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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 stays green but optimism starts to fade

(Alliance News) - It was another green session in London on Tuesday, but the FTSE 100 was sitting behind peers in Frankfurt and Paris, as investors continue to take heart from the UK government unwinding all of the proposals put forward in its disastrous mini-budget.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Mondi and Smurfit Kappa raised, DS Smith cut

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Numis cuts Kingfisher but raises Next

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

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks close down as Fed rate hikes "loom large"

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed in the red on Monday, as the prospect of further aggressive interest hikes from the US central bank hit sentiment.

FTSE 100 falls as bonds selloff, geopolitical tensions weigh

Power stocks hit by report of price cap

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 trims opening loss amid Fed hike worry

(Alliance News) - European equities traded off session lows heading into Monday afternoon, finding some poise after a poor open, as markets deal with the fallout from last week's US jobs report.

TOP NEWS: DS Smith expects to perform ahead of annual expectations

(Alliance News) - DS Smith PLC on Monday said trading continues to be very good as it lifted its annual guidance, citing "effective cost mitigation".

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Post-US nonfarms gloom continues; DS Smith surges

(Alliance News) - European equities moved lower in early trade on Monday, with markets still reeling from Friday's US jobs report.

LONDON BRIEFING: DS Smith lifts guidance; Unite sales beat forecasts

(Alliance News) - The prospect of continued interest rate hikes cast a dark cloud over markets again at the start of the new week, following Friday's stronger-than-expected US jobs report.

DS Smith H1 profits expected to be at least £400m

(Sharecast News) - Paper packaging products group DS Smith said on Monday that trading continued to be "very good", with interim adjusted operating profits expected to be at least £400.0m.

Sunday newspaper round-up: British Steel, Takeovers, Credit Suisse

(Sharecast News) - Jingye Group, the Chinese outfit that brought British Steel out of insolvency in 2020, has told ministers that its two blast furnaces would not be viable unless financial support from taxpayers was forthcoming. In remarks to Sky News, insiders said the company may need "hundreds of millions of pounds" in order to keep the company's blast furnaces in Scunthorpe, north Lincolnshire, operational. It remained nevertheless unclear whether the rescue package would take the form of a grant or loan. - Sunday Telegraph

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

DS Smith tackles emissions, energy prices spike with new plant in Italy

CASTELFRANCO EMILIA, Italy, Sept 13 (Reuters) - British cardboard maker DS Smith expects a newly opened plant in northern Italy to help it reach its full-year growth targets as well as cut down on emissions and soften the impact of soaring energy prices.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Berkeley's strong trading lifts housebuilders

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 opened the day in London on Tuesday in the green, helped by a strong trading update from Berkeley, which was pulling fellow housebuilders along for the ride.

TOP NEWS: DS Smith backs full year expectations on "good cost control"

(Alliance News) - DS Smith PLC on Tuesday said that it is trading in line with its expectations, citing "pricing momentum and good cost control" as its main business drivers.