SSE Share News (SSE)

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks mixed, pound lower on quiet Friday

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday on Friday, but looked set to close a quieter trading week in the green.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: European blue-chips edge higher in subdued start

(Alliance News) - London share prices were mixed early Friday, with equities expected to see a muted end to the week amid a half-day of trading in New York.

TOP NEWS: SSE sells 25% stake Transmission arm for GPB1.47 billion

(Alliance News) - SSE PLC on Friday said it has reached a deal to offload a 25% holding in its SSEN Transmission unit, roughly a year after the energy company announced it intended to sell a stake.

LONDON BRIEFING: SSE sells transmission stake; Devro accepts takeover

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set to round off a quiet week with a marginal rise on Friday, as traders in New York return to desks for an abbreviated session.

SSE sells 25% stake in transmission business for £1.46bn

(Sharecast News) - Energy utility SSE is selling a 25% stake in its electricity transmission network business to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board for £1.46bn.

RBC Capital Markets upgrades SSE to 'outperform'

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets upgraded energy company SSE from 'sector perform' to 'outperform' on Wednesday after gaining clarity on UK windfall taxes.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Credit Suisse cuts Vodafone; Citi likes BP

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

LONDON BRIEFING: FTSE 100 called higher as oil prices firm overnight

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called slightly higher on Tuesday, as a rising Brent oil price supported the FTSE 100 index, despite unease over Covid-related developments in China.

RBC Capital upgrades SSE on windfall tax clarity

(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets upgraded SSE on Tuesday to 'outperform' from 'sector perform' and lifted the price target to 2,050p from 1,825p as it pointed to clarity over windfall taxes.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Panmure and Goldman Sachs cut boohoo from 'buy'

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

Sector movers: Power generators boosted by Autumn Statement, Oil and Gas drag

(Sharecast News) - Interest rate sensitive construction and utilities shares paced gains at the end of the week following the Chancellor's well-received Autumn Statement the day before.

Barclays sees 'compelling value' in UK utilities after Budget clarity

(Sharecast News) - Barclays said on Friday that the "energy tax overhang" was gone, as it welcomed the clarity brought by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's announcement on windfall taxes in this week's Autumn Statement.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs raises Tritax Big Box to 'buy'

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

UK hits power firms with windfall tax, hikes oil company levy

Windfall tax on oil and gas companies rises to 35%

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UK shares slip after Hunt's new budget raises taxes, squeezes spending

Jeremy Hunt hikes taxes, squeezes spending

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