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Next Shares Jump After Bumper Q2 Sales Trigger Fresh Profit Upgrade

Next plc (LON: NXT) shares gained more than 7% on Wednesday, touching 15,900p, after the fashion and homeware retailer delivered a blowout trading update that comfortably beat its own forecasts and prompted another upgrade to

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Legal & General Shares Slip Despite Double-Digit Earnings Growth in H1 2026

Legal & General (LON: LGEN) shares have declined in early trading on Wednesday, down around 1% to 299.6p, even after the insurer and asset manager posted an 11% rise in core operating earnings per share for the first half

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Glencore Shares Surge as Profits More Than Double, Miner Unveils ASX Listing Plan

The Glencore share price has risen over 5% on Wednesday morning, touching 579.7p, after the FTSE 100 miner and commodities trader reported a sharp jump in first-half profits and announced plans for a secondary listing on the

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HSBC Shares: Citi and BNP Paribas Cut Ratings After Results

HSBC (LON: HSBA) shares came under pressure after two brokers downgraded the stock following the bank's second-quarter results, even as the underlying quarter was viewed as solid.

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Why Autonomix Medical Stock Has More Than Doubled Today

Shares of Autonomix Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMIX) more than doubled on Tuesday, as the small-cap medical device company rode a fresh wave of intellectual property news that reignited speculative buying interest.

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Taiwan’s TCC Said to Favor London for IPO of European Unit

TCC Group Holdings Co., the Taiwanese conglomerate behind Taiwan Cement, is leaning toward London as the venue for a planned listing of its European business, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg News repor

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Why Travis Perkins Shares Surged Today

Shares in Travis Perkins (LON: TPK) jumped sharply on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, after the builders' merchant reported first-half results that showed early but tangible signs of a turnaround under its ongoing restructuring prog

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Metro Bank Shares Fall 9% Despite Record Half-Year Profit

Metro Bank Holdings (LON: MTRO) reported record underlying profit for the first half of the year on Tuesday, yet its shares retreated sharply as markets focused on a shrinking deposit base rather than the earnings beat. The stock traded at 163.64p b

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Domino’s Pizza Shares Hit 52-Week High on Cash Flow Surge

Domino's Pizza Group (LON: DOM), the master franchise holder for Domino's Pizza in the UK and Ireland, rose to a fresh 52-week high today after half-year results showed sales, earnings and free cash flow all strengthening, with management reaffirm

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Smith & Nephew Shares Slide 7% as Growth Guidance Cut Despite Profit Beat

Smith & Nephew (LON: SN.), the medical devices maker known for joint replacements and wound care products, saw its shares fall sharply this morning after it cut its full-year revenue growth guidance from around 6% to around 4%, even as first-half

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CCEP Shares Fall 4.3% as Q2 Growth Slowdown Overshadows H1 Beat

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (LON: CCEP), the bottler that makes and distributes Coca-Cola drinks across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, saw its shares fall 4.3% today after first-half profit beat forecasts, with a second-quarter slowdown ov

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Prologis Agrees £14bn Recommended Takeover of SEGRO

Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD) has agreed a recommended £14bn takeover of SEGRO plc (LON: SGRO), the FTSE 100 warehouse and data-centre landlord. Both companies confirmed the deal via a London Stock Exchange announcement this morning. SEGRO shares stood

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Metro Bank Shares Slide 9% Despite Record Half-Year Profit

Metro Bank Holdings (LON: MTRO), the UK high street bank, saw its shares fall over 9% in early trade on Tuesday after reporting a record half-year underlying profit of £61m, as markets focused on weakening capital buffers and rising loan-loss char

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Halma Completes $60m Sale of NovaBone to Isto Biologics

Halma (LON: HLMA), the FTSE 100 group of life-saving technology companies, said in an RNS at 07:00 BST this morning that it has completed the sale of its NovaBone orthobiologics unit to US buyer Isto Biologics for $60m (£45m), on a cash and debt-f

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BP Profit More Than Doubles as New Boss Speeds Up Break-Up

BP (LON: BP.), the London-listed oil and gas major, said second-quarter underlying replacement cost profit more than doubled to $5.7bn, beating analyst forecasts, as new chief executive Meg O'Neill used the results to press ahead with a break-up o

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Tuesday Morning Markets: FTSE Rises as Earnings Flood In, Travis Perkins Surges

London shares opened higher on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 up 0.4% and the

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Fresnillo Shares Rise as Profit Triples on Sharply Higher Silver and Gold Prices

Fresnillo (LON: FRES), the Mexico-focused silver and gold miner, rose in early trade today after interim results showed profit more than tripling in the first half of 2026, driven by sharply higher precious metals prices even as output fell and co

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Convatec Reiterates Guidance, Unveils $200m Buyback After US Setback

Convatec Group Plc (LON: CTEC), the FTSE 100 medical products group focused on chronic-condition care, reported interim revenue up 4.4% to $1,232m for the six months to June, with organic growth of 5.0% excluding its InnovaMatrix wound-care product,

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HSBC Shares Open Lower Despite Profit Surge and Fresh Buyback

Shares in HSBC Holdings (LON: HSBA) opened lower on Tuesday, even as the banking giant posted a sharp rise in first-half profit and announced a new share buyback. [stock_marke

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Filtronic Shares Tumble Despite Record Order Book as Investment Squeezes Profits

Filtronic (AIM: FTC) shares dropped at the open on Tuesday, currently down close to 11% after the RF technology group's full-year results revealed a sharp drop in profitability, overshadowing a narrative of strategic progress

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