Reckitt Share News (RKT)

Jefferies upgrades Reckitt Benckiser to 'hold'

(Sharecast News) - Jefferies upgraded Reckitt Benckiser to 'hold' from 'underperform' on Tuesday and lifted the price target to 4,400p from 4,100p.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies raises Reckitt; Learning Tech is cut

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

LONDON BRIEFING: AB Foods lifts outlook as interim profit soars

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open up and add to Monday's gains, ahead of a slew of economic data.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

FTSE 100 edges lower as financials drag

Lok'nStore surges to all-time high after buyout by Shurgard

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Dwindling US Fed cut hope unnerves markets

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Thursday, with a hawkish interest rate outlook for the Federal Reserve and geopolitical tensions hurting investor enthusiasm.

UK equities end volatile session higher as investors ponder rate outlook

Tesco climbs as it forecasts profit rise

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IN BRIEF: Reckitt completes share buyback second tranche, begins third

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC - Slough, England-based consumer goods company - Completes the GBP250 million second tranche of its GBP1 billion wider share buyback programme, which was announced in October last year. Under the second tranche, it buys back 4.9 million shares at an average price of GBP51.42 each. Also confirms that it has begun the third tranche to repurchase up to GBP500 million in shares, ending on or before July 31. The maximum number of shares it can buy back under the third tranche is 62.5 million.

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

Target shopper data, streaming TV ads are key to its sales

NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) - While streaming a favorite TV show as her baby naps, an ad for Enfamil NeuroPro infant formula pops on a new mother's screen.

London close: Stocks turn red on return from Easter break

(Sharecast News) - UK stocks experienced a downturn by the end of trading on Tuesday, as investors resumed activity following the extended weekend, with initial gains reversed by the close ahead of a week marked by a number of key economic data releases.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Bernstein starts AstraZeneca at 'outperform'

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

LONDON BRIEFING: HSBC in special payout on Canada sale; Astra FDA win

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 traded higher on Tuesday following the long weekend, as investors react to US data, and look ahead to manufacturing sector readings from Europe later.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Aviva and L&G cut; mixed calls on Diploma

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

IN BRIEF: Reckitt to launch GBP500 million buyback tranche in April

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC - Slough, England-based consumer goods company - Announces the third tranche of GBP500 million in its ongoing GBP1 billion share buyback programme. The first two tranches were for GBP250 million each, the second of which has been running since the start of February. Says the third tranche will commence upon completion of the second, expected in April. Morgan Stanley will run the third tranche on behalf of Reckitt. Reckitt says the acceleration of the programme reflects its "confidence in the continued strong free cashflow generation of Reckitt and its framework for enduring value creation".