The Watches of Switzerland Group (LON: WOSG) share price has risen over 1% on Tuesday morning after the luxury retailer posted record annual results and reaffirmed a confident outlook for the year ahead, despite a challenging

Shares in BP (LON: BP.) rose more than 3% on Tuesday morning after the energy major issued a trading statement signalling a mar

JPMorgan placed Prudential plc (LON: PRU) on a Positive Catalyst Watch ahead of the insurer's first-half 2026 results on August 4, reiterating its Overweight rating and calling the shares "unjustifiably inexpensive" as the st

Shell shares (LON: SHEL) climbed over 2% on Monday, boosted by the rise in oil prices but also helped by the news that the energy major confirmed it has agreed to sell its Indian renewable energy business, Sprng Energy, to th

Fresnillo (LON: FRES) shares closed 2.9% lower on Monday, making the Mexican silver miner the biggest faller on the FTSE 100 as bullion markets diverged sharply. The stock

Watches of Switzerland Group (LON: WOSG) shares closed more than 4% higher on Monday, sparked by a Reuters report that the luxury watch retailer has held talks over potential offers to take the company private.

ME Group shares rallied on Monday after the photo booth and laundry group confirmed its full-year outlook. Shares in ME Group International (MEGP.L) climbed sharply on Monday after the instant-service equipment operator said trading had improved thr

Brent crude rose more than 4% after Iran again shut the Strait of Hormuz, lifting shares in Shell and BP. Shares in Shell (LSE:SHEL) and BP (LSE:BPL) are rising on Monday after a fresh round of US and Iranian strikes over the weekend sent oil prices

London's blue-chip index was flat in early trading on Monday, while the FTSE 250 has slipped 0.2%. On the continent, Germany's DAX has added 0.1%, with France's CAC 40 and the Euro Stoxx 50 also trading flat.

Shares in Plus500 (LON: PLUS) have fallen over 12% on Monday morning, wiping out recent gains, after a H1 2026 trading update revealed cracks beneath record headline numbers that analysts say justify investor caution.

Shares in PageGroup (LON: PAGE) rallied sharply on Monday morning after the London-listed recruitment specialist reassured investors with a "good" second-quarter trading update that showed signs of stabilisation across severa

The London Stock Exchange recorded seven new listings in the first half of 2026, raising £577 million, as UK markets show early signs of recovery, according to EY-Parthenon's latest IPO analysis.

Anglo American (LON: AAL) shares are down 4% over the past month despite gains of 16.9% year-to-date and 63.9% over the past 12 months, trading at 3,621 pence, with JPMorgan raising its price target on the miner while maintai

London's corporate calendar swings into a higher gear this week, with investors zeroing in on updates from Ocado Group, Watches of Switzerland, Barratt Redrow and Wise — a cross-section of retail, housing and fintech that sho

St James's Place shares fell sharply on Friday after reports that partner firm Sovereign Wealth plans to leave for Swedish rival Söderberg & Partners. Shares in St James's Place, Britain's largest wealth manager, weakened  on Friday after a repo

Hays shares rose sharply on Friday after the recruiter said cost cuts and steadier fee trends would lift annual profit to the top of forecasts. Hays plc (LSE:HAS) shares surged on Friday after the recruitment group said cost-cutting and resilient fe

Shares fell sharply on Friday after weak hospitality demand hit the textile rental group's first-half revenue, despite unchanged full-year margin guidance. Johnson Service Group PLC (LSE:JSG) shares plunged after the textile rental and workwear grou

The FTSE 100 is flat on Friday morning, with heavyweight stock-specific moves offsetting each other, while the FTSE 250 has added 0.4%.  [stock_market_widget type="chart"

Shares in Vodafone Group jumped on Friday after Emirates Telecommunications Group (e&) announced it has agreed to sell its entire 16.2% stake in the telecoms giant to Vega, an acquisition vehicle owned by French billionai

EasyJet (LON: EZJ) shares have surged on Friday after the budget airline confirmed it has agreed in principle to a sweetened £5.7 billion takeover proposal from US private equity giant Apollo Management, gatecrashing a deal t

Admiral Group (LON: ADM) shares have climbed 14.2% year-to-date and more than 10% over the past 12 months, trading at 3,674 pence, with a 0.7% rise on Thursday following Goldman Sachs' upgrade of the insurer to Neutral from S

Shares of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (LON: CCEP) fell for a second straight session on Thursday, extending Wednesday's losses even as Wells Fargo raised its price target on the beverage giant's U.S.-listed stock.

Playtech shares surged on Thursday after it lifted its 2026 profit forecast on booming US and Latin American growth. Shares in Playtech (LSE:PTEC) jumped sharply on Thursday after the gambling technology group forecast full-year profit well above an