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LONDON BRIEFING: CMA investigates housebuilders; Bunzl profit up 10%

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are expected to edge lower on Monday, as investors are shift their attention to this week's economic data.

TOP NEWS: easyJet to fly back to FTSE 100 as Endeavour loses shine

(Alliance News) - easyJet PLC is favourite to return to the top table of London-listed large-caps, according to indicative index changes by FTSE Russell on Tuesday.

TRADING UPDATES: Diversified Energy criticises "opportunistic" report

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

UK Chancellor Hunt meets top UK bank heads over plans to boost City

(Alliance News) - Jeremy Hunt has met the UK's biggest banks as part of efforts among the government to boost interest in the City.

UK stocks log weekly losses, bleak retail sales data weighs

UK retail sales slump points to new risk of recession

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CORRECT: European stocks toil; bullish trade in New York

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European stocks toil; bullish trade in New York

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 ended with a minor gain on Friday, but registered its third-successive weekly loss, as investors dialled back their US interest rate cut bets on the back of robust recent data.

London close: Stocks mixed for third straight week of losses

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended the trading session on Friday with a dip in performance, after disappointing retail sales figures had a downward impact on the value of the pound.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 edges up despite poor UK retail sales

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 edged higher on Friday at around midday, though the pound struggled after data showed that UK retail sales plunged in December.

France's CMA CGM to buy UK logistics firm Wincanton for $700 mln

Jan 19 (Reuters) - French shipping firm CMA CGM is set to buy British logistics firm Wincanton for about $700 million in a cash deal that will take the Marseille-based group's push in logistics into the UK supermarket sector.

SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Wincanton surges on French takeover offer

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday.

TOP NEWS: Wincanton shares surge as accepts French takeover offer

(Alliance News) - Wincanton PLC said it has agreed to be bought by one of the largest container shipping companies in the world.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 rises amid UK shock retail sales print

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London outperformed on Friday's market open, after weaker-than-expected UK retail sales data appeared to stoke hopes of an earlier interest rate cut.

LONDON BRIEFING: UK retail sales see shock fall; 4imprint trades well

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London look set to recover some of the week's lost ground at Friday's market open.

Wincanton to be taken private by Ceva Logistics in £556.9m deal

(Sharecast News) - Logistics company Wincanton said on Friday that it has agreed to be taken private by Ceva Logistics, a subsidiary of French shipping firm CMA CGM, in a £566.9m deal.