Standard Chartered Share News (STAN)

LONDON BRIEFING: Mitie unveils buyback; Inchcape sells UK retail arm

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set to open lower on Monday, in a risk-off start to the week following an escalation in the conflict in the Middle East, with lingering US interest rate worries also hurting enthusiasm.

PRESS: Standard Chartered takes stake in London fintech Algbra — Sky

(Alliance News) - Standard Chartered PLC is becoming a shareholder in London-based fintech Algbra Group Ltd, Sky News reported Monday.

Dollar hits two-week low, moves lower against yen

NEW YORK, April 4 (Reuters) - The dollar hit a two-week low on Thursday as economic data supported expectations for quick interest rate cuts in the U.S., and fell against the battered yen.

London close: Stocks reverse losses to finish slightly higher

(Sharecast News) - London markets saw modest gains by the close on Wednesday, following Wall Street higher in afternoon trading.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Sainsbury's, Petershill Partners upped to 'buy'

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

IN BRIEF: Standard Chartered heads sell GBP550,000 in shares in total

Standard Chartered PLC - Asia-focused lender - Says Judy Hsu, chief executive of Consumer, Private & Business Banking, sells 30,000 shares at GBP6.76, worth GBP202,920, in London on Monday. On Tuesday, Human Resources Head Tanuj Kapilashrami sells 50,000 shares at GBP8.90, worth GBP344,850.

Moneysupermarket.com hires chair designate as part of succession plan

(Alliance News) - Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC on Thursday announced the appointment of its new chair designate as an independent non-executive director.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 outperforms ahead of US data

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 rallied heading into Tuesday afternoon, with gains for the blue-chip index broad-based, in confident trade ahead of a US inflation reading.

Standard Chartered's Simon Cooper departs amid corporate reshuffle

(Sharecast News) - Banking group Standard Chartered said on Tuesday that Simon Cooper, who was a frontrunner to succeed chief executive Bill Winters, will leave the group in order to "pursue other interests".

Standard Chartered attracting more takeover interest - report

(Sharecast News) - Standard Chartered has reportedly come under the spotlight amid a fresh round of takeover talk.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays cuts Bank of Ireland to 'equal weight'

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

London close: Stocks start the month with positive close

(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets finished in positive territory on Friday, with investor sentiment buoyed by the recent easing of inflation in the United States, as market participants mulled the latest manufacturing data from the UK.

IN BRIEF: StanChart plans USD1.00 billion CoCo bond issue

Standard Chartered PLC - Asia-focused lender - Plans to issue USD1.00 billion in fixed-rate resetting perpetual subordinated contingent convertible bonds. In addition, it announces final terms of a EUR1.00 billion 4.196% fixed rate reset notes issue due 2023. "The notes have been issued under the USD77.50 billion debt issuance programme," it says on the latter.

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

London close: Stocks fall as investors look to US data

(Sharecast News) - London markets closed in negative territory on Monday, as investors remained cautious ahead of the release of crucial US economic data later in the week.