London close: Stocks firmer ahead of Spring Statement
25th Mar 2025 17:34
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended Tuesday in positive territory, ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Statement on Wednesday, supported by gains in housebuilding shares and strength from Segro and Shell.
Read moreShell targets up to 5% LNG sales growth to 2030
25th Mar 2025 07:41
(Sharecast News) - Energy giant Shell unveiled plans to increase investor returns, cut spending and lift liquified natural gas sales targets but came in for heavy criticism of chief executive Wael Sawan's pay package.
Read moreRussian president backs ceasefire proposal, but calls for 'enduring peace'
13th Mar 2025 17:12
(Sharecast News) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he agreed with the proposal to stop the hostilities, but that it should lead to long-term peace and eliminate the original roots of the crisis.
Read moreShell shakes up executive committee
4th Mar 2025 08:04
(Sharecast News) - Shell's head of integrated gas and upstream is to leave the company, it was confirmed on Tuesday, following a shake-up of the oil major's executive committee.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish firmer as defence plays surge
3rd Mar 2025 15:58
(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets closed on a positive note on Monday, bolstered by a significant surge in defense stocks amid expectations of increased military expenditure.
Read moreShell reportedly mulling sale of Europe, US chemicals assets
3rd Mar 2025 08:02
(Sharecast News) - Energy giant Shell is reportedly mulling a sale of its chemicals assets in Europe and the US.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slip as US jobless claims rise
20th Feb 2025 16:06
(Sharecast News) - London equities ended lower on Thursday as investors reacted to a higher-than-expected rise in US jobless claims and a decline in UK consumer confidence.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks higher as ECB cuts rates
30th Jan 2025 16:48
(Sharecast News) - London equities finished higher on Thursday, with investor sentiment buoyed by a rate cut from the European Central Bank and a decline in US jobless claims.
Read moreShell Q4 profits miss expectations but dividend hiked
30th Jan 2025 07:55
(Sharecast News) - Oil giant Shell lifted its dividend on Thursday even as it posted a bigger-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter profits.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks down as PMI rises, consumer sentiment slips
24th Jan 2025 16:21
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Friday as investor sentiment weakened following a decline in consumer confidence and another drop in private sector employment.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks fall, pound weakens further on rising bond yields
13th Jan 2025 15:19
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended Monday in negative territory, pressured by rising bond yields and diminished expectations for near-term interest rate cuts.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks fall after better-than-expected US payrolls
10th Jan 2025 16:11
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended the week lower, with investors reacting to a better-than-expected US nonfarm payrolls report during the afternoon.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed as US jobless claims fall again
8th Jan 2025 15:01
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets ended Wednesday on a mixed note, as investors digested another fall in jobless claims across the Atlantic, after some disappointing corporate news earlier in the session.
Read moreShell cuts LNG production targets, reveals $1.3bn cashflow hit
8th Jan 2025 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Oil major Shell has announced that results for the fourth quarter were significantly lower than the preceding three months, as it revealed $700m of well-write offs and a $1.3bn hit to cashflow.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish first week of 2025 weaker
3rd Jan 2025 17:12
(Sharecast News) - London stock markets closed in the red on Friday as sharp declines in airline, mining, and housebuilding stocks weighed on indices, with a lack of significant news and profit-taking following a recent rally dampening sentiment.
Read more