Prudential (LON: PRU) shares climbed Thursday after Berenberg became the latest firm to back the Asia-focused insurer, whose stock has lagged this year despite growing analyst optimism.

Piper Sandler raised its price targets on both Shell (LON: SHEL, NYSE: SHEL) and BP (LON: BP., NYSE: BP) on Thursday, while maintaining Neutral ratings on both oil majors. [st

Alfa Financial Software Holdings (LON: ALFA), which makes software used by asset finance and leasing companies, saw its shares rise more than 2% in early trade today after its half-year report showed profit falling but recurring revenue growing st

Rosebank Industries (LON: ROSE), the industrial holding company built by buying, improving and eventually selling underperforming businesses, posted its first interim results covering all three of its acquired units. Adjusted operating profit came

Grafton Group (LON: GFTU), the Dublin-headquartered building materials distributor and DIY retailer, reported higher first-half profit and lifted its dividend on Thursday, but shares fell as markets focused on continuing weakness in Great Britain

Gem Diamonds (LON: GEMD), which owns 70% of the Letšeng diamond mine in Lesotho, swung back to profit in the first half of 2026, a turnaround the market had not priced in after a torrid 2025.Shares in the small-cap miner surged from Wednesd

Brooks Macdonald Group (LON: BRK), the UK wealth manager offering discretionary investment management and financial planning, published full-year results earlier today covering the year to 30 June, completing its two-year "Reignite Growth" turnaro

Everyman Media Group (LON: EMAN), the operator of 49 premium boutique cinemas across the UK, reported revenue up 23.5% to £69.8m in the 26 weeks to 2 July 2026, with admissions up 20.5% to 2.6 million, both outpacing a UK box office that itself hi

EnQuest (LON: ENQ), the North Sea and South East Asia oil and gas producer, saw its shares fall sharply on Thursday after half-year results showed tighter production guidance and rising net debt, overshadowing sharply higher free cash flow.

Tribal Group (LON: TRB), the education software provider, saw its shares fall despite reporting revenue growth in interim results published earlier today. Markets focused on weaker margins and cash generation rather than the headline growth.

Camellia (LON: CAM), the diversified agricultural group, swung from a £15.6m pre-tax loss to a £15.6m pre-tax profit in the six months to 30 June, unaudited results released earlier today showed. Shares fell despite the improvement as management f

London's blue-chips are little changed on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 flat and the FTSE 250 down 0.1%, as investors weighed a fresh batch of corporate updates against continued Middle East tensions.

Futura Medical (LON: FUM), the AIM-listed sexual health company behind the Eroxon erectile dysfunction gel, saw its shares fall sharply earlier today after announcing a heavily discounted fundraise alongside the launch of a formal sale process und

Shares in Jet2 (LON: JET2) have gained around 3% Thursday morning after the UK's leading package holiday provider and third-largest airline unveiled a robust AGM trading update alongside plans to move its listing from AIM to

Shares in Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON: CRST) tumbled on Thursday after the housebuilder issued a profit warning alongside a trading update, with the stock down over 10% to around 54.8p, having opened at 55.7p and fallen

Watches of Switzerland Group (LON: WOSG) shares edged higher on Thursday as the luxury watch and jewellery retailer reiterated its full-year guidance in an AGM trading update, as investors appeared to bank profits on an other

M&G plc (LON: MNG) shares have declined on Thursday as investors digested the savings and investment group's first-quarter 2026 trading update, even though headline flow figures improved year-on-year.

Morgan Stanley reshuffled its UK banking preferences on Wednesday, downgrading Barclays (LON:BARC) while upgrading NatWest (LON:NWG), as it looked for greater exposure to revenue growth across the European sector.

InterContinental Hotels Group (LSE: IHG) shares have rallied 3.7% on Wednesday, making the hospitality giant the standout performer on the FTSE 100, after analysts at UBS turned bullish on the stock.

Pearson (LON: PSON) shares fell sharply on Wednesday after Citi downgraded the education publisher to "Neutral" from "Buy", arguing that a powerful rally in the stock had left little room for further upside.

Corero Network Security (LON: CNS), an AIM-listed provider of DDoS protection technology that defends networks against attacks designed to knock services offline, saw its shares jump 10% on Wednesday after the company said it had signed $3.9m of n

Motorpoint Group (LON: MOTR), the UK omnichannel used-vehicle retailer, saw its shares jump on Wednesday morning after raising profit guidance for the year ahead above market expectations, citing stronger trading volumes and margins.The sto

Touchstar (LON: TST), the Manchester-based maker of rugged mobile computers and logistics software, saw its shares tumble today after a trading update flagged a weaker second half despite improved first-half profitability.Shares fell as muc