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The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- Bank of America cuts Ashtead Group to neutral - price target 5,300 ...

Investegate announcements from Transaction in Own Shares

Investegate announcements from Transaction in Own Shares

SIR – I’ve been asked to sign a petition to strip Paula Vennells, the former chief executive of the Post Office, of her CBE (report, January 6). What I fail to understand is why she was honoured in the first place. It must have been obvious that the Post Office’s handling of the Horizon scandal was grossly incompetent at the highest level. Max Cooke Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire

London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday following a mostly downbeat Asian session, as investors eyed the release of the latest US inflation reading this week.

London's financial markets experienced a mixed trading day on Monday, with the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices closing in positive territory after spending much of the session in the red.

London’s FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,680.11 in afternoon trade on Monday.

Ashtead, the tool-rental company, is no longer flying high in the City. But the infrastructure drive in America could help it return to former glories

Ashtead is a "steady bet", according to The Sunday Times' Lucy Tobin, who recommends investors to buy shares in the UK-listed international equipment rental company.

London stocks ended the trading day in negative territory on Friday as investors considered the latest UK construction data and a fresh non-farm payrolls report out of the US.