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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks higher as China begins shaky reopening

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday, but the FTSE 100 was lagging behind European counterparts, despite gains for oil and mining stocks.

LONDON BRIEFING: Stocks called up, but prospect of Santa rally fades

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 index looked set to regain some lost ground early on Monday, having fallen to a four-week low last week.

PRESS: South Africa's Foschini Group aggrieved at failed Joules bid

(Alliance News) - Cape Town-based clothing retailer Foschini Group Ltd has written to the newly-appointed administrators of British country lifestyle retailer Joules, in protest of the decision to sell the business to UK's Next PLC, Sky News reported on Wednesday.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stronger pounds scuppers FTSE 100 gains

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London mixed on Thursday, as relief that US interest rate hikes look set to slow was offset by weak economic data, and a stronger pound held back the FTSE 100 index.

TOP NEWS: Next rescues Joules by taking majority stake, keeping staff

(Alliance News) - Next PLC on Thursday said it is buying a majority stake in fellow retailer Joules Group PLC, which last week Friday said it was preparing to be wound up.

Next buys Joules out of insolvency - report

(Sharecast News) - Next confirmed on Thursday that it has partnered with Tom Joule to buy retailer Joules out of insolvency for £34m in cash.

Sunday newspaper round-up: Zero Covid, British Airways, Rolls Royce

(Sharecast News) - Protests against the government's zero-Covid strategy are spreading from Shanghai to other Chinese cities such as Guangzhou, Wuhan and Xi'an. Videos of the protests on social media, including some showing clashes with police and people chanting anti-government slogans, were taken down. In Urumqi, most of the city had been under lockdown for over three months, although lockdowns were lifted in some neighbourhoods on Saturday. China reported 39,506 cases of Covid-9 on Sunday, a record level, but small when compared to the levels recorded at the height of the pandemic in the West. - The Sunday Times

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Panmure and Goldman Sachs cut boohoo from 'buy'

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

Joules shares to be cancelled after Interpath named as administrators

(Alliance News) - Joules Group Plc on Wednesday said it expects the listing of its shares to be cancelled after naming Interpath Ltd as administrators.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Retailers on back foot as UK inflation tops 11%

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Wednesday in a day of risk aversion for global markets, with inflationary and geopolitics fears rife.

Retailer Joules to call in administrators as financing talks fail

(Alliance News) - Trading in the shares of Joules Group PLC was suspended on Monday, as the cash-strapped retailer said refinancing discussions have failed, and it will call in administrators.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European stocks tread water amid US midterms

(Alliance News) - Caution prevailed in European equities on Wednesday, as investors looked past the midterm elections in the US to Thursday's US inflation reading.

TOP NEWS: Next snaps up Made.com assets after sofa seller collapses

(Alliance News) - Next PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to buy assets of failed furniture seller Made.com out of administration.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks falter on China Covid fears; US vote eyed

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened on the back foot on Wednesday, amid declines in Asia and elsewhere in Europe as well, continuing what has been a negative week so far for the FTSE 100 index.