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Great Portland Estates completes sale of Regent Street leasehold

Great Portland Estates PLC on Wednesday said it has completed the sale of the leasehold interest in 103/133 Regent Street in central London.

The London-based office...

Wed, 01/04/2026 - 10:02


Topps Tiles to cut costs as ekes out marginal first half sales growth

Topps Tiles PLC on Wednesday said it plans to close 23 stores in a bid to improve profitability as sales growth stalled in the first...

Wed, 01/04/2026 - 09:59


WINNERS & LOSERS: Miners shine and airlines fly but Berkeley sinks

The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Wednesday.

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FTSE 100 winners

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Rolls-Royce Group PLC, up 5.7% at 1,196.5p,...

Wed, 01/04/2026 - 09:56


Smiths closes £1.3 billion Smiths Interconnect sale to Koch company

Smiths Group PLC on Wednesday said it had completed the sale of Smiths Interconnect for £1.3 billion.

The London-based engineering company in January 2025 had...

Wed, 01/04/2026 - 09:56


Arcline walks away from potential Senior takeover with no firm offer

Arcline Investment Management LP on Wednesday announced it has no intention to make an offer for Senior PLC.

The New York-based private equity firm had approached...

Wed, 01/04/2026 - 09:37


Early market roundup: Iran peace hopes lift shares; gold price higher

Stock prices in London opened higher on Wednesday after the White House announced that US President Donald Trump will give an ‘important update on Iran’;...

Wed, 01/04/2026 - 09:20


Shionogi completes purchase of Pfizer stake in GSK’s ViiV Healthcare

GSK PLC and Shionogi & Co Ltd on Wednesday said the replacement of Pfizer Inc’s stake in the ViiV Healthcare Ltd joint venture with an...

Wed, 01/04/2026 - 09:18


UK government ‘can’t alleviate every price increase’ from war - Reeves

Rachel Reeves said the UK government is ‘preparing for all eventualities’ as the Iran war hits the economy and pushes up fuel and energy costs...

Wed, 01/04/2026 - 09:16


Berkeley halts land buying as Middle East war saps market confidence

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC on Wednesday said it will stop buying new land and cut work in progress as the Iran war and a tough...

Wed, 01/04/2026 - 09:03


IN BRIEF: Grafton completes purchase of Irish timber frame firm Cygnum

Grafton Group PLC - Dublin-based building materials distributor - Completes acquisition of Cork, Ireland-based Cygnum Holdings Ltd. Cygnum is a supplier of made-to-order offsite timber...

Wed, 01/04/2026 - 08:50


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