Shares in Unilever (LON: ULVR) surged on Tuesday, rising as much as 6.5% to 4,925.5p, up nearly 300p on the previous close of 4,627p, after the consumer goods giant reported stronger-than-expected first-half 2026 results and

Lloyds Banking Group (LON: LLOY) shares are hovering just below a 52-week high as investors position ahead of the lender's half-year results, due Wednesday, July 30, 2026. [st

Next (LON: NXT) and Frasers Group (LON: FRAS) are both expected to submit takeover offers for Harvey Nichols on Tuesday, as the department store chain moves closer to picking a new owner.

Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of M&G plc (LSE: MNG) at Equal-Weight on Monday, arguing the FTSE 100 insurer and asset manager's shares now largely reflect the strong operational momentum that has driven a blistering 2

Trainline shares rose sharply on Monday as its £150 million buyback programme approaches completion, adding to a broader rally across travel and leisure stocks. Shares in Trainline Plc jumped as much as 4.4% on Monday after the rail and coach ticket

Vesuvius shares collapsed more than 10% on Monday after warning that steel and refractories problems have proved worse than flagged in May. Vesuvius shares retreated sharply on Monday after the metal flow engineer said operational problems

FirstGroup moved into the second phase of its £100 million share buyback on Monday, after completing the first tranche, with shares ticking marginally higher. FirstGroup plc completed the first, £25 million tranche of its £100 million on-market shar

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Oil majors and North Sea producers fell sharply on Monday after a pause in US strikes on Iran sent crude prices tumbling and eased fears of a wider Middle East conflict. Shell, BP and Harbour Energy were among the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 and

Shares in DCC Energy plc (LON: DCC) ticked up on Monday, rising about 1.2% to 6,360 pence, after the FTSE 100 energy distributor confirmed a recommended cash takeover by Dragon Bidco Limited, a vehicle jointly owned by funds

Shares in AstraZeneca (LON: AZN) have inched modestly higher on Monday after the pharmaceutical giant reported robust first-half and second-quarter 2026 results, reinforcing its ambition to hit $80 billion in Total Revenue by

Vodafone Group (LON: VOD) shares have climbed around 3.4% on Monday morning as the telecoms giant delivered a stronger-than-expected first-quarter update for its 2027 financial year, reinforcing confidence in the "new growth

AlphaValue reiterated its Buy rating on Centrica (LON: CNA) after the utility's first-half results, describing the market reaction as "A temporary setback, not a change to the story," in a note to clients.

Speciality chemicals group Croda International (LON: CRDA) has been highlighted as one of the most compelling investment opportunities in the climate resilience space, according to Dominic Rowles, Head of ESG at Hargreaves La

Five of the FTSE 100's biggest names report this week, giving investors their clearest read yet on how the UK's blue-chip index is navigating 2026. [stock_market_widget type="

Wise shares retreated after the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency denied its bid for a national trust bank charter, a setback to its American growth ambitions. Wise Group suffered a blow to its share price on Friday after the company disc

It is a positive Friday morning so far, with London stocks advancing. The FTSE 100 is up 0.5% and the FTSE 250 has gained 0.4%. The move is stronger on the continent, wher

discoverIE Group plc (LSE: DSCV) shares have surged on Friday morning after the customised electronics designer and manufacturer revealed a sharp acceleration in orders and sales for the first quarter of its financial year en

HSBC Holdings (LON: HSBA) shares have climbed on Friday morning after the bank announced the sale of its Singapore life and health insurance business, HSBC Life (Singapore), to German insurer Allianz for S$2.7 billion (US$2.1

Shares in Renishaw plc (LON: RSW) surged as much as 8% on Friday, 24 July 2026, after the Wotton-under-Edge-based precision engineering group revealed a bumper post-close trading update showing record fourth-quarter revenue a

Piper Sandler on Thursday assumed coverage of three major European integrated oil companies — BP (LON: BP.), Shell (LON: SHEL), and TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE) — all with Neutral ratings, signaling a wait-and-see stance across

Aston Martin Lagonda (LSE: AML) shares surged as much as 7.7% on Thursday, climbing to around 37-38p, after the British luxury carmaker announced it had closed a new £550 million ($736 million) debt financing package aimed at

McCormick & Company (NYSE: MKC) said Thursday it will pursue a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange as part of its planned $45 billion combination with Unilever's Foods business, unveiling the operating structur