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Grafton Group PLC on Thursday shared an ‘upbeat’ outlook, raising its annual payout and outlining a new buyback scheme.

The Dublin-based building materials distributor’s revenue...

Elementis PLC on Thursday reported a rise in annual profit, shaking off a ‘challenging demand environment’.

The London-based chemical manufacturer said pretax profit shot up...

Irish Continental Group PLC on Thursday announced revenue and pretax profit growth for 2025, as the company hails continuing demand despite an ‘uncertain’ external environment.

Revenue...

Coats Group PLC on Thursday raised mid-term margin and free cash flow targets as it highlighted industry outperformance and market share gains.

The London-based manufacturer...

Stocks in London were mostly higher on Thursday midday ahead of weekly US jobless data, after UK’s construction sector performed worse than expected in February,...

Harbour Energy PLC on Thursday hailed a year of ‘significant progress’ as it set out a new payout policy which could see the oil and...

Admiral Group PLC on Thursday hailed strong trading in 2025, hiking its dividend as it reported a profit rise.

The Cardiff-based home and motor insurer...

Lancashire Holdings Ltd on Thursday reported an annual profit downturn, as higher costs weighed on the bottom line, offsetting revenue growth.

The Hamilton, Bermuda-based insurance...

OSB Group on Thursday announced ‘resilient’ full-year results that saw pretax profit fall despite a slight rise in net interest income, as it unveiled a...

Hutchmed China Ltd on Thursday reported lower revenue for 2025, but reported sharply higher profit following a major divestment gain and said it expects oncology...