June 30 (Reuters) - BlackRock has agreed to buy UK data firm Preqin for Β£2.55 billion ($3.23 billion)in cash, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. ($1 = 0.7903 pounds) (Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Porter)


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


* US job growth beats expectations, S&P, Nasdaq hit records


* Starmer vows to fight on to deliver 'change'