United Utilities Share News (UU.)

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 lags behind peers in risk-on mood

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mixed, as a sell-off in defensive stocks drove the FTSE 100 into the red, while the FTSE 250 added to a strong week.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Liberum cuts British Land; Exane cuts Sainsbury

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

LONDON BRIEFING: Stocks called higher; US job growth expected to slow

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were called higher on Friday in the wake of US Federal Reserve and Bank of England rate hikes, as markets now await a key US jobs report, expected to show a softening in the labour market.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Hunt's mini-budget reversal sends sterling higher

(Alliance News) - It was a bright start to the week for stocks in Europe, but London's FTSE 100 was unable to keep pace with its counterparts on the continent despite a strong session from housebuilders and utilities.

CORRECT: LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Morgan Stanley cuts Lloyds

(Correcting to clarify that Morgan Stanley did not lift its Standard Chartered recommendation, only its price target for the stock.)

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE, pound, bond prices climb after tax U-turn

(Alliance News) - UK securities and sterling were on the up at midday on Monday, after new UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that "almost all" of tax cuts announced in last month's mini-budget have been reversed.

Energy firms rally as Hunt scales back support package

(Sharecast News) - Energy firms rallied on Monday as chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in his emergency statement that energy support in the form of a freeze on bills will be reviewed in April.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Morgan Stanley cuts Lloyds and lifts StanChart

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

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: Redburn likes Flutter; RBC cuts Smiths

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

UK utilities could be at risk from windfall tax U-turn, says Citi

(Sharecast News) - Citi said in a note on Tuesday that the UK government could do a U-turn on a potential windfall tax for power generators.

SDCL Energy board members buy 104,343 shares as trades below NAV

(Alliance News) - SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust PLC on Tuesday said that board members had bought over 104,343 shares signalling continued confidence in the value of energy efficiency.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Upgrades for Vodafone, AJ Bell, B&M, Pennon

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC raises IAG to 'buy'; cuts easyJet

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

Water utility Pennon expects power costs to almost double this year

Sees annual power costs nearly doubling

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