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The Latest Breaking News from the London Stock Exchange

FTSE 100 gains 6% in 2024 despite ‘lack of enthusiasm’ for UK stock markets

A ‘lack of enthusiasm’ for London’s top stock market index nevertheless meant it lagged behind its US rival for another year, experts said.

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London’s FTSE 100 enjoys rally to end 2024 on a ‘high note’

The positive sentiment was felt among other UK indices with the FTSE 250 jumping more than 1%, while France’s Cac 40 also moved higher.

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Canal+ launches shares on London market in major boost for City

The company fetched a valuation of about £2.6 billion when its shares began trading on Monday morning.

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Specialist lender says motor finance scandal and Budget weighing on sector

S&U, which provides car finance through Advantage Finance, said trading conditions had been ‘burdened’ over the first half of its financial year.

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French media giant behind Paddington films to list on London stock market

Canal+ will debut its shares on the London Stock Exchange on Monday after getting the approval of the shareholders of its owner, Vivendi.

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FTSE group Ashtead to shift primary listing to New York in blow to UK

Construction rental group has been listed in London since 1986 but makes nearly all its profits in the US

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Warhammer Maker Games Workshop Enters London's Top Stocks Index

British company Games Workshop, makers of miniature wargames figures, entered London's top-tier FTSE 100 index, the London Stock Exchange announced Wednesday, propelled by the profitability of its Warhammer franchise and its licencing potential.

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Warhammer maker earns place in FTSE 100 while Frasers drops off top index

The latest reshuffle of the London Stock Exchange has seen Nottingham-based Games Workshop join the UK’s biggest share index.

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British manufacturer TI Fluid Systems agrees £1bn takeover by Canadian rival

It marks the latest loss for the London Stock Exchange amid a flurry of takeover deals and speculation this week.

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FTSE 100 rises as key US inflation gauge shows increase

London’s blue chip index rose slightly on Wednesday with retail and property stocks in the lead.

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Just Eat to ditch London listing in bid to cut costs

The delivery giant wants its shares to keep trading on the Amsterdam stock market, the city where it is based.

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Just Eat to delist from London Stock Exchange to cut costs

Food delivery firm is also listed in Amsterdam and decision is another blow to London market

The Guardian - UK

Starmer not ‘telling people how to live’ to reach new emissions goal

The PM was asked if he is prepared to get more people to change their heating systems and tell them to take fewer flights to reach the target.

The Independent UK

Coleen Rooney-backed Applied Nutrition kicks off float with £350m valuation

The group priced its initial public offering at 140p a share, which is near the bottom of the 136p and 160p per share price range unveiled last week.

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Watches of Switzerland pressured to ditch London listing for US by Gatemore

Gatemore Capital Management said the company should ‘fully unlock the value of its stock’ by securing a primary listing in the US.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s new green rules for big companies face resistance in the City

Business lobby groups fear the impact of the government’s environmental standards on efforts to revive the London Stock Exchange

The Guardian - UK

SFO and mining firm ENRC agree settlement over legal claims

Agency had been investigating Kazakh company for suspected corruption and fraud over 12 years

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Thoma Bravo closes $5.3bn Darktrace acquisition

Co-founder and former Mike Lynch protégé Poppy Gustafsson stepped down as CEO weeks before the acquisition closed.

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Tom’s Hardware

Raspberry Pi Holdings outperforms investor expectations since watershed IPO

Raspberry Pi has better than expected interim financial results for H1 2024, despite volumes being lower than expected.

International Business Times

Murdoch's REA Ups Offer For Property Website Rightmove

REA Group, the Australian online property website majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire, said Monday it has made a third multi-billion-pound offer to buy British peer Rightmove.

The Guardian - UK

Fashion retailer Shein finds child labour in its supply chain

Disclosure comes as campaigners call on UK to oppose company’s planned listing on London Stock Exchange

The Guardian - UK

Investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown agrees £5.4bn takeover

Big payday for founders after offer by private equity consortium that means London stock market exit

The Guardian - UK

London Stock Exchange denies lowering standards to win Shein IPO

Fast-fashion retailer had planned New York listing before US lawmakers raised concerns over forced labour allegations

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London Stock Exchange News Service Experiencing Technical Issues

London Stock Exchange news service faces technical issue, trading platform unaffected. Efforts ongoing to restore service.

Evening Standard

London Stock Exchange joins banks, airlines reporting technical issues

A series of technical glitches disrupted services at airlines, banks and the London Stock Exchange on Friday, an unusual cascade of failures that erupted from the US to Asia after Microsoft Corp. reported an outage across its online services.

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