Persimmon Share News (PSN)

Miners, homebuilders boost FTSE 100 to 2-weeks high

FTSE 100 hits 2-week high

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UK scraps some water pollution rules to boost homebuilding

LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would remove some European Union rules it had retained post-Brexit that were meant to curb water pollution, to enable thousands of new homes to be built, a move environmentalists said would further spoil dirty rivers.

UK housebuilders enjoy boost as government relaxes waterway rules

(Alliance News) - A major regulation change is set to make life easier for housebuilders, after UK Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove said on Tuesday that the government would be scrapping rules on waterway pollution.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE outperforms peers; housebuilders rise

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was outperforming its European peers at midday on Tuesday, amid news that UK consumer price inflation is decelerating and the government is scrapping some rules to boost housebuilding.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks rise ahead of Jackson Hole, Nvidia results

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Wednesday, as the mood in European markets continued to improve.

Dechra, Hikma, M&S and Diploma set to join FTSE 100

MILAN, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Drugmakers Dechra and Hikma, along with retailer Marks & Spencer and technical products provider Diploma are set to join the UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 index in September, indicative changes announced by FTSE Russell show.

TOP NEWS: M&S set to be FTSE 100 outfit again but Persimmon may fall

(Alliance News) - Marks & Spencer Group PLC is primed to make a return to London's premier FTSE 100 index, roughly three years after the founding member was booted out, with abrdn PLC once again among those making way.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 tips into red as housebuilders struggle

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were lower at the close on Monday, with the FTSE 100 tipping into the red as its blue-chip housebuilders were hurt by less-than-stellar data from Rightmove and a profit warning from FTSE 250 peer Crest Nicholson.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Crest Nicholson warning hits housing shares

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday Monday, after a profit warning from Crest Nicholson, as well as some poor data from Rightmove, rattled stocks in the housebuilding sector.

UK's Crest Nicholson warns on profit amid housing worries

Shares fall 14% to hit lowest level since Sept 2020

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks mixed amid housebuilder sell-off

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Monday, as shares in housebuilders came under renewed pressure, following disappointing house price data and a concerning update from midcap-listed Crest Nicholson.

UK homebuilder shares tumble after Crest Nicholson cuts annual profit outlook

LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - UK homebuilder shares tumbled on Monday, set for their biggest one-day drop in over six weeks, led by a 14.9% fall in Crest Nicholson shares which plunged after the residential housebuilder cut its full-year profit view.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks down; UK inflation cools in July

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Wednesday, as investors digest some mixed inflation figures and the impact they will have on the Bank of England's next move.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC cuts Antofagasta; Shore likes Trainline

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Liberum starts Tristel with 'hold'

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