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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 miners rise as China lifts Covid rules

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe were looking for direction at midday on Thursday, while mining stocks in London made gains as China eased its Covid curbs.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Travis Perkins; BofA likes IAG

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

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks shaky as recession fears deepen

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London made little progress on Thursday morning, amid fears for the global economy and despite a slew of local corporate updates.

TOP NEWS: DS Smith ups full-year guidance as interim profit surges

(Alliance News) - DS Smith PLC on Thursday reported a strong half-year ended October 31, posting a jump in profit as it touted its focus on customers' needs amid revenue climbs in Southern Europe and North America.

LONDON BRIEFING: DS Smith upgrades guidance as interim profit up 82%

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly higher on Thursday, as the focus shifts to next week's central bank decisions.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies cuts PageGroup but keeps Hays at buy

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies raises AJ Bell to 'buy' from 'hold'

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

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 looks to end week on high note

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Friday, amid economic gloom in the UK, despite new data showing slight improvements in retail sales and consumer confidence.

UPDATE: Biffa CFO Pike resigns after takeover deal, joins DS Smith

(Alliance News) - Biffa PLC on Friday said that Richard Pike has resigned as chief financial officer, two months after Biffa agreed to a GBP1.3 billion takeover offer from private equity firm, Energy Capital Partners LLC.

IN BRIEF: Pike resigns as Biffa CFO; becomes DS Smith finance director

DS Smith PLC - London-based packaging firm - Appoints Richard Pike as group finance director and executive director, subject to his election at the company's September 2023 annual general meeting. Pike joins from Biffa PLC, a High Wycombe, England-based waste management company, where he has resigned as both a director and the chief financial officer.

LONDON BRIEFING: UK retail sales are better than forecast in October

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were called to open slightly higher on Friday, while new data showed UK retail sales performed better than expected last month.

DS Smith appoints Biffa CFO as new finance director

(Sharecast News) - Packaging group DS Smith has appointed Richard Pike, the chief financial officer of waste management firm Biffa, as its new group finance director.

DS Smith workers back industrial action over pay

(Sharecast News) - Nearly 1,000 workers at corrugated packaging group DS Smith have voted for strike action in a row over pay, according to the GMB union.

Staff at British packaging group DS Smith to strike over pay -union

LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Workers at British packaging group DS Smith, whose customers include Amazon , have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike in a dispute over pay, their union said on Monday.