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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs ups targets for Schroders, LSEG

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday:

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FTSE 100

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Jefferies raises Games Workshop target to 21,850 (21,000) pence - ’buy’

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Jefferies raises Persimmon...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 09:45


UK growth for next year only behind US and Canada of G7 counterparts

The UK’s growth projection for next year puts it behind only the US and Canada out of its G7 counterparts, according to the International Monetary...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 09:40


Early market roundup: Stocks down amid US Greenland tariff concerns

Stock prices in London followed Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 into the red on Monday morning after US President Donald Trump on the weekend threatened European countries...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 09:16


Marshalls turns to cost cutting as hard landscaping market stays soft

Marshalls PLC on Monday confirmed its interim chief executive officer as permanent CEO, as it confirmed its 2025 results will be as previously guided and...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 09:10


WH Smith hires former Balfour Beatty CEO Leo Quinn as executive chair

WH Smith PLC has recruited corporate turn-around expert Leo Quinn to be executive chair, as it seeks to put a damaging accounting error behind it....

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 08:54


PRESS: Asda owner TDR close to buying NCC’s Escode for £275 million

NCC Group PLC and Asda owner TDR Capital are in late-stage talks for the sale of NCC division Escode, Sky News reported on Sunday.

NCC,...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 08:51


IN BRIEF: New Jardine Matheson CEO buys another $1 million in shares

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd - Hong Kong-based holding company with interests in retail, property, hotels and motor dealerships - Chief Executive Officer Lincoln Pan buys...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 06:52


UK PM Starmer to speak at Downing Street after Trump tariff threats

Keir Starmer will speak at Downing Street after Donald Trump’s threats to ramp up tariffs until a deal is reached for the US to buy...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 06:32


TRADING UPDATES: Franklin Global halts new investments before tie-up

The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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Franklin Global Trust PLC - Edinburgh-based...

Fri, 16/01/2026 - 19:18


Late market roundup: London stocks tread water before long US weekend

Blue chips edged lower despite notching another record earlier on Friday, held back by declines from mining stocks as geopolitical tensions continue.

‘Investors have been kept...

Fri, 16/01/2026 - 17:16


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