Wood Group (J) Share News (WG.)

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

Rolls-Royce jumps on upbeat forecast

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 struggles, but European peers rise

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mixed on Thursday, with blue-chips ending in the red on renewed concerns of higher rates in the US, as well as a host of stocks going ex-dividend.

AI could be the 'new gold' and Nvidia the largest 'miner'

STOXX 600 up 0.2%

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 underperforms as rate worries weigh

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely higher at midday on Thursday, though the FTSE 100 was in the red as the more globally-focused index lamented interest rates in the US will likely keep pushing higher.

Sell side sees 2-19% upside for top euro zone banks

STOXX 600 up 0.18%

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U.S. housing market flashes red recession signals

STOXX 600 up 0.1%

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STOXX gets tech support

STOXX 600 up 0.1%

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Mixed open in London; Rolls-Royce up, Mondi down

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Thursday, with large-cap indices underperforming amid mixed corporate earnings.

Wood Group shares rally on unsolicited Apollo approach

MILAN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Wood Group shares rallied more than 30% on Thursday after the British energy services provider said it had received and then rejected three unsolicited takeover proposals from U.S. private equity group Apollo Global Management.

Wood Group rejects takeover offer from Apollo

(Sharecast News) - Wood Group said on Wednesday that it has rejected three unsolicited, preliminary and conditional takeover proposals from Apollo Global Management.

TOP NEWS: John Wood rejects GBP1.6 billion Apollo takeover approach

(Alliance News) - John Wood Group PLC on Wednesday said it has rebuffed three unsolicited proposals for a takeover by Apollo Global Management Inc.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC cuts Ocado; Bernstein cuts easyJet

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

TOP NEWS: Endeavour Mining meets output guidance and lifts returns

(Alliance News) - Endeavour Mining PLC said its production in 2022 was at the top end of its outlook, while shareholder returns were almost double its minimum target.

Morgan Advanced Materials names former SSE CEO as chair designate

(Alliance News) - Morgan Advanced Materials PLC on Wednesday named former John Wood Group PLC chair and SSE PLC chief executive officer Ian Marchant as its new chair.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Bank of America and Oddo BHF cut Whitbread

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