LSEG ups guidance, unveils buyback as banks invest £170m in post trade business
23rd Oct 2025 08:09
(Sharecast News) - Shares in London Stock Exchange Group jumped on Thursday morning after the financial markets platform operator raised its margin guidance, unveiled another £1bn in share buybacks and announced a £170m investment from a consortium of leading banks.
Read moreLSEG deepens Microsoft partnership with AI data integration
13th Oct 2025 09:13
(Sharecast News) - London Stock Exchange Group announced a new phase of its strategic partnership with Microsoft on Monday, in a bid to transform how financial institutions access and use LSEG's licensed data through Microsoft's AI platforms.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish weaker on mixed UK data
19th Sep 2025 17:54
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Friday as mixed economic data and weakness in heavyweight banking shares dragged on sentiment.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: LSE, Metlen, Bank of England
3rd Aug 2025 12:30
(Sharecast News) - Euronext is open to scooping up the London stock market should the latter be placed on the auction block. The comments by Euronext boss Stephane Boujnah follow a recent offer by his firm to acquire the Athens Stock Exchange. It also comes in the wake of a takeover frenzy in the City. Boujnah highlighted the London Stock Exchange Group's shift towards data and analytics since its acquisition of rival Refinitiv. - Financial Mail on Sunday
Read moreLSEG reports first-half growth, shares slide
31st Jul 2025 10:05
(Sharecast News) - London Stock Exchange Group shares were in the red on Thursday morning, even after it reported a robust set of interim results for the six months ended 30 June, with strong growth across all business divisions and a significant increase in profitability.
Read moreLSE Group looking at possible shift to 24-hour trading
21st Jul 2025 07:22
(Sharecast News) - The London Stock Exchange Group is reportedly studying whether to move to 24-hour trading.
Read moreLSEG appoints Schroders chair Elizabeth Corley to the board
30th May 2025 09:26
(Sharecast News) - London Stock Exchange Group said on Friday that it has appointed Elizabeth Corley to the board as a non-executive director with effect from the fourth quarter.
Read moreLSEG reports first-quarter rise in total income
1st May 2025 07:41
(Sharecast News) - London Stock Exchange Group reported an 8.7% increase in total income excluding recoveries in the first quarter on Thursday, or 7.8% on an organic basis, supported by solid growth across all business divisions and elevated market activity.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed on corporate earnings, Trump tariff threats
27th Feb 2025 15:43
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed in a mixed state on Thursday, with the top-flight index recovering from a weaker open as investors absorbed fresh US jobless claims data and a wave of corporate earnings reports.
Read moreLSE Group full-year profit beats analyst estimates
27th Feb 2025 07:09
(Sharecast News) - The London Stock Exchange posted in line full-year top-line growth, but its profit beat analysts' estimates.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks weaker as UK unemployment holds steady
17th Dec 2024 14:52
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed lower on Tuesday as fresh UK jobs data signalled a likely pause by the Bank of England in its interest rate policy this week.
Read moreUBS upgrades LSEG to 'buy' from 'neutral'
17th Dec 2024 10:08
(Sharecast News) - UBS upgraded its stance on LSEG on Tuesday to 'buy' from 'neutral' and lifted the price target 17% to 13,500p.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed after barrage of corporate updates
24th Oct 2024 09:37
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets ended Thursday with mixed results, with the top-flight index held aloft by strong earnings reports from major companies like Unilever and Barclays, as investors digested a slew of US data.
Read moreLSEG reports 'particularly strong' third quarter
24th Oct 2024 09:29
(Sharecast News) - London Stock Exchange Group reported a robust third quarter on Thursday, with total income excluding recoveries rising 9.5% on a constant currency basis and 8.7% organically.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slide as Bank of England trims rates
1st Aug 2024 16:09
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets ended the day in negative territory on Thursday, as investors digested the Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates for the first time in four years.
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