Market Pulse
US close: Stocks rise with buoyant oil prices
US stocks ended the day up on Wednesday, thanks in part to a rise in energy equities following a jump in oil prices.
Sector Movers: Resource stocks rise, but housebuilders tumble
Resource stocks rose on Wednesday, but housebuilders headed lower as headline London indices finished marginally in negative territory.
Commodities: Oil futures head sideways on US inventory data, IEA comments
Oil prices headed sideways on Wednesday, with Brent and WTI futures alternating between losses and gains for much of the European session.
Wednesday newspaper share tips: LSE, Ashtead
There is a high probability that Deutsche Boerse’s rivals will try and crash its proposed tie-up with the London Stock Exchange, the Financial Times’s Lex column said.
Just Eat non-exec directors step down
Just Eat has confirmed the departure of two of its non-executive directors.
FX Roundup: Euro slide continues, but pound sees modest gains
The euro tumbled lower for a third successive session on Wednesday, while the pound saw modest intraday upticks as Brexit concerns eased on opinion polling data.
Europe close: Bank, basic resource issues buoy benchmarks
European stocks ended the session in the black, buoyed by a solid performance from basic resources and bank issues, with investors seemingly tracking the prices of metals and oil ahead of Friday's US jobs report.
London close: Stocks end lower as UK construction PMI disappoints
London stocks edged lower on Wednesday after data revealed UK construction activity growth unexpectedly slowed in February.
Shell faces second lawsuit over Niger Delta oil spills
Oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell is facing legal action in London over spills in the Niger Delta, for the second time in five years.
Premier Energy and Water Trust unveils boardroom changes
Premier Energy and Water Trust has appointed Gillian Nott as a non-executive director with effect from 1 March.
Wednesday broker round-up
Just Eat: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a target price of 393p and Investec reiterates buy with a target price of 479p.
Empresaria Group books record earnings in 2015
Empresaria Group's revenue was down slightly in 2015, but the company reported record profit before tax and growth in earnings per share as it published its final results on Wednesday.
US open: Stocks decline on drop in oil prices
US stocks fell on Wednesday as a drop in oil prices offset a better-than-anticipated report on US jobs.
Seeing Machines' CFO resigns
Seeing Machines, an AIM-listed vehicle operator monitoring technology company, confirmed the resignation of James Walker as chief financial officer (CFO) and executive director.
US crude oil stockpiles jump in latest week
Commercial stockpiles of crude oil in the States jumped sharply in the latest week.
Cambria Africa bounces on Consilium debt offer
Zimbabwe-focused investor Cambria Africa has revealed it is considering the terms of an offer from Consilium Investment Management in relation to a dispute over the payment of a debt, while its finance director has stepped back to take a non-executive role in the company.
Costain books solid earnings after implementing new strategy
Costain Group's concentration on high value clients may have shown its worth on Wednesday, as the company recorded some impressive improvements in its revenue and earnings.
Negative interest rates have their uses, economic growth needed, ECB's Coeure says
Economic growth was urgently needed to help reduce joblessness in the aftermath of the once-in-generation crisis and negative interest rates were not responsible for declining bank profitability, ECB governing council member Benoit Coeure said.
Workers advised to double pensions savings
A two-year review for the Labour Party has concluded that workers saving for their retirement should double the amount they are putting away in their occupational pensions schemes.
Akers Bioscience wins first China order for heparin test
Akers Biosciences has won its first order from Chinese distributor NovoTek Therapeutics, worth $2. 5m.