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

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

PZ Cussons (LON: PZC), the Manchester-based consumer goods group behind Imperial Leather, Carex and Original Source, saw its shares fall sharply on Thursday despite reporting FY26 adjusted operating profit up 8.4%, as markets focused on a dip in e

London's blue-chip index nudged up 0.2% in early trading on Thursday, tracking modest gains across Europe, with the FTSE 250 also adding 0.2%. The DAX was flat, while the

Harworth Group (LON: HWG), the UK regeneration and strategic land developer, has received a firm cash takeover offer of 172.5p a share from Peel Pepper (UK) Limited, a Peel Group vehicle, valuing the company at about £582.9m. Shares jumped almost

Persimmon (LON: PSN), the housebuilder, said completions rose 13% to 5,189 homes in the first half of 2026 and underlying operating profit climbed 10% to £189.1m, as the group gained market share in a difficult sales market. Persimmon published its

The Admiral Group (LON: ADM) share price has risen over 3% on Thursday morning, up around 80p to 3,786p, after the motor insurer's half-year results showed resilience despite a sharp fall in profits, with investors apparently

Metlen Energy & Metals (LON: MTLN) shares have surged more than 10% on Thursday morning after the Anglo-Greek industrial group posted record first-half results and reaffirmed its 2026 guidance, easing investor concerns fo

Cavendish reiterated its Buy rating on Filtronic (LON: FTC) and raised its target price on the stock after the company's full-year results, remaining upbeat even as the shares fell following the print.

Vistry Group (LON: VTY) has topped the London Stock Exchange's short-selling league tables, with hedge funds and other investors betting against the FTSE 250 housebuilder at levels rarely seen in the UK market.

Shares in Bodycote (LON: BOY) rocketed 23.1% on Wednesday, closing around 923p, after the FTSE 250 heat-treatment and thermal processing specialist confirmed it has received two separate conditional takeover proposals from ri

ECR Minerals (LON: ECR), the AIM-listed gold explorer, saw its shares surge after it said underground development at its Maddens gold project has struck a mineralised quartz vein with visible gold, with ore now stockpiled for processing.The

Beazley plc (LON: BEZ), the London-listed Lloyd's of London specialist insurer, reported first-half profit before tax down 53% to $237.7m from $502.5m a year earlier. The shares traded flat at 1,291p today, in line with yesterday's close and withi

Hiscox Ltd (LON: HSX), the Bermuda-based specialty insurer that writes cover through its Retail, London Market and Re divisions, published interim results before the London open earlier today. Insurance contract written premium rose 10.1% to $3,23

4imprint Group (LON: FOUR), the direct marketer of branded promotional products such as apparel, bags and drinkware, saw its shares jump around 10% today after the group raised full-year guidance despite a fall in half-year profit.The stock

Tullow Oil (LON: TLW), the London-listed oil and gas producer focused on Ghana's Jubilee and TEN fields, raised its full-year 2026 free cash flow guidance to $170-250 million after new wells outperformed expectations at both fields and oil price real

Ibstock (LON: IBST), which holds a leading share of the UK clay brick market, reported a statutory pre-tax loss of £27m for the first half of 2026, reversing an £8m profit a year earlier, after taking a £25m non-cash impairment on mothballed soft-