) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund said it would vote in favour of a proposal letting UK bank NatWest buy back more of its stock from the British government.

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

NextEnergy Solar leverage levels in line with company policy

(Alliance News) - NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd on Tuesday announced it had refinanced an existing short-term revolving credit facility.

UK stocks climb on boost from auto, mining stocks after upbeat data

Ocado drops as chairman to step down next year

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: US initial jobless claims hotter than expected

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed up on Thursday, as investors first digested words from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell overnight, before reacting to hotter-than-expected US initial jobless claims.

Sector movers: Lenders and industrial miners pace gains amid search for yield

(Sharecast News) - Lenders' and miners' shares helped London's top-flight index outperform amid a renewed focus on the part of some investors on so-called 'value' stocks.

TOP NEWS: Ocado chair to step down to focus on NatWest role

(Alliance News) - Ocado Group PLC said on Thursday that its chair intends to step down next year, as "pressure" on his time will grow after taking on the position at lender NatWest Group PLC.

London close: Stocks reverse losses to finish slightly higher

(Sharecast News) - London markets saw modest gains by the close on Wednesday, following Wall Street higher in afternoon trading.

Bank of England steps up scrutiny of private equity and bank valuations

LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Wednesday it was taking a deeper look at risks from the opaque private equity sector, and why valuations of Britain's main banks are "subdued" compared with international peers.

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Chemring Director Ord sells GBP500,000 in shares

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

UK government reduces stake in NatWest to below 30%

(Alliance News) - The UK government's stake in NatWest Group PLC has dropped to below 30% for the first time since the bank was nationalised in the 2008 financial crisis.

IN BRIEF: NatWest people & transformation chief sells shares

NatWest Group PLC - Edinburgh-based bank - Chief People & Transformation Officer Jen Tippin sells 92,100 shares at GBP2.43 each on Friday, around GBP224,000 in total. Tippin's stake following the sale was not disclosed.

London close: Stocks fall as US inflation tops forecasts

(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets finished in negative territory on Thursday, driven by a flurry of stocks going ex-dividend and investor reactions to the latest US producer inflation and jobless data.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 trades flat but European peers rise

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 underwhelmed on Thursday, weighed down by some of its stocks going ex-dividend, though trade was more confident in Paris and Frankfurt ahead of the afternoon's US data.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: London stocks tread water with US data to come

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London barely budged after the opening bell on Thursday, after a largely softer session in New York overnight, as eyes turn to a batch of US data and what it can mean for Federal Reserve interest rates.