Prudential Share News (PRU)

European shares slide more than 1% on hawkish ECB remarks, disappointing China data

Dec. EZ final consumer prices at 2.9% on yearly basis

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: UK inflation uptick, weak China data hits stocks

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday Wednesday, as hotter-than-expected UK inflation data served as a setback to early rate cut expectations.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: UK inflation surprises markets sending stocks down

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London took a hit on Wednesday morning, after some hotter-than-expected UK inflation data added to interest rate worries.

IN BRIEF: Prudential completes GBP31.8 million share buyback programme

Prudential PLC - London-based, Asia-focused life and health insurer and asset manager - Completes share buyback programme that was announced earlier this month. Across programme, which began on Monday last week, buys back 3.9 million shares at an average of GBP8.27 each for a total GBP31.8 million.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS raises GSK and cuts AstraZeneca

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

IN BRIEF: Prudential to buy back 4 million shares to offset awards

Prudential PLC - London-based, Asia-focused life and health insurer and asset manager - Contracts Barclays Capital Securities Ltd, part of Barclays PLC, to conduct a share buyback programme that will repurchase about 3.9 million shares at a maximum cost of GBP38 million. At the current market price, 3.9 million Prudential shares are worth GBP32.3 million. The buybacks are intended to offset the dilution that will be caused by the vesting of awards under Prudential's employee and agent share schemes.

London open: Gains modest but stocks rise to seven-month high

(Sharecast News) - UK stocks edged higher to a seven-month high on Friday morning, though gains were likely to be limited in a shortened trading session ahead of the New Year's break.

London midday: Stocks reverse gains to turn lower at lunchtime

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets had turned negative by lunchtime on Thursday, reflecting a subdued trading environment during the typically quiet period between Christmas and New Year.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: China-exposed firms rise as stocks drift higher

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened slightly higher on Thursday, with investors feeling quietly optimistic on the penultimate day of trading for 2023.

Prudential and partner invest more in China life insurance venture

(Alliance News) - Prudential PLC on Wednesday said that, together with its local partner, it has invested an additional CNY2.5 billion, about USD351 million, into a life insurance joint venture in China.

Prudential approves $351m capital increase for CPL unit in China

(Sharecast News) - International insurance giant Prudential has approved a capital increase for its business in Mainland China to drive growth.

London close: Stocks rise as investors digest US jobs data

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished with a positive performance on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 both closing in the green.

London close: Stocks mixed as investors mull fresh data

(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets finished with a mixed performance on Tuesday as investors considered key economic data and developments from both sides of the Atlantic.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 lower amid pre-US jobs data nerves

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed on Tuesday afternoon, with gains for the property sector pushing the FTSE 250 higher, but miners weighing on the FTSE 100.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Cooler German CPI boosts DAX but FTSE 100 falls

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed lower on Wednesday, despite a bullish session for European peers, as the blue-chip index's China-exposed stocks and natural resources sector struggled.