(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Wednesday.

(Alliance News) - The UK competition regulator on Wednesday opened a probe into the acquisition of Direct Line Insurance Group PLC by larger peer Aviva PLC The motor and home insurer accepted a GBP3.7 ...

(Alliance News) - Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC on Wednesday maintained its medium-term financial objectives, ahead of a capital markets event. The soft drink bottler re-affirmed mid-term growth ...

The associated one-off costs across both programmes are expected to total around GBP80 million. Burberry said free cash was GB65 million, little changed from GBP63 million a year prior. Looking ahead, ...

(Alliance News) - Imperial Brands PLC on Wednesday said Chief Executive Stefan Bomhard will retire this year as it reported a drop in half-year sales. The Bristol, England-based tobacco products ...

Consequently, Spirax said, it delivered low single-digit organic group revenue growth. The adjusted operating profit margin meanwhile was slightly lower against the first four months of 2024, which ...

JPMorgan raises Mondi to 'overweight' (neutral) - price target 1,430 (1,435) pence Exane BNP starts Hikma Pharmaceutical with 'outperform' - price target 2,650 pence ...

Experian's benchmark earnings before interest and tax margin was 28.1% in financial 2025, higher than 27.6% in financial 2024. The company announced a final dividend of 43.25 US cents per share, up ...

Diluted earnings per share improved to 54.1 US cents from 50.4 cents. For financial 2025, Compass continues to expect high single-digit underlying operating profit growth driven by organic revenue ...

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 opened in the green on Wednesday as China criticises the US-UK trade deal, and gold prices continue to weaken amid easing global tariff tension.

(Alliance News) - GSK announced on Wednesday that it has agreed with Boston Pharmaceuticals to buy steatotic liver disease medication efimosfermin alfa.

In early corporate news, luxury goods company Burberry said it will cut up to 1,700 jobs globally as it swings to a loss against a "difficult macroeconomic backdrop", and pharmaceuticals firm GSK ...