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Weir to buy remaining 50% stake in Chile JV ESEL for £56m
12th Dec 2025 10:52
(Sharecast News) - Weir said on Friday that it has agreed to buy the remaining 50% share of its Chile-based joint venture ESEL for a sterling equivalent purchase price of £56m.
Read moreAsia report: Regional markets follow Wall Street higher
12th Dec 2025 10:47
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets traded higher on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street after two key US benchmarks notched fresh record highs following the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate cut.
Read moreITM Power scores two new engineering contracts
12th Dec 2025 10:41
(Sharecast News) - Proton exchange membrane technology business ITM Power announced on Friday that it had been awarded two engineering contracts.
Read moreFiltronic secures largest‑ever contract win, enters H2 with robust order book
12th Dec 2025 10:08
(Sharecast News) - RF solutions manufacturer Filtronic said on Friday that it had made major strategic progress in the first half of the year, securing a number of sizeable contract awards.
Read moreJefferies downgrades Whitbread, upgrades IHG
12th Dec 2025 09:32
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies downgraded Whitbread to 'hold' from 'buy' on Friday as it applied the reverse upgrade to InterContinental Hotels.
Read moreNationwide fined £44m for financial crime control failures
12th Dec 2025 09:10
(Sharecast News) - Nationwide has been slapped with a £44m fine by the UK's financial regulator for financial crime prevention failures from October 2016 to July 2021.
Read moreSolGold recommends revised £842m from Jiangxi Copper
12th Dec 2025 09:01
(Sharecast News) - Copper-gold miner SolGold has recommended shareholders vote in favour of a revised £842m cash offer from Chinese copper giant and Jiangxi Copper Company, which has already received the support from other major shareholders.
Read more1Spatial agrees terms of £87m bid by VertiGIS, shares surge
12th Dec 2025 08:53
(Sharecast News) - Geospatial software firm 1Spatial surged on Friday after it agreed in principle on the key terms of a 73p-a-share takeover by VertiGIS, a portfolio company of Battery Ventures.
Read moreCapita scales back revenue targets, but margin guidance unchanged
12th Dec 2025 08:01
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Capita rose on Friday after the outsourcing provider held on to its margin targets despite lower revenue guidance for its public service and contact centre divisions, while reporting a big increase in its contract pipeline.
Read moreLondon open: Stocks gain as GDP figures cement rate cut expectations
12th Dec 2025 07:55
(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as the latest UK GDP data cemented expectations of a rate cut from the Bank of England next week.
Read moreEcofin Global Utilities upbeat on solid full-year returns
12th Dec 2025 07:49
(Sharecast News) - Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust reported a net asset value total return of 15% for the year ended 30 September on Friday, and a share price total return of 16.6%, as it pointed to earnings growth across listed infrastructure driven by rising power demand and capital expenditure.
Read moreEurope open: Shares up as Wall St hits new records
12th Dec 2025 07:47
(Sharecast News) - European markets opened higher on Friday on the back of a record-setting session on Wall Street overnight.
Read moreUK economy shrinks 0.1% in October
12th Dec 2025 07:37
(Sharecast News) - The UK economy unexpectedly contracted in October amid uncertainty ahead of the Budget, according to figures released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics.
Read moreCard Factory warns on profits, cites soft high street footfall
12th Dec 2025 07:33
(Sharecast News) - Card Factory warned on profits on Friday as it pointed to weak consumer confidence and soft high street footfall.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to gain after US indices hit fresh highs; UK GDP in focus
12th Dec 2025 07:32
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to gain at the open on Friday after the Dow and S&P 500 hit fresh highs, and as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data.
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