London's blue-chip index slipped on Friday morning, with the FTSE 100 down 0.6% and on course to close the week with a loss of a similar magnitude. [stock_market_widget type=

Shares of MJ Gleeson (LON: GLE) rallied 4.6% following a resilient trading update covering the 11 weeks to April 24, 2026. Despite booking substantial legacy site provisio

Santander UK (LON: BNC) has officially completed its cash acquisition of TSB Banking Group, marking a pivotal moment in British banking consolidation. Despite securing all

NatWest Group (LON: NWG) delivered a robust first quarter for 2026, posting higher profits and raising its full-year income outlook to the top end of its £17.2 to £17.6 billion range.

Pearson (LON: PSON) delivered a robust Q1 2026 trading update, reporting a 4% rise in underlying group sales and reinforcing full-year guidance. Markets reacted swiftly to the print, sending shares jumping over 5% in early tr

Delivery Hero (ETR: DHER) shares surged more than 7% Thursday after the food delivery company reported first-quarter results that came in slightly ahead of expectations, though the stock remains down 10.1% year to date.

UBS upgraded Lloyds Banking Group (LON: LLOY) to Buy from Neutral and raised its price target to 115 pence from 110 pence in a note on Thursday, arguing the UK lender is undervalued at current levels despite posting a first-q

The FTSE 100 is up 0.5% on Thursday morning, outperforming a cautious European session in which Germany's DAX is down 0.2% and France's CAC 40 has fallen 1.2%. The FTSE 250 is up 0.2%.

Persimmon (LON: PSN) delivered a robust trading update ahead of its 2026 Annual General Meeting, driving shares up over 2% in early trading. The UK homebuilder reported a

Premier Inn owner Whitbread (LON: WTB) has announced a major strategic pivot aimed at transforming into a pure-play hotel business, but markets reacted harshly to the accompanying 3,800 job cuts and a pause in near-term buyba

Markets pushed Rolls-Royce (LON: RR.) shares over 4% higher in early trading following a robust AGM statement and first-quarter

Unilever (LON: ULVR) delivered a solid first-quarter trading update for 2026, posting volume-led growth that reaffirmed full-

Airbus (EPA: AIR) shares slipped 0.5% following a first-quarter earnings miss before climbing more than 5% on Thursday, despite mwb Research describing it as "a massive miss," with analyst Jens-Peter Rieck arguing the muted r

Primary Health Properties (LON: PHP) shares closed 1.2% lower on Wednesday despite what analysts described as an encouraging first-quarter trading update, with the stock now down 5.9% year to date and 8% over the past 12 mont

GSK (LON: GSK) delivered a robust first quar

Markets reacted aggressively to Halfords Group's (LON: HFD) latest trading update, driving the stock up 10% after the motoring and cycling retailer signaled that full-year underlying profit before tax will land near the ceili

Haleon (LON: HLN) posted a modest 2.2% organic revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026, hampered by a softer-than-expected global cold and flu season. While North Amer

Lloyds Banking Group (LON: LLOY) delivered a robust first quarter for 2026, with a 33% surge in pre-tax profit and firmly reiterating its full-year guidance.

Jet2 (LON: JET2) posted its FY26 trading update, reporting operating profits aligned with consensus estimates despite a slight year-over-year dip. Shares opened lower on c

mwb Research reiterated its Buy rating on Bayer AG (ETR: BAYN) following Monday's U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in the Monsanto v. Durnell case, calling the hearing "broadly neutral to slightly constructive" and maintaini