london-stock-exchange
Top StoriesNew York Catches up With London to Head City’s Global Centres Survey
Top StoriesOneWeb-Eutelsat Set for Secondary London Listing – the Times
Top StoriesTourists to Get Chance to Walk in King Charles’ Coronation Footsteps
Top StoriesBP’s Shares Hit 3-1/2-year High After It Cuts Emissions Targets
Britain’s King Charles to Meet Ukraine’s Zelenskiy During Surprise Visit
Date: February 8, 2023
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles will hold an audience with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during his trip to the United Kingdom on Wednesday, Buckingham Palace said. Zelenskiy is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and address Britain’s parliament, as well as visit King Charles at his royal residence in London. Zelenskiy’s trip to...
UK’s FTSE 100 Slips Ahead of Business Activity Data
Date: January 24, 2023
(Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 slipped on Tuesday, as losses in pharmaceutical companies’ stocks weighed on the index, while investors awaited British business activity data that would offer clues on the state of the economy. The blue chip FTSE 100 slipped 0.5% at 0825 GMT, while the domestically-inclined FTSE 250 midcap index rose 0.1%. Early...
Analysis-Frankfurt ‘STIRs’ up Euro Clearing Battle With London
Date: January 20, 2023
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Frankfurt expands derivatives clearing on Monday in an early test of how well European Union ambitions to lure trillions of euros of business from London could work in practice. With Britain now outside the EU due to Brexit, Brussels wants to reduce heavy EU reliance on London for clearing...
British PM Sunak Revives Talks for Arm’s London IPO -Ft
Date: January 9, 2023
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has revived talks with Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp regarding a London listing for chip designer Arm Ltd, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Sunak met Arm’s Chief Executive Rene Haas last month in Downing Street and Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder of SoftBank, joined via video, the report...
Frasers’ Hugo Boss Exposure Falls to $691 Million
Date: January 6, 2023
LONDON (Reuters) – British sportswear retailer Frasers Group said on Friday its maximum exposure to German fashion house Hugo Boss had fallen to 580 million pounds ($691 million). Frasers, which was formerly called Sports Direct and is on a drive to move upmarket, said it now holds 3.9% of Hugo Boss stock directly and a...
Oil Stocks Thrust London Shares to Positive 2023 Start
Date: January 3, 2023
By Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – UK’s exporter-heavy FTSE 100 jumped to a seven-month high on Tuesday as oil stocks rallied, with majors Shell and BP putting the broader energy sector on track for its biggest single day jump in six weeks. The blue chip FTSE 100 rose 2.2%, the more domestically-focussed FTSE 250 midcaps gained...