Filtronic shares surged after the AIM-listed radio-frequency specialist landed a third contract from the same US satellite customer within six months, extending a fast-growing customer relationship.

UK inflation rose to 3.1% in August, up from 2.9% in July, driven by fuel costs, but sterling barely moved, leaving tomorrow's Bank of England decision as the bigger risk for traders.

Persimmon shares climbed almost 4% on Wednesday as housebuilders rallied on relief that August inflation data left the Bank of England unlikely to raise rates this week.

The activist Japan investment trust grew its net assets and narrowed its share price discount in the first half, but its returns fell well short of a booming Japanese stock market.

Volvere's first-half profit fell sharply after Shire Foods lost last year's exceptional trading volumes, sending the AIM-listed group's shares down sharply despite a resilient balance sheet.

Oracle Power's interim loss narrows for a second straight half as the AIM microcap leans on a newly granted mining lease at its Australian gold project, even as cash reserves thin further.

Advanced Medical Solutions grew revenue and adjusted profit in the first half, but scrapped its dividend and saw reported profit collapse as its takeover by H.B. Fuller nears completion.

Facilities by ADF warned that full-year profit will miss market expectations after UK film and TV production spending slumped, sending its AIM-listed shares down sharply.

Supermarket Income REIT's shares rose after annual results showed portfolio growth to £2bn, even as earnings per share fell and dividend cover weakened.

UK unemployment held at 4.9% in the three months to July, below the 5.0% consensus estimate, but vacancies fell to their lowest level outside the pandemic since 2014 and payrolled employment kept slipping, a labour market cooling gradually rather tha

80 Mile flagged a going-concern warning as its half-year loss widened and cash fell sharply, just as the AIM explorer sits inside a formal takeover offer period from Nasdaq-listed Greenland Energy.

London's benchmarks opened firmer on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 up 0.3% and the

Winkworth's franchise business held up against a tough comparator, but a High Court dispute with its own Non-Executive Chair is set to drag reported profit well below expectations.

Peel has raised its cash bid for Harworth to 177.5p a share and hit back at the property group's cost-cutting defence, escalating a takeover battle now heading toward an October deadline.

With more than 15 years in the market, the global brand Octa boasts mature processes and an industry-benchmark infrastructure. Octa IB program's business model is also up to the high standards of the brokerage sector. Below,

Trustpilot's shares tumbled after a self-disclosed US tax error and a buyback compliance mistake overshadowed a strong first-half earnings beat, ending a sharp run-up in the stock built on optimism ahead of the results.

Shares in Moonpig Group (LON: MOON) dropped sharply on Wednesday after the online greetings card and gifting platform issued an AGM trading statement confirming that performance remained in line with expectations.

Babcock International Group (LON: BAB) shares are up on Wednesday after the FTSE 250 defence support group told shareholders at its Annual General Meeting that trading remained in line with expectations, with full-year guidan

Shares in WH Smith (LON: SMWH) fell sharply in early trading on Wednesday before paring most of the losses, after the travel retailer trimmed its full-year profit guidance in a pre-close update.

Shares in Barratt Redrow (LON: BTRW) rose around 6.6% to 294.7p on Wednesday morning after the housebuilder posted 52-week results for the period ended 28 June 2026 that reassured investors despite a challenging UK market.