Shares in FTSE 250-listed Direct Line were up 7.1% to 252.66p in London early Friday, giving it a market value of GBP3.31 billion. Aviva was 0.6% lower at 486.30p. It has a market capitalisation of ...
Amanda Bryden, head of mortgages at Halifax, said: "UK house prices rose for the fifth month in a row in November, up by 1.3% in the month – the biggest increase so far this year. This pushed the ...
J Sainsbury led the FTSE 100, rising 1.2%. The supermarket firm repurchased 947,888 shares at average 266.37p on Thursday. Spirax led the laggers, down 2.1% after JPMorgan cut it to 'neutral' with a ...