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Sainsbury’s Q1 Trading Update Expected to Show Grocery Resilience Amid Non-Food Pressure

Sainsbury's (LON: SBRY) is expected to report steady grocery market share gains when it publishes its first-quarter trading statement on June 30, though persistent weakness in general merchandise and a challenging comparative

Sam Boughedda
Deutsche Bank Lifts Airline Price Targets as Fuel Costs Slide; IAG Hits 52-Week High

  International Airlines Group (LON: IAG) climbed more than 2% to a fresh 52-week high of 465.55p on Monday after Deutsche Bank lifted its price target for the British

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UK Bank Stocks Gain as Three Catalysts Converge

UK banking stocks led the FTSE 100 higher on Monday, with NatWest (NWG) rising 3.95% to 663.0p — a 52-week high — Barclays (BARC) gaining 3.94% to 516.0p, and Lloyds (LLOY) adding 3.90% to 109.20p. The FTSE 100 itself closed

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Lloyds Shares Jump as High Street Bank Eyes Aldermore Takeover

Lloyds Banking Group (LON: LLOY) shares climbed on Monday as reports emerged that Britain's biggest high street bank is exploring a potential takeover of SME lender Aldermore.

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GlobalData Share Price Slide Continues Despite FTSE 250 Promotion

Shares in GlobalData (LON: DATA) fell sharply on Monday, adding to the recent decline as investors continued to sell into the news of the data intelligence company's inclusion in the FTSE 250 Index, with the stock dropping 5.

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Ceres Power Climbs as Markets Reassess £103m Equity Raise and AI Data Centre Opportunity

The clean energy technology developer's shares are advancing on Monday, continuing a recovery from post-placement weakness as AI power demand narratives gain traction. Shares in Ceres Power Holdings PLC (LSE: CWR) are trading higher on Mond

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Monday Morning Markets: UK Stocks Cautious as US-Iran Uncertainty Lingers, Starmer Resigns

UK and European markets have started the new week on a hesitant note…  The FTSE 100 is flat, the FTSE 250 has slipped 0.3%, while on the continent the DAX has fallen 0

Sam Boughedda
Ocado Shares Tumble on CEO Succession Fears

Shares in Ocado Group (LON: OCDO) fell sharply on Monday morning after media reports suggested the British grocery technology firm is actively preparing to appoint a successor to its long-serving co-founder and Chief Executiv

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EasyJet Shares Jump as Castlelake Goes Public With 625p Takeover Bid After Rejections

Budget airline easyJet (LON: EZJ) saw its shares climb on Monday morning after US private equity firm Castlelake, L.P. took its 625 pence-per-share takeover proposal public, bypassing a board that has now rejected three separ

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Schroders Downgrades FTSE Stocks to Neutral, Upgrades European Rivals

Schroders downgraded UK equities to neutral from positive, opting to express its financials and energy exposure through more targeted sector positions elsewhere, while simultaneously upgrading European stocks to positive on t

Sam Boughedda
FTSE 100 Stuck in Range as Political Crisis Adds to Breakout Uncertainty

The FTSE 100 is struggling to escape a stubborn trading range, with political turbulence in Westminster now threatening to extend the index's months-long consolidation just as investors were beginning to eye fresh highs.

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5 UK Stocks to Watch: Babcock, Berkeley and Wise To Report

With eighteen London-listed companies reporting between 22 and 27 June, this is one of the busiest earnings weeks of the summer. Here are five names worth putting on your radar.

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UBS Sees S&P 500 and Nasdaq Hitting New Highs Despite Near-Term Volatility

UBS maintained a constructive outlook on equities this week, arguing in a note on Thursday that continued AI capital expenditure growth, a resilient U.S. economy, and broadening global opportunities support further gains for

Sam Boughedda
Informa Shares Break Out to Four-Month High on Citi Upgrade and Middle East Travel Tailwind

Informa (LON: INF) shares surged to their highest level since early February this week, breaking decisively out of a months-long rangebound trading pattern as a Citi upgrade and a fresh geopolitical catalyst combined to re-en

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BP Shares Gain as US-Iran Deal Reopens Strait of Hormuz

BP.LON shares are trading higher on Friday, buoyed by a landmark US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed on Thursday that has begun the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. As a result , Brent crude is on track for its steepest weekly decline sin

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Friday Morning Markets: FTSE Treads Water, Admiral Shares Tumble

UK equity markets opened on a cautious footing Friday, with the FTSE 100 clinging to marginal gains of 0.1% as investors digest Thursday's Bank of England rate decisi

Sam Boughedda
Union Jack Oil Shares Slide After Oklahoma Crossroads Well Plugged and Abandoned

Shares in Union Jack Oil (AIM: UJO) fell sharply on Friday, dropping 8.5% to 3.75p, after the AIM-listed explorer announced that its Crossroads well in Garvin County, Oklahoma, has been deemed non-commercial and will be plugg

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Admiral Group Shares Sink After RBC Capital Downgrade on Slow Motor Recovery

Shares in Admiral Group (LON: ADM) tumbled 5.9% on Thursday, closing at 3,164p versus a prior close of 3,362p, after RBC Capital Markets pulled its Outperform rating on the FTSE 100 insurer and issued a more cautious outlook

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PPHE Hotel Group Shares Plummet – Here’s Why

PPHE Hotel Group (LON: PPH) shares have crashed nearly 19% on Friday, June 19, 2026, after a highly anticipated takeover bid collapsed — leaving investors nursing painful losses and the company's future direction deeply uncer

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AUTO1 Group CMD Boosts Transparency, Analyst Lifts Price Target

AUTO1 Group's (ETR: AG1) capital markets day has materially improved the investment case for Europe's largest digital used-car platform, according to mwb Research, which raised its price target and maintained its Buy rating f

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