Daily Stock Market Report (Tue 24 Dec 2024)

Good morning and Happy Christmas Eve!

As it’s another quiet news day today we’ve got a couple of articles for you to dig your teeth into:

Graham has published his watchlist, including a review of the ten stocks in his 2024 list and an updated list for 25. You can read that here. Ed has reviewed the winners and losers in the StockRanks. Click here to read that. And Mark has provided a poignant summary of 2024 through the eyes of risk. Click here for that.

Companies reporting Name (Market Cap)RNSSummaryOur viewVistry (LON:VTY) (£2.2bn)Trading updateProfit warning. Delays in expected transactions means FY24 adj PBT now forecast at £250m, from £300m previouslyRED/AMBERHarworth (LON:HWG) (£550)DisposalCompletion of the sale of 278-acre site for £53.5m.Windward (LON:WNWD) (£129m)Takeover offerAll cash offer at 215p per share (47% premium to yesterday’s closing price) which values the company at £216m.Offer from a bidco set up by private equity group FTV which has been recommended by the board.Kooth (LON:KOO) (£59m)New contract$1.45m pilot contract awarded in...