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AIB lifts dividend by 40%, plans share buyback as annual profit grows

AIB Group PLC on Wednesday reported a strong rise in annual profit, hiking its dividend by nearly 40% in response and planning a €1.2 billion...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 11:03


SMALL-CAP WINNERS: Capita sees revenue fall but swings to profit

The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Wednesday.

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SMALL-CAP - WINNERS

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Galliford Try Holdings PLC, up 10% at 384.5p,...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 10:51


Balfour Beatty shares fall as CEO Leo Quinn steps down

Balfour Beatty PLC on Wednesday said that Chief Executive Officer Leo Quinn will step down later this year after more than a decade in the...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 10:39


Ibstock cuts payout amid 2024 profit fall but decent start to new year

Ibstock PLC on Wednesday cut its payout and reported weaker 2024 earnings, as the building products supplier grappled with ‘subdued market conditions’, though it has...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 10:19


IN BRIEF: Hochschild Mining shares rise as closes sale of former mine

Hochschild Mining PLC - miner of silver and gold in Peru, Argentina and Brazil - Closes sale of former mine Arcata, and Azuca project to...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 10:14


MPs write to UK PM Starmer about ‘deep concern’ over aid budget cut

A cross-party committee of MPs has written to the prime minister about its ‘deep concern’ over the cut to the aid budget.

Sarah Champion, chair of...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 10:13


AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: Oriole ‘very pleased’ with Mbe gold findings

The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Wednesday.

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AIM - WINNERS

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Oriole Resources PLC, up 10% at 0.215 pence, 12-month range 0.195p-0.3875p....

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 10:11


UK service sector ekes out growth amid sharpest job cuts in four years

The UK service sector recorded only marginal growth in February, as rising output masked the steepest decline in new work since November 2022 and the...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 09:55


LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Exane BNP cuts NatWest, raises Barclays

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday:

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HSBC cuts Haleon to ’hold’ - price target 420 pence

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Goldman Sachs raises Intertek...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 09:30


Breedon extends US presence with Lionmark deal as earnings beat hopes

Breedon Group PLC on Wednesday delivered annual earnings ahead of consensus and announced an acquisition which it said will more than double its US revenue.

In...

Wed, 05/03/2025 - 09:16


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