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By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: A Countrywide estate agency is seen in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, June 25, 2018 REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo (Reuters) -Real estate agent Countrywide said on Thursday it had agreed to Connells Ltd’s sweetened buyout proposal after the realty management firm raised its offer for the second time, outbidding private equity firm Alchemy. The offer of 395 pence per share, revised from the initial proposal of 250 pence a share, gives the British company an enterprise value of about 223.1 million pounds ($304.06 million). The all-cash...

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read (For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * FTSE 100 down 1.6%, FTSE 250 off 0.6% Dec 31 (Reuters) - London stocks fell in thin trade on Thursday as the United Kingdom widened restrictions to stem a new variant of the coronavirus that is raging across the country, and as it exits the European Union’s orbit for an uncertain Brexit future. The blue-chip FTSE 100 lost 1.6%, on course to end the year down more than 14% and underperforming its European peers by a wide margin on concerns about Brexit an...

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: A Countrywide estate agency is seen in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, June 25, 2018 REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo (Reuters) -Real estate agent Countrywide said on Thursday it had agreed to Connells Ltd’s sweetened buyout proposal after the realty management firm raised its offer for the second time, outbidding private equity firm Alchemy. The offer of 395 pence per share, revised from the initial proposal of 250 pence a share, gives the British company an enterprise value of about 223.1 million pounds ($304.06 million). The all-cash...

3 Min Read (For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Britain tightens COVID-19 restrictions * Countrywide surges after accepting buyout offer * FTSE 100 down 1.5%, FTSE 250 off 1.1% (Updates to market close) Dec 31 (Reuters) - The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed Thursday’s shortened trading session lower and clocked its worst year since the 2008 financial crisis as the United Kingdom widened restrictions to stem a new variant of the coronavirus raging across the country. The FTSE 100 lost 1.5%, with consumer stocks, mainly Unile...

Brexit deal and vaccine approval boost market hopes, but FTSE 100 falters as curtain falls on 2020 31 December 2020 • 4:01pm Surging optimism that Britain can beat Covid within months and finally move on from Brexit propelled the pound to a two-and-a-half year high against the dollar on the final day of 2020.  Sterling climbed to as much as $1.3686 on Thursday before falling back to $1.3654, a 0.21pc gain from Wednesday's close. It puts the pound in  line for an upbeat start to 2021 after Parliament approved a trade deal with the European Union and regulators gave backing to Astr...