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AstraZeneca shares slide 9% as Wainua drug fails key heart trial

AstraZeneca lost about £19 billion in market value on Thursday after its Wainua drug missed the main goal of a late-stage heart disease trial. AstraZeneca (LSE:AZN) shares dipped sharply in early trading on Thursday after the company said its heart

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Thursday Morning Markets: FTSE 100 Slips as AstraZeneca Tumbles, Computacenter Surges

The FTSE 100 is trading lower on Thursday, down 0.5%, weighed down by a heavyweight pharma setback, while the FTSE 250 edged up 0.4% on strength from AI-linked and gaming names. 

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GlobalData Shares Slide as Underlying Growth Stalls Despite Tender Offer

GlobalData Plc (LON: DATA) shares fell sharply on Thursday after the data and analytics group flagged sluggish underlying growth and guided to the low end of full-year earnings expectations, overshadowing news of a £30 millio

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Capita Shares Slide as Pension Scheme Woes Overshadow Trading Update

Shares in Capita (LON: CPI) tumbled on Thursday after the outsourcing group warned that ongoing problems with its Civil Service Pension Scheme contract will hit profits and cash flow harder than previously expected, overshado

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Computacenter Shares Hit All-Time High as Profit Guidance Doubles on AI Demand

Computacenter shares hit an all-time high on Thursday after the IT services group said first-half profit would roughly double on surging AI and hyperscale demand. Computacenter plc (L.CCC) shares jumped to a new all-time high on Thursday after the F

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BP Shares: Balance Sheet Reset Offers Asymmetric Upside For Patient Investors, Edison Says

BP's (LON: BP.) strategic pivot back to oil and gas is well underway, but the question for investors is whether its pace of exe

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Here’s Why Gamma Communications Shares Surged on Wednesday

Shares in Gamma Communications (LON: GAMA) jumped sharply on Wednesday, rising as much as 6.8% to touch an intraday high above 900p before settling around 886p, up from Tuesday's close of 829.5p.

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Here’s Why IAG Shares Declined Today

Shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON:IAG), the parent of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, tumbled sharply on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, after renewed military strikes between the United States and Ira

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BP Leads FTSE Risers As Fresh US Strikes On Iran Send Oil Prices Surging

BP shares jumped on Wednesday after fresh US military strikes on Iran sent the price of Brent crude surging, reviving fears of a wider Middle East conflict. BP led the FTSE 100 higher after renewed fighting between the United States and Iran pushed

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Wednesday Morning Markets: FTSE 100 Tumbles as US-Iran Escalation Sends Oil Higher 

European markets are trading lower on Wednesday as the latest US-Iran escalation rattled investors.  [stock_market_widget type="chart" template="candlestick" assets="^FTS

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IG Group Shares Slip as Jersey Restructuring Plan Overshadows Revenue Growth

IG Group proposed a new Jersey-based parent company on Wednesday, alongside a trading update that showed growth was partly acquisition-driven. IG Group Holdings plc (LSE:IGG) plans to insert a new Jersey-incorporated company above itself as parent,

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Jet2 Shares Soar as Record Passenger Numbers, £250m Buyback Lift Sentiment

The Jet2 plc (LON: JET2) share price has surged as much as 11.2% on Wednesday, touching a high of 1,581p before settling near 1,508p, after the UK's leading package holiday operator and third-largest airline reported record p

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Vistry Shares Slump as H1 Loss Warning and CFO Exit Rattle Investors

Vistry Group (LON: VTY) shares tumbled as much as 10% on Wednesday, falling from Tuesday's close of 252.4p to around 228p, after the UK housebuilder warned of an expected first-half pre-tax loss and revealed the surprise depa

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Polar Capital Share Target Raised as AuM Surges

Cavendish raised its price target on Polar Capital Holdings (LON: POLR) to 1,216p and reiterated its Buy rating on the stock in a note on Tuesday following the asset manager's recently released fiscal year 2026 results, with

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London-Listed Mining Stocks Slide as Gold and Silver Retreat

London's mining stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, tracking a pullback in precious metals prices as spot gold and silver both retreated from recent highs, weighing heavily on the FTSE 100's resources-heavy segment.

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Lloyds Banking Group Shares Eye 52-Week High as Bullish Momentum Builds

Shares in Lloyds Banking Group (LON: LLOY) are on course to close near their 52-week high, extending a powerful rally that has seen the stock climb roughly 52% over the past year.

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Henry Boot Shares Fall After Report Advisers Called in Amid Growing Sector Strain

A lender to London-listed housebuilder Henry Boot saw its shares fall by over 1% on Tuesday after Sky News reported it has begun a process to appoint external debt advisers to scrutinise the company's finances, as pressure co

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Keller Group Shares Surge Over 20% After Unscheduled Profit Upgrade

Shares in the geotechnical specialist jumped after Keller said 2026 profit would beat market forecasts, driven by surging North American demand. Keller Group's shares surged more than 20% on Tuesday after the London-based geotechnical specialist con

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Victrex Shares Jump 18% After Third-Quarter Revenue Growth Beats Prior Year

Victrex shares surged on Tuesday after the polymer maker reported an 18% rise in third-quarter revenue and held its full-year profit guidance steady. Victrex plc, (LON:VCT) the Lancashire-based maker of PEEK high-performance polymers, saw its share

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Tuesday Morning Markets: Victrex and Keller Group Shine, While Capita Craters

The FTSE 100 is trading firmer on Tuesday, up 0.6%, while the

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Why Shell Shares Have Jumped on Tuesday

Shares in Shell plc (LON: SHEL) rose on Tuesday after the energy major issued a second-quarter 2026 update note flagging stronger-than-expected refining margins, robust gas trading and improved cash flow, even as Middle East

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Capita Shares Plunge 16% After Government Blasts Pension Scheme “Failings”

Shares in outsourcer Capita (LON: CPI) crashed over 15.8% on Tuesday morning, falling to around 273.5p, after the company was forced to publicly apologise following a Ministerial Statement over its handling of the Civil Servi

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Greggs Shares Remain Stuck in a Rut – Here’s Why

Greggs (LON: GRG) shares have spent more than a year trading in a well-defined range, with the stock unable to break decisively above or below the 1,400p-1,780p band it has occupied since mid-2025, as investors weigh cost pre

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