OSB Group (LON: OSB), the specialist buy-to-let and residential mortgage lender, saw its shares fall sharply after it cut its 2026 profitability guidance alongside half-year results. The specialist lender reported profit before tax of £187.2m for

Diageo (LON: DGE), the drinks group behind Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff, saw its shares jump after new chief executive Sir Dave Lewis unveiled a $1bn cost-savings plan alongside a weak set of full-year results. The stock closed yesterday at

Murray International Trust (LON: MYI), a London-listed investment trust that invests globally for income and capital growth, reported a net asset value (NAV) total return of 10.5% and a share price total return of 9.9% for the six months to 30 Jun

London's blue-chip index nudged up 0.2% in early trading on Friday, tracking a broadly firmer mood across Europe, with the FTSE 250 flat. The DAX and CAC 40 both added 0.4%, while the Euro Stoxx 50 rose 0.3%.

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON:TRIG), an investment trust that owns wind, solar and battery storage assets, reported interim results before the market opened today showing net asset value per share down to 101.1p. The board reaffirmed its 7

Oxford Biomedica (LON: OXB), the London-listed contract manufacturer of viral vectors used in cell and gene therapies, saw its shares fall sharply today after cutting full-year revenue guidance. The company blamed client order delays and a further se

Hargreaves Lansdown believes RELX's (LON: REL) valuation looks attractive, arguing in a recent article that the market may be underestimating the information and analytics group's ability to harness AI within its own products

Shares in Goodwin PLC (LON: GDWN) jumped as much as 6% on Friday to around 199.36p, after the engineering group confirmed it has launched a strategic review that could see it sell off a significant portion of its Mechanical E

Shares in Genel Energy plc (LON: GENL) jumped sharply on Friday after the Kurdistan-focused oil and gas producer confirmed it had rebuffed a possible cash takeover approach from Norwegian rival DNO ASA, worth approximately £2

JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD), the sportswear and trainers retailer, has appointed Peter Agnefjäll, former IKEA chief executive, as permanent Chair effective 1 September. He succeeds Darren Shapland, interim Chair since the AGM on 21 July, who stays on

Pharos Energy (LON: PHAR), the AIM-listed oil and gas explorer operating in Vietnam and Egypt, has received an increased takeover offer from Ratio Petroleum Energy LP worth 32.8183p a share, topping a rival bid from Serica Energy (LON: SQZ) and pr

mwb Research lowered its price target on Zalando (ETR: ZAL) but kept a Buy rating after the German online retailer reported a mixed second quarter and revised its outlook to a more cautious, back-end loaded stance.

Shares of Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA) cratered on Thursday, August 6, 2026, falling as much as 24% intraday to a fresh 52-week low of $150.03 before stabilizing near $155, after the company delivered a disappointing fi

Goldman Sachs reinstated coverage of Smiths Group (LON: SMIN) on Thursday, August 6, 2026, with a Buy rating and a price target of 3,150 pence, signalling meaningful upside from current levels for the diversified industrial t

BP (LON: BP) shares climbed on Thursday after Freedom Broker analyst Sergey Pigarev upgraded the oil major to "Hold" from "Sell," lifting his price target to $43 from $39.

British American Tobacco (LON: BATS), the London-headquartered tobacco and nicotine group behind Vuse, glo and Velo, said on Thursday that Chief Marketing Officer Luciano Comin will step down from its Management Board on 28 February 2027, after a

Serica Energy (LON: SQZ), the North Sea oil and gas producer, saw its shares rise after half-year results to 30 June showed production nearly doubling and the balance sheet flipping from net debt to net cash. The results were published earlier tod

YouGov (LON: YOU), the London-listed market research and data analytics group, saw its shares jump after a pre-market update confirmed trading in line with guidance, unveiled a share buyback in place of its annual dividend, and named a new chief e

WPP (LON: WPP), the London-listed advertising and marketing-services group behind agencies including Ogilvy and Grey, saw its shares surge as much as 30% intraday today after first-half results beat depressed analyst forecasts on revenue, profit and

Harbour Energy (LON: HBR), the London-listed independent oil and gas producer, saw its shares jump after reporting record first-half production and launching a new $250 million share buyback alongside its interim dividend. The stock traded