Next Share News (NXT)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: SocGen raises Next to 'buy' from 'hold'

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

LONDON MARKET OPEN: UK jobs market slow; Round hill soars on takeover

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Friday, after reports showed that UK hiring activity slowed in August, suggesting that interest rates are working.

LONDON BRIEFING: Round Hill Music agrees USD469 million takeover

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called to open higher on Friday, despite a mixed close in New York and a poor showing in Asia.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Shore says 'buy' B&M; Peel Hunt likes Halfords

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

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 climbs amid dovish US central bank bets

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely higher at midday on Friday, undeterred by further bad news for the UK manufacturing sector, as markets looked to incoming US jobs data with optimism.

TOP NEWS: Next grows Reiss stake to 72% through Warburg Pincus deal

(Alliance News) - Next PLC on Friday said it agreed to substantially boost its interest in the Reiss Group, buying an extra 21% stake for GBP128 million.

Next spending £128m to raise stake in Reiss to 72%

(Sharecast News) - Next is spending £128m to buy a further 21% stake in premium high street retailer Reiss despite recent reports it was considering selling its investment.

British consumers curb their shopping in rainy July

Retail sales -1.2% m/m in July vs Reuters poll -0.5%

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H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies

Cases of worker abuses at garment factories soar -report

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Britain's M&S raises profit outlook after strong trading

Now expects profit growth in 2023-24 year

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Britain's M&S raises profit outlook after strong trading

Now expects profit growth in 2023-24 year

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IN BRIEF: Next finance director sells shares worth GPB380,000

Next PLC - Leicester-based clothing and homewares retailer - Group Finance Director Amanda James sells 5,500 shares at price of GBP69.03 each for a total of GBP379,665 on Friday. Jeff James, a person associated with Amanda James, also sells 5,500 shares at a price of GBP69.03 each for a total of GBP379,665 on Friday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies raises John Wood to 'buy'

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

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Pound under pressure after BoE hike

(Alliance News) - European equities went into Thursday afternoon on the back foot, extending losses suffered on Wednesday following a US credit rating cut from Fitch, while the pound struggled to make headway after the Bank of England raised rates by 25 basis points, as expected.

Next ups annual guidance on positive full-price sales performance

(Alliance News) - Next PLC on Thursday raised its full-year profit guidance by GBP10 million amid a solid full-price sales performance in the first half of its financial year.