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Savills hails "significantly improved" underlying pipeline; revenue up
Savills noted "renewed investor interest in prime core office stock throughout Europe". Notably, leasing revenue jumped 20% in the first quarter. Savills said most prime residential markets remained ...
Victorian Plumbing shares slump as profit falls despite order growth
(Alliance News) - Victorian Plumbing Group PLC shares fell on Wednesday as pretax profit fell despite revenue and order growth, as it set out plans to resurrect the MFI brand and enter the homewares ...
Gamma Communications shares tumble amid "ongoing softness" in UK
(Alliance News) - Gamma Communications PLC shares slumped on Wednesday, as it reported continued weakness in the UK market. Gamma shares tumbled 13% to 1,136.92 pence each on Wednesday morning. It has ...
UK government urged to reassess reliance on US for security
Matt Western, who leads the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, urged the government on Wednesday to reassess the UK's reliance on the US as it prepares to publish a new national ...
Marshalls hails "strengthened customer relationships" as revenue grows
(Alliance News) - Marshalls PLC on Wednesday said it was well positioned to swiftly respond to improving activity levels, as it highlighted revenue was up on-year, just before holding its annual ...
Keller has decent start to 2025 despite "less buoyant" North America
The geotechnical engineering firm maintained expectations for 2025, after trading in the first four months maintained "the momentum achieved in recent years". The update came ahead of its annual ...
Vistry shares fall as forward order book declines in year to date
(Alliance News) - Vistry Group PLC on Wednesday announced a lower forward order book, but noted strengthening demand from the private rented sector market. The Kent, England-based house builder said ...
Compass boosts dividend as new business and higher prices lift sales
Diluted earnings per share improved to 54.1 US cents from 50.4 cents. For financial 2025, Compass continues to expect high single-digit underlying operating profit growth driven by organic revenue ...
Persimmon announces sale of FibreNest for around GBP100 million
The York, England-based housebuilder said the discounted total enterprise value for the sale is around GBP100 million. Persimmon expects the sale to complete within three months. Persimmon will ...
LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC cuts AB Foods; JPMorgan raises Mondi
JPMorgan raises Mondi to 'overweight' (neutral) - price target 1,430 (1,435) pence Exane BNP starts Hikma Pharmaceutical with 'outperform' - price target 2,650 pence ...
London pre-open: Stocks seen down; Burberry, Compass results in focus
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Wednesday following a mixed session on Wall Street, as investors braced for a deluge of earnings from the likes of Burberry, Compass ...
LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: London down as UK holidaymakers trim budgets
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set to open in the red on Wednesday, as new research reveals UK holidaymakers are tightening their purses amid concerns on living costs and following US ...