UK Stock News
Rolls-Royce Share Price: A Rocky Ride — What’s Next?
Rolls-Royce Holdings (LON: RR.) shares are trading at around 1,259p, having staged a remarkable recovery, but the stock faces fresh headwinds that investors should not ignore.
TP ICAP Breaks to 52-Week High After Launching RealQ Credit Trading Platform
TP ICAP (LON: TCAP) surged to a 52-week high on Monday, closing at 326.8p — up 3.35% — as the inter-dealer broker unveiled RealQ, a new institutional credit trading and data platform that investors believe could materially ex
Monday Morning Markets: FTSE 100 Slides as Middle East Strikes Send Oil Jumping
Weekend missile exchanges between Iran and Israel have impacted global market sentiment on Monday, pushing the FTSE 100 down 0.3% and sending oil prices sharply higher. [stoc
Mpac Group Shares Crash 20% as Profit Warning and Lambert Sale Signal Deepening Pressure
Shares in AIM-listed Mpac Group (LON: MPAC) plunged as much as 20% on Monday morning, falling from Friday's close of 263p to a low of 200p, after the packaging and automation specialist issued a stark profit warning alongside
Ingredion Swoops for Tate & Lyle in £2.7bn Takeover Bid, Sending Shares Surging
Shares in Tate & Lyle (LON: TATE) have jumped sharply this morning after the speciality food ingredients group confirmed it has agreed to a recommended cash acquisition by US rival Ingredion Incorporated in a deal valuing
Jefferies Lifts Ithaca Energy Target, Calls It ‘a Transformed Investment Case’
Jefferies raised its price target on Ithaca Energy (LON: ITH) to 350 pence from 210 pence and reiterated its Buy rating, calling the North Sea oil and gas producer a different company since its 2024 business combination with
Raspberry Pi Shares Surge 27% After Profit Upgrade Demolishes Full-Year Forecasts
Shares in Raspberry Pi Holdings plc (LSE: RPI) surged 27.6% on Friday, closing at 1,051p after the Cambridge-based computing company issued a first-half trading update that left City forecast
Fresnillo Shares Plunged On Friday – Here’s Why
Shares in Fresnillo (LON: FRES), the world's largest silver producer and Mexico's biggest gold miner, tumbled 6.22% on Friday as gold and silver prices suffered a sharp sell-off following a dramatically stronger-than-expected
UK Stocks to Watch This Week: Bellway, Halma and Wizz Air to Report
A clutch of high-profile FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies are set to report this week, offering investors a fresh read on the health of the UK housing market, travel sector, and broader consumer economy.
Friday Morning Markets: FTSE Holds Its Nerve as US Chip Stocks Wobble
London's blue-chip index is clinging on to fractional gains this morning, up just 0.3%, as the FTSE 100 takes in a subdued mood in markets this morning. Among Europea
Defence Holdings (ALRT) Shares Jump on MoD Transparency Notice
Shares in Defence Holdings PLC (LON: ALRT), the UK's first listed software-led defence technology group, surged more than 14% on Thursday after the UK Government published a Transparency Notice relating to a proposed Ministry
Evoke Shares Jump on £243m Bally’s Intralot Takeover Bid
Evoke plc (LON: EVOK) shares surged more than 10% on Friday after the William Hill and 888 owner announced it had agreed to a recommended all-share acquisition by Bally's Intralot S.A., valuing the gambling group at approxima
Here’s Why Prudential Shares Plunged 7.6% on Thursday
Prudential (LON: PRU) shares suffered a steep sell-off on Thursday, tumbling as much as 7.6% in London trading — and the culprit appears to be Beijing's intensifying crackdown on illegal cross-border capital flows out of main
Thursday Morning Markets: FTSE 100 Lags as Ceasefire Hopes Boost European Stocks
European markets are trading higher this morning, in contrast to the FTSE 100. The UK blue-chip index is nursing a modest -0.3% decline while the DAX climbs +0.5%, the CAC
Mitie Group Shares Climb on Double-Digit Growth and Record Pipeline
Shares in Mitie Group (LON: MTO) moved higher on Wednesday after the UK's leading facilities management company delivered a strong set of full-year results for the 12 months to 31 March 2026, underlining continued momentum ac
CMC Markets Shares Surge as Profit Rise and Dividend Increase Signal New Growth Phase
Shares in CMC Markets (LON: CMCX) surged more than 17% on Wednesday morning, touching an intraday high of 439.5p, after the online trading and investment group reported a standout set of preliminary full-year results for the
Goldman Sachs Starts Relx at Buy, Arguing AI Fears Are Misplaced
Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Relx (LON: REL) with a Buy rating and a 3,000p price target in a note to clients on Wednesday, pushing back against the view that the data analytics and publishing group is vulnerable to ar
WPP Shares Hit With a Sell Rating as Analyst Sees Uncertain Path to Organic Growth
Goldman Sachs has initiated coverage of WPP (LON: WPP) with a Sell rating and a 240p price target, saying the advertising holding company faces limited visibility on a return to healthy organic growth under its current asset
Rio Tinto Shares Cut to Underperform at RBC After Strong Rally
RBC Capital has downgraded Rio Tinto (LON: RIO) to Underperform from Sector Perform, arguing that a recent share price rally has left the mining giant's stock fully valued with limited room for upside.
Wednesday Morning Markets: FTSE 100 Slides as US and Iran Trade Fresh Strikes, Oil Rises
London's blue-chip index is down -0.4% in early Wednesday trade, dragged lower alongside European peers, with the Stoxx 600 off -0.3%. As the fragile US-Iran ceasefire fray
Debenhams Group Shares Jump as Fashion Retailer Returns to Growth
Shares in Debenhams Group (LON: DEBS) jumped more than 11% on Tuesday after the online fashion retailer — formerly known as Boohoo Group — reported a return to growth in its first quarter, marking what management called a piv
B&M Shares Surge as Retailer Signals Recovery Is on Track
Shares in B&M European Value Retail (LSE: BME) surged as much as 17% on Tuesday, touching an intraday high of 199.9p, after the discount retailer published its full-year results and reassured investors that its turnaround
Applied Nutrition Share Rally Continues: Analysts Lifts Target on U.S. Expansion, Earnings Upgrade
Cavendish raised its price target on Applied Nutrition (LON: APN) to 320p from 285p and reiterated its Buy rating on the stock in a note following a positive trading update, a U.S. acquisition and a licensing deal with Mondel