DIARY-UK corporate earnings week ahead July 26 (Reuters) - Diary of U.K (.FTSE) corporate earnings for the week ahead UK EARNINGS Start Date Start Time (GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 29-Jul-2024 BMO PSON.L Pearson PLC Half Year 2024 Pearson PLC Earnings Release 30-Jul-2024 22:30 RIO.L RIO.AX Rio Tinto PLC Rio Tinto Ltd Half Year 2024 Rio Tinto PLC Earnings Release 30-Jul-2024 NTS FRES.L Fresnillo PLC Half Year 2024 Fresnillo PLC Earnings Release 30-Jul-2024 NTS BP.L BP PLC Q2 2024 BP PLC Earn

UPDATE 1-FTSE indexes supported by positive corporate update For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window FTSE 100 up 0.2%, FTSE 250 adds 0.8% Frasers shares jump as co reports higher annual profit Energy, consumer shares lead gains in FTSE 100 Updated at 1605 GMT By Purvi Agarwal and Roshan Abraham July 18 (Reuters) - British stocks rose on Thursday a fter a slew of positive corporate updates, while data showed UK wage growth slowed

BUZZ-Schroders jumps after Morgan Stanley upgrades to 'overweight' ** Shares of investment manager Schroders SDR.L up 6.1% at 399.8p, highest since March 1 ** Stock second top gainer on London's blue-chip index .FTSE ** Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgrade stock to "overweight" from "equal weight" ** Raises target price to 500p from 415p ** Brokerage

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Danske Bank, Entain, Halma July 10 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Danske Bank, Entain and Halma, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Danske Bank DANSKE.CO : Berenberg initiates coverage with hold rating; PT DKK 215 * Entain ENT.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 900p from 910p * Halma HLMA.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 2,350p from 2,000p * Novonesis NSISb.CO : JP Morgan raises target price to

RPT-ANALYSIS-Shock French left election win is little solace for nervous investors Repeats Monday's story without changes Left-led hung parliament vs far-right one seen making little difference French budget deficit unlikely to fall, investors say Focus turns to formation of government By Yoruk Bahceli and Samuel Indyk July 8 (Reuters) - A shock election win for France's leftist alliance has reinforced wariness among investors who had already braced for the risk of political deadlock and a polic