The company expects the disposal to be "immediately accretive" to adjusted operating profit margin and return on capital employed. Senior's 2024 margin was 4.8%, based on GBP46.5 million adjusted ...

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday.

The FTSE 100 index was up just 4.95 points at 8,977.59. The FTSE 250 gained 109.90 points, 0.5%, at 21,876.33, and the AIM All-Share climbed 2.54 points, 0.3%, at 771.47.

For the first six months of 2025, the platinum producer expects basic earnings per share to plunge to between 49 rand cents and 343 cents, from 2,402 cents a year earlier. At the headline level, EPS ...

The consumer goods firm said the portfolio will be sold to Advent International LP in a deal which values it at USD4.8 billion. The Slough, England-based firm will retain a 30% stake in the unit, ...

(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from a positive close on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new highs. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% ...

Comparable store sales fell 1%, easing from the 6% fall suffered in the fourth quarter of the prior financial year. Bloomberg reported that for the quarter just ended, a 3.7% drop was expected by ...

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open 28.1 points higher, 0.3%, at 9,000.74 on Friday. The index of London large-caps closed up 46.09 points, 0.5%, at 8,972.64 on Thursday.

(Alliance News) - Gore Street Energy Storage Fund PLC on Thursday reported a decline in net asset value during its latest "landmark" financial year, and acknowledged the requisitioning of a general ...

James Cropper PLC on Thursday said its loss widened during its most recent financial year, driven by a downturn in its Paper & Packaging division and asset impairments. The Cumbria, England-based ...

The share offer comes as AFC says its pretax loss widens to GBP11.6 million in the six months that ended April 30 from GBP8.3 million a year before. Revenue from customer contracts remains ...

Notably, Ireland's trade surplus with the US rose 3.9% to EUR8.86 billion in May from EUR8.53 billion in April. Ireland's trade surplus with the rest of the EU meanwhile jumped 18% to EUR3.50 billion ...