Director dealings: DS Smith finance director invests, Mattioli Woods COO sells stake

13th Oct 2023 16:13

(Sharecast News) - Key personnel from DS Smith and Mattioli Woods were on the list of director dealings on Friday after both companies made regulatory announcements.

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London close: Stocks maintain gains after latest jobs data

12th Sep 2023 15:48

(Sharecast News) - London's top-flight index ended Tuesday on a positive note, with AB Foods in focus on the back of an optimistic trading statement, as investors pored over the latest UK jobs data.

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Director dealings: Henderson Smaller Companies director invests, DS Smith CEO covers tax

8th Sep 2023 11:39

(Sharecast News) - Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust was at the top of the list of director buys on Friday afternoon, after one of its directors purchased 3,000 shares across two transactions.

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London close: Stocks mixed as weaker pound lifts FTSE 100

7th Sep 2023 15:57

(Sharecast News) - London's stock market presented a mixed close on Thursday, with the bourse's top-flight index ending in positive territory, buoyed by a weakening pound.

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DS Smith trading in line despite 'challenging' end markets

5th Sep 2023 07:55

(Sharecast News) - Packaging company DS Smith said on Tuesday that trading since 1 May has been in line with its expectations despite "challenging" end markets, amid continued resilient pricing and strong cost control measures.

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DS Smith posts jump in full-year profits, gains market share

22nd Jun 2023 07:23

(Sharecast News) - Packaging specialist DS Smith posted an "excellent" set of full-year results despite what it termed as a "challenging economic environment".

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DS Smith sees FY in line as prices offset lower volumes

27th Apr 2023 07:46

(Sharecast News) - Paper and packaging group held full-year guidance as higher prices offset forecast lower volumes.

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DS Smith appoints Biffa CFO as new finance director

18th Nov 2022 07:09

(Sharecast News) - Packaging group DS Smith has appointed Richard Pike, the chief financial officer of waste management firm Biffa, as its new group finance director.

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DS Smith workers back industrial action over pay

7th Nov 2022 15:19

(Sharecast News) - Nearly 1,000 workers at corrugated packaging group DS Smith have voted for strike action in a row over pay, according to the GMB union.

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DS Smith H1 profits expected to be at least £400m

10th Oct 2022 07:08

(Sharecast News) - Paper packaging products group DS Smith said on Monday that trading continued to be "very good", with interim adjusted operating profits expected to be at least £400.0m.

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Sunday newspaper round-up: British Steel, Takeovers, Credit Suisse

2nd Oct 2022 16:23

(Sharecast News) - Jingye Group, the Chinese outfit that brought British Steel out of insolvency in 2020, has told ministers that its two blast furnaces would not be viable unless financial support from taxpayers was forthcoming. In remarks to Sky News, insiders said the company may need "hundreds of millions of pounds" in order to keep the company's blast furnaces in Scunthorpe, north Lincolnshire, operational. It remained nevertheless unclear whether the rescue package would take the form of a grant or loan. - Sunday Telegraph

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DS Smith FY profits markedly higher despite 'volatile trading conditions'

21st Jun 2022 07:01

(Sharecast News) - Packaging business DS Smith posted significantly improved full-year profits on Tuesday despite experiencing "another year of volatile trading conditions".

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Sunday share tips: Tesco, DS Smith

13th Mar 2022 13:50

(Sharecast News) - The Financial Mail on Sunday's Midas column recommended shares of five companies to readers, pointing out that history proved that the best time to buy shares was often when everyone else was running scared.

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Thursday preview: China CPI, DS Smith in the spotlight

8th Dec 2021 19:50

(Sharecast News) - The focus in financial markets on Wednesday will be on Chinese consumer and factory gate price data covering the month of November.

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DS Smith sees H1 in line as price rises offset higher costs

28th Oct 2021 07:49

(Sharecast News) - Packaging company DS Smith said its first half was in line with expectations as price rises offset rising input costs.

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