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IN BRIEF: Cordel CFO Lojszczyk retires; Thouraya Walker replaces

Cordel Group PLC - London-based artificial intelligence platform for transport corridor analytics - Says Chief Financial Officer Robert Lojszczyk has notified the board of his retirement. Lojszczyk will step down from the board on April 30.

TRADING UPDATES: Ediston signs 10-year lease with Marks & Spencer

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

Chinese factory sector activity rebounds more quickly than expected in February

(Sharecast News) - Factory sector activity in the People's Republic of China ramped up more quickly than expected in February, the results of two closely followed surveys revealed.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Mondi; Rolls-Royce raised

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Citi cuts Quilter to 'sell'; Goldman likes GSK

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

Dow said it would recycle our shoes. We found them for sale in Indonesia

SINGAPORE, Feb 25 (Reuters) - At a rundown market on the Indonesian island of Batam, a small location tracker was beeping from the back of a crumbling second-hand shoe store. A Reuters reporter followed the high-pitched ping to a mound of old sneakers and began digging through the pile.

IN BRIEF: StanChart redeems outstanding USD1.25 billion notes

Standard Chartered PLC - London-based, Asia-focused lender - Redeems outstanding USD1.25 billion, 3.885% fixed-to-floating rate notes due 2024.

Upbeat corporate guidances lift European shares, Nvidia forecast boosts chip stocks

UK healthcare giants fall on ex-dividend trades

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FTSE 100 slips as ex-dividend trades weigh, Rolls-Royce soars

Rolls-Royce jumps on upbeat forecast

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Berenberg ups target for HSBC but prefers StanChart

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price for shares of HSBC, telling clients that the lender's guidance for net interest income appeared to be "knowingly" conservative and could be supported by non-interest income.

HSBC CEO flags improvement in China property market outlook

SINGAPORE, Feb 21 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings PLC Group CEO Noel Quinn indicated on Tuesday that China's commercial property sector was on the mend, after the bank booked higher-than-expected charges in the fourth quarter linked to its exposure to developers.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: BoA cuts DS Smith; Jefferies likes JTC

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

China banking regulator fines five firms over irregularities

BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator imposed penalties totaling 387.7 million yuan ($56.3 million) in fines and the confiscation of illegal gains on five financial institutions, it said on its website on Friday.

Berenberg hikes target price on Standard Chartered

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on consumer bank Standard Chartered from 750.0p to 1,000.0p on Friday, citing "increasingly evident" standalone strength.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Numis cuts British Land and Land Securities

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