The FTSE 100 edged up 0.1% on Friday, bucking weaker sentiment across Europe as the DAX slipped 0.1%, the CAC 40 fell 0.2% and the STOXX 600 dipped 0.1%. [stock_market_widget

Carnival Corp. (LON: CCL) (NYSE: CCL) has received a series of price target raises from major banks, even as its shares remain down about 7.2% year to date.  [stock_marke

Severn Trent (LON: SVT) and Pennon Group (LON: PNN) saw diverging analyst calls after Jefferies issued a fresh assessment of the U.K. utilities sector, upgrading one water company while downgrading the other.

TruFin plc (LON: TRU) shares jumped more than 5% on Friday after the company announced a significant contract win for its gaming subsidiary, Playstack, alongside a new share buyback program, signaling confidence in future pro

Record plc (LON: REC) announced a robust trading update for the three months ended December 31, 2025 (Q3 FY26), highlighted by a record Assets Under Management (AUM) figure. The specialist currency and asset manager reported

SSP Group (LON: SSPG) has announced an encouraging start to its 2026 financial year, with like-for-like (LFL) sales up 5% in the first quarter. This positive momentum reinforces the company's full-year guidance, which remains

Babcock International Group PLC (BAB) has announced the retirement of Group Chief Executive David Lockwood by the end of the calendar year, with Harry Holt, current CEO of Babcock's Nuclear sector, named as his successor.

Admiral Group shares (LON:ADM) fell 0.81% to 2,924p this morning, extending a difficult month for the FTSE 100 insurer as a second consecutive analyst downgrade rattled markets. The decline brings the stock's monthly losses t

Flutter Entertainment (LON: FLTR) (NYSE: FLUT) shares came under further pressure after Craig-Hallum downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy, citing a series of accumulating transitory headwinds that are expected to constrain n

Despite a strong rise on Thursday, Premier Foods’ (LON: PFD) shares remain under pressure, with Shore Capital describing the third-quarter trading update as “robust, pleasing and encouraging,” prompting the broker to argue th

The FTSE 100 rose 0.7% on Thursday as European equities pushed higher, buoyed by news that the United States will not impose additional tariffs on European allies following a framework deal on Greenland.

Wickes Group (LON: WIX) has released a trading update for the six months ending December 27, 2025, showcasing robust sales growth across all business segments. The company

AJ Bell plc, a prominent UK investment platform, announced a strong start to the financial year, marked by record gross inflows and substantial customer growth, despite headwinds from UK Budget uncertainty.

Associated British Foods (LON: ABF) shares are up around 1.5% on Thursday morning after the company released a trading update, revealing revenue figures for the 16 weeks leading up to January 3, 2026.

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON: BME) has revised its FY26 adjusted EBITDA guidance downward, despite positive December sales figures. The company is proactively i

Rolls-Royce share price (LON:RR.) slipped 2.3% this morning to 1,250p, extending a pullback from recent highs as broader market anxieties over US-EU trade relations weighed on investor sentiment. Rolls Royce shares now trade

Admiral Group shares (LON:ADM) are trading 1.63% lower this morning at 3,026p, after Goldman Sachs slashed its rating on the UK motor insurer from Buy to Sell, marking the latest in a series of downgrades that have weighed on

Smiths Group shares (LON:SMIN)  climbed 0.23% to 2,576p this morning following a rating upgrade from Berenberg, which moved the industrial engineering group to Buy from Hold and raised its price target to 3,000p from 2,7

The FTSE 100 rose 0.1% on Wednesday morning, outperforming a mixed European session. The DAX slipped 0.2%, the CAC 40 was flat and the STOXX 600 edged 0.1% lower. [stock_marke

Berenberg has taken a more selective stance on UK leisure stocks in its 2026 outlook, turning cautious on Whitbread (LON: WTB) while becoming more optimistic on InterContinental Hotels Group (LON: IHG). 

Currys (LON: CURY) shares rose 4.9 percent to 131.5 pence in early Wednesday trading after the retailer lifted its full-year profit guidance on the back of stronger-than-expected peak-season sales. 

Workspace Group (LON: WKP), London's prominent flexible workspace provider, issued a third-quarter business update, revealing performance aligned with expectations amid a challenging market environment.

Premier Foods (LON: PFD) shares climbed more than 4% shortly after the open on Wednesday, after the company said it anticipates full-year trading profit to reach the upper end of market expectations, buoyed by a strong Christ