The FTSE 100 has fallen sharply in Friday morning trading, dropping 1.2% to around 10,247 points, as a cocktail of domestic political turmoil and again escalating geopolitical risk sent investors heading for the exits.

Shares in Grafton Group (LSE: GFTU) fell 2.35% on Thursday, dropping 19.6p to 812.7p, after the European building materials distributor issued a trading update that highlighted deteriorating conditions in its Great Britain bu

Centrica (LON: CNA) shares fell on Friday after the British Gas owner announced a package of financial penalties and compensation measures totalling up to £90 million linked to its controversial use of warrant-based prepaymen

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) steps into the earnings spotlight on Tuesday, May 19, releasing its first-quarter fiscal 2026 results before the market open against a backdrop of a depressed share price and persistent housing market he

Cavendish has cut its rating on TP ICAP (LON: TCAP) to Hold from Buy, citing the firm's strong share price performance since initiation. [stock_market_widget type="chart" tem

Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) shares climbed around 1.7% in post-market trading on Wednesday after the semiconductor equipment giant delivered a record-breaking second quarter that comfortably exceeded Wall Street expectat

A raft of Wall Street analysts raised their price targets on JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) following the Chinese e-commerce giant's first-quarter results, which beat expectations on both the top and bottom lines and sent shares surging

The FTSE 100 has edged up 0.1% on Thursday morning, building modestly on the positive momentum seen across European markets this week, after UK economic data came in stronger than expected.

National Grid (LON: NG.) shares have climbed 2.2% on Thursday after the energy infrastructure giant reported record capital investment and robust earnings growth for the year ended 31 March 2026, underpinned by an ambitious f

Aviva (LON: AV.) shares recovered all of their initial early losses on Wednesday after the insurance giant reported robust first-quarter trading, with investors ultimately encouraged by strong growth across its general insura

Luxury fashion house returns to comparable sales growth but revenue dips 2% in FY26 Burberry (LON: BRBY) shares fell sharply on Wednesday after the British luxury

Zeus Capital reiterated its Buy recommendation on Frontier Developments (LON: FDEV) with a 620 pence price target, arguing the UK video game developer's shares offer good value following a second guidance upgrade for its fisc

Shares of Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) surged to a new 52-week high on Wednesday, climbing more than 8% to $177.95, as bullish calls from Bank of America and Goldman Sachs underscored growing confidence in the chipmaker'

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) shares rocketed 16.2% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the networking giant delivered a record-breaking third quarter, comfortably beating Wall Street expectations on both revenue and ear

London's blue-chip index climbed on Wednesday, buoyed by optimism surrounding Donald Trump's high-stakes diplomatic visit to Beijing and a steadying in UK gilt markets after a turbulent week.

Shares in TP ICAP Group (LON: TCAP) pushed higher on Wednesday morning after the inter-dealer broker and financial markets infrastructure group reported a record first-quarter revenue performance, underscoring the strength of

Shares in Babcock International (LON: BAB) climbed 2.9% on Wednesday morning after the defence and engineering group delivered a broadly upbeat full-year trading update, though the stock remains firmly in negative territory,

Vistry Group (LON: VTY) shares fell sharply on Wednesday, dropping 10.6% to extend what has become a punishing run for the FTSE 250 housebuilder. The stock has now decline

Shares in Intertek Group (LON: ITRK) surged 6.8% on Wednesday morning, rising from a previous close of 5,300p to trade around 5,665p, after the FTSE 100 testing and certification giant signalled it would be minded to recommen

Zeus Capital has maintained its Buy rating on Harbour Energy (LON: HBR) in a note on Tuesday, raising its price target to 322 pence from 320 pence after the oil and gas producer reported strong first-quarter operational perfo