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DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Purplebricks chair and Close Bros AM chief buy

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

UK's FTSE 100 jumps ahead of Fed decision as miners, financials advance

March 16 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 rose to near two-week highs on Wednesday as prospects of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and Chinese stimulus lifted investor sentiment globally, while investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision due later in the day.

Director dealings: Two Pru directors invest, Smart Metering chair saves holding

(Sharecast News) - Prudential disclosed two purchases made by non-executive directors on Wednesday, landing itself on the list of director buys.

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Kerry senior director buys EUR350,000 in shares

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Tuesday and Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Markets rally into first US Fed hike since 2018

(Alliance News) - European markets charged higher on Wednesday with the latest US Federal Reserve interest rate decision looming, sentiment bolstered by an equity rally in China.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: SocGen cuts Reckitt; UBS upgrades DS Smith

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

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Fresh virus worry in China hits stocks before Fed

(Alliance News) - European markets closed lower on Tuesday, succumbing to geopolitical worries and pre-central bank meeting trepidation, despite blue-chip equities in Frankfurt and Paris briefly sneaking into the green in afternoon dealings.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: China's Covid spike compounds market jitters

(Alliance News) - Russia's continued onslaught in Ukraine, a spiralling Covid situation in China, and an upcoming interest rate decision from the US Federal Reserve combined on Tuesday to dash any positive market sentiment.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Europe spooked as Covid cases in China surge

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 quickly gave back its start-of-week gains as fears grew over China's spiralling Covid outbreak, with miners weighing on London's blue-chip index on worries that industrial demand will be dented by lockdowns in the world's second largest economy.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Exane ups Shell; UBS starts Trainline at sell

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

FTSE 100 weighed down by banks and oil firms; Rio Tinto slumps

March 10 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 fell on Thursday with heavyweight financial and oil shares leading declines, along with miner Rio Tinto after it severed all ties with Russian businesses and also traded ex-dividend.

UniCredit, BNP Paribas detail hefty Russian exposures as markets rebound

MILAN/LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Italy's UniCredit and France's BNP Paribas were the latest banks to set out their Russian exposures, warning of billions of euros in potential costs from the financial fallout from Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks rise amid hopes to settle Ukraine conflict

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London on Wednesday were attempting to claw back steep losses incurred since Russia's invasion of Ukraine as investors grew hopeful a diplomatic solution could be found.

UniCredit, BNP Paribas detail hefty Russia exposures as sector rebounds

MILAN/LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Italy's UniCredit and France's BNP Paribas were the latest banks to set out their Russian exposures, warning of billions of euros in potential costs from the financial fallout from Moscow's invasion of Ukraine amid a wider sector rebound on Wednesday.