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FTSE 100 Market news covers the latest developments for the FTSE 100 Index, which tracks the 100 most highly capitalised blue‑chip companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

Emperic Student Property

Empiric Student Property reports £1.2bn portfolio value as Unite acquisition advances

Empiric Student Property has released its Scheme Document for the recommended Unite Group acquisition, with shareholder meetings set for 6 October 2025. Interim results showed a £1.2 billion property portfolio value, EPRA EPS of 2.2p, and occupancy improving to 84% with a target of 97% for the 2025/26 academic year...
Unite Students

Unite Group publishes Scheme Document for Empiric Acquisition and Reports Strong Lettings

Unite Group has published the Scheme Document for its recommended cash and share offer to acquire Empiric Student Property, with shareholder meetings scheduled for 6 October 2025. Trading remains strong, with 94% of rooms sold for the 2025/26 academic year and rental growth of 4-5% expected...
Phoenix Group

Phoenix Group reports strong H1 2025 results with 25% profit growth

Phoenix Group Holdings plc delivered a strong first-half performance with IFRS adjusted operating profit up 25% to £451 million and operating cash generation rising 9% to £705 million. The Solvency II surplus increased to £3.6 billion, while the shareholder capital coverage ratio improved to 175%...
Babcock International

Babcock International hosts Marine sector investor teach-in at Rosyth shipyard

Babcock International is holding an investor event at its Rosyth shipyard to showcase its naval Design & Build and Support functions. The Marine leadership team will outline growth opportunities, investment plans and medium-term margin improvement targets...
M&G plc

M&G Plc reports strong net inflows and solid half-year 2025 results

M&G plc delivered half-year results with £2.1bn net inflows from open business, a £3.2bn improvement year-on-year, supported by £2.6bn inflows from external Asset Management clients...
Ashtead Group

Ashtead Group Plc reports solid Q1 2025 performance with strong cash generation

Ashtead delivered first-quarter revenue of $2.8bn, up 2% year-on-year, with rental revenue rising to $2.6bn. Operating profit was $642m, while adjusted profit before tax stood at $552m. Free cash flow increased significantly to $514m compared with $161m last year...
Intertek Group

Intertek acquires Envirolab to expand environmental testing in Australia

Intertek has acquired Envirolab, a leading environmental testing provider in Australia and New Zealand with revenues of £28m. The deal strengthens Intertek’s position in the fast-growing environmental testing sector, unlocking synergies with its existing client base and sustainability services...

Barclays to sell Entercard stake to Swedbank

Barclays PLC has agreed to sell its entire shareholding in Entercard Group AB to joint venture partner Swedbank AB for an estimated SEK2.6 billion in cash...
Smiths Group plc

Smiths Group Plc announces Board and Committee changes ahead of AGM

Smiths Group has confirmed a series of Board and Committee changes as part of its succession planning. Mark Seligman, Noel Tata and Karin Hoeing will retire following the AGM on 19 November 2025. Dame Ann Dowling will become Senior Independent Director, while Alister Cowan will chair the Remuneration & People Committee. Pam Cheng will join the Audit & Risk Committee...
British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco Plc CFO Soraya Benchikh to step down

British American Tobacco has announced that Chief Financial Officer Soraya Benchikh will step down from her role and the Board on 26 August 2025, remaining until year-end to support the transition. Javed Iqbal, currently Director of Digital and Information, will take over as interim CFO while a search for a permanent successor begins...
Bunzl plc

Bunzl Plc expands with five acquisitions across Spain, Mexico, Brazil and Chile

Bunzl has announced the completion of two new acquisitions, Quindesur in Spain and Gisa in Mexico, alongside the previously disclosed purchases of Solupack in Brazil and Hospitalia in Chile...
United Utilities

United Utilities signs £3bn deal to refurbish Haweswater Aqueduct

United Utilities has agreed a £3 billion programme to upgrade the 110km Haweswater aqueduct, which supplies water to 2.5 million people across Greater Manchester and Lancashire...
Pershing Square

Pershing Square Holdings reports 15.5% NAV growth in H1 2025

Pershing Square Holdings delivered a 15.5% NAV increase in the six months to 30 June 2025, outperforming the S&P 500’s 6.2% return. Year-to-date through 19 August, NAV rose 17.7% with a 16.5% share price gain...
Londonmetric Property

LondonMetric raises quarterly dividend by 7% to 3.05p

LondonMetric has declared a 7% increase in its first quarterly interim dividend for FY 2025/26 to 3.05 pence per share, payable as a Property Income Distribution. The dividend will be paid on 8 October 2025, with an ex-dividend date of 28 August 2025 and a scrip alternative available...
Convatec Group

Convatec Group Plc launches $300m share buyback programme

Convatec has announced a non-discretionary share buyback of up to $300 million to return surplus capital to shareholders. The programme, managed by UBS AG London Branch, will run until 31 December 2025 and aims to reduce the company’s share capital, with purchased shares either cancelled or held in treasury for employee plans...
Babcock International

Babcock International appoints Aedamar Comiskey as Non-Executive Director

Babcock International has announced the appointment of Aedamar Comiskey as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 September 2025. She will serve on the Nominations, Audit and Remuneration committees, bringing extensive corporate law and board experience from her leadership roles at Linklaters and James Fisher and Sons plc...
Land Securities Group

Landsec sells Queen Anne’s Mansions office block for £245m

Landsec has agreed the £245m unconditional sale of its Queen Anne’s Mansions office block in SW1 to Arora Group. The deal, which crystallises redevelopment value and delivers an immediate uplift to return on equity, marks early progress towards Landsec’s plan to release £2bn from offices by 2030...
Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods to acquire Hovis Group

Associated British Foods has agreed to acquire Hovis Group from Endless LLP, combining it with Allied Bakeries to form a more efficient and sustainable UK bread business...
Antofagasta

Antofagasta Plc delivers 60% EBITDA growth in H1 2025

Antofagasta plc reported a 60% rise in EBITDA to $2.23 billion for the first half of 2025, with margins up 12 percentage points to 58.8% and underlying earnings per share more than doubling to 47.4 cents...
National Grid

National Grid Plc to sell Grain LNG for £1.66 billion

National Grid plc has agreed to sell its Grain LNG business to a consortium comprising Centrica plc and Energy Capital Partners LLC for approximately £1.66 billion, including a pre-completion dividend...

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Emperic Student Property

Empiric Student Property reports £1.2bn portfolio value as Unite acquisition advances

Empiric Student Property has released its Scheme Document for the recommended Unite Group acquisition, with shareholder meetings set for 6 October 2025. Interim results showed a £1.2 billion property portfolio value, EPRA EPS of 2.2p, and occupancy improving to 84% with a target of 97% for the 2025/26 academic year...
Unite Students

Unite Group publishes Scheme Document for Empiric Acquisition and Reports Strong Lettings

Unite Group has published the Scheme Document for its recommended cash and share offer to acquire Empiric Student Property, with shareholder meetings scheduled for 6 October 2025. Trading remains strong, with 94% of rooms sold for the 2025/26 academic year and rental growth of 4-5% expected...
Phoenix Group

Phoenix Group reports strong H1 2025 results with 25% profit growth

Phoenix Group Holdings plc delivered a strong first-half performance with IFRS adjusted operating profit up 25% to £451 million and operating cash generation rising 9% to £705 million. The Solvency II surplus increased to £3.6 billion, while the shareholder capital coverage ratio improved to 175%...
Babcock International

Babcock International hosts Marine sector investor teach-in at Rosyth shipyard

Babcock International is holding an investor event at its Rosyth shipyard to showcase its naval Design & Build and Support functions. The Marine leadership team will outline growth opportunities, investment plans and medium-term margin improvement targets...
M&G plc

M&G Plc reports strong net inflows and solid half-year 2025 results

M&G plc delivered half-year results with £2.1bn net inflows from open business, a £3.2bn improvement year-on-year, supported by £2.6bn inflows from external Asset Management clients...
Ashtead Group

Ashtead Group Plc reports solid Q1 2025 performance with strong cash generation

Ashtead delivered first-quarter revenue of $2.8bn, up 2% year-on-year, with rental revenue rising to $2.6bn. Operating profit was $642m, while adjusted profit before tax stood at $552m. Free cash flow increased significantly to $514m compared with $161m last year...
Intertek Group

Intertek acquires Envirolab to expand environmental testing in Australia

Intertek has acquired Envirolab, a leading environmental testing provider in Australia and New Zealand with revenues of £28m. The deal strengthens Intertek’s position in the fast-growing environmental testing sector, unlocking synergies with its existing client base and sustainability services...

Barclays to sell Entercard stake to Swedbank

Barclays PLC has agreed to sell its entire shareholding in Entercard Group AB to joint venture partner Swedbank AB for an estimated SEK2.6 billion in cash...
Smiths Group plc

Smiths Group Plc announces Board and Committee changes ahead of AGM

Smiths Group has confirmed a series of Board and Committee changes as part of its succession planning. Mark Seligman, Noel Tata and Karin Hoeing will retire following the AGM on 19 November 2025. Dame Ann Dowling will become Senior Independent Director, while Alister Cowan will chair the Remuneration & People Committee. Pam Cheng will join the Audit & Risk Committee...
British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco Plc CFO Soraya Benchikh to step down

British American Tobacco has announced that Chief Financial Officer Soraya Benchikh will step down from her role and the Board on 26 August 2025, remaining until year-end to support the transition. Javed Iqbal, currently Director of Digital and Information, will take over as interim CFO while a search for a permanent successor begins...
Bunzl plc

Bunzl Plc expands with five acquisitions across Spain, Mexico, Brazil and Chile

Bunzl has announced the completion of two new acquisitions, Quindesur in Spain and Gisa in Mexico, alongside the previously disclosed purchases of Solupack in Brazil and Hospitalia in Chile...
United Utilities

United Utilities signs £3bn deal to refurbish Haweswater Aqueduct

United Utilities has agreed a £3 billion programme to upgrade the 110km Haweswater aqueduct, which supplies water to 2.5 million people across Greater Manchester and Lancashire...
Pershing Square

Pershing Square Holdings reports 15.5% NAV growth in H1 2025

Pershing Square Holdings delivered a 15.5% NAV increase in the six months to 30 June 2025, outperforming the S&P 500’s 6.2% return. Year-to-date through 19 August, NAV rose 17.7% with a 16.5% share price gain...
Londonmetric Property

LondonMetric raises quarterly dividend by 7% to 3.05p

LondonMetric has declared a 7% increase in its first quarterly interim dividend for FY 2025/26 to 3.05 pence per share, payable as a Property Income Distribution. The dividend will be paid on 8 October 2025, with an ex-dividend date of 28 August 2025 and a scrip alternative available...
Convatec Group

Convatec Group Plc launches $300m share buyback programme

Convatec has announced a non-discretionary share buyback of up to $300 million to return surplus capital to shareholders. The programme, managed by UBS AG London Branch, will run until 31 December 2025 and aims to reduce the company’s share capital, with purchased shares either cancelled or held in treasury for employee plans...
Babcock International

Babcock International appoints Aedamar Comiskey as Non-Executive Director

Babcock International has announced the appointment of Aedamar Comiskey as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 September 2025. She will serve on the Nominations, Audit and Remuneration committees, bringing extensive corporate law and board experience from her leadership roles at Linklaters and James Fisher and Sons plc...
Land Securities Group

Landsec sells Queen Anne’s Mansions office block for £245m

Landsec has agreed the £245m unconditional sale of its Queen Anne’s Mansions office block in SW1 to Arora Group. The deal, which crystallises redevelopment value and delivers an immediate uplift to return on equity, marks early progress towards Landsec’s plan to release £2bn from offices by 2030...
Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods to acquire Hovis Group

Associated British Foods has agreed to acquire Hovis Group from Endless LLP, combining it with Allied Bakeries to form a more efficient and sustainable UK bread business...
Antofagasta

Antofagasta Plc delivers 60% EBITDA growth in H1 2025

Antofagasta plc reported a 60% rise in EBITDA to $2.23 billion for the first half of 2025, with margins up 12 percentage points to 58.8% and underlying earnings per share more than doubling to 47.4 cents...
National Grid

National Grid Plc to sell Grain LNG for £1.66 billion

National Grid plc has agreed to sell its Grain LNG business to a consortium comprising Centrica plc and Energy Capital Partners LLC for approximately £1.66 billion, including a pre-completion dividend...
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