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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Trading subdued on quiet Friday before holidays

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened slightly higher Friday on a half-day ahead of the four-day Christmas break.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks higher as UK retail gets boost from Nike

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed in the green on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 lifted by retail stocks getting a boost from strong quarterly figures from US sportswear brand Nike in a positive read-across.

German gas subsidy clouds euro area inflation forecasts

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks higher despite downbeat UK data

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed in the green on Monday, showing some positivity at the beginning of a festive week despite some gloomy data out of the UK.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Marks & Spencer to 'underweight'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks higher as China begins shaky reopening

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday, but the FTSE 100 was lagging behind European counterparts, despite gains for oil and mining stocks.

LONDON BRIEFING: Stocks called up, but prospect of Santa rally fades

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 index looked set to regain some lost ground early on Monday, having fallen to a four-week low last week.

PRESS: South Africa's Foschini Group aggrieved at failed Joules bid

(Alliance News) - Cape Town-based clothing retailer Foschini Group Ltd has written to the newly-appointed administrators of British country lifestyle retailer Joules, in protest of the decision to sell the business to UK's Next PLC, Sky News reported on Wednesday.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stronger pounds scuppers FTSE 100 gains

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London mixed on Thursday, as relief that US interest rate hikes look set to slow was offset by weak economic data, and a stronger pound held back the FTSE 100 index.

TOP NEWS: Next rescues Joules by taking majority stake, keeping staff

(Alliance News) - Next PLC on Thursday said it is buying a majority stake in fellow retailer Joules Group PLC, which last week Friday said it was preparing to be wound up.

Next buys Joules out of insolvency - report

(Sharecast News) - Next confirmed on Thursday that it has partnered with Tom Joule to buy retailer Joules out of insolvency for £34m in cash.

Sunday newspaper round-up: Zero Covid, British Airways, Rolls Royce

(Sharecast News) - Protests against the government's zero-Covid strategy are spreading from Shanghai to other Chinese cities such as Guangzhou, Wuhan and Xi'an. Videos of the protests on social media, including some showing clashes with police and people chanting anti-government slogans, were taken down. In Urumqi, most of the city had been under lockdown for over three months, although lockdowns were lifted in some neighbourhoods on Saturday. China reported 39,506 cases of Covid-9 on Sunday, a record level, but small when compared to the levels recorded at the height of the pandemic in the West. - The Sunday Times

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Panmure and Goldman Sachs cut boohoo from 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday:

Joules shares to be cancelled after Interpath named as administrators

(Alliance News) - Joules Group Plc on Wednesday said it expects the listing of its shares to be cancelled after naming Interpath Ltd as administrators.