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Glencore Price Target Trimmed, Analyst Bullish On Shares (GLEN)

Glencore shares (LON:GLEN) have been experiencing a tough week in the markets, trading down 5.78%, and making a retest of 300p support. With sentiment turning bearish in re

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Oil Prices Pull Back as Stronger Dollar Caps Gains

Oil prices edged lower today, pressured by a strengthening U.S. dollar, although futures managed to hold onto the bulk of recent gains. The front-month

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Pets at Home Shares (LON:PETS) Drop As Retail Revenue Weak

Pets at Home shares (LON:PETS) are trading down 4.35% today following a downward revision in profit guidance and a weaker than expected Q1. After what had been a solid sta

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Rentokil Shares (RTO) Add 11%, Push Through 380p Resistance on Solid H1 Growth

Rentokil shares (LON:RTO) are rallying today, breaking above the 380p resistance level on strong H1 financials, with solid growth and a reaffirmed FY outlook. [stock_marke

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Shell Shares (LON:SHEL) Move Higher On Q2 Profit Beat, $3.5B Share Buyback

Shell's share price (LON:SHEL) is moving higher today, as the firm reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, despite headwinds from lower oil and gas prices. The energy giant also announced another $3.5 billion s

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Unilever Shares (LON: ULVR) Move Green: H1 Sales Up, FY Margin To Improve

Unilever shares (LON: ULVR) have moved mildly positive on the day, up 0.47% as the firm reported a resilient first-half performance for 2025. The period was marked by a 3.4% underlying sales growth, yet with profit falling ba

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UK Bank Shares Raised, Analyst Prefers Barclays Over HSBC (BARC, HSBC)

Morgan Stanley has increased its price targets for both Barclays (LON:BARC) and HSBC (LON:HSBA), but the analyst firm is signaling a preference for Barclays shares at current levels. The move reflects differing outlooks on th

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Haleon (LON:HLN) Boosts Dividend, Shares Bounce Off 52 Wk Low

Haleon's share price (LON: HLN) hit a new 52 week low at 346.10p early, before rallying somewhat to sit comfortably above 360p. While the company announced a dividend hike in H1 results, there is clearly broader market concer

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Hammerson Shares Move Higher – Raising Capital for Acquisition, Guidance Upgraded

Hammerson plc (LON:HMSO) announced plans today to raise up to 10% of its existing share capital through an institutional placing, aiming to fully acquire Bullring and Grand Central in Birmingham for £319 million.

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Next Hikes Outlook, Shares Rise on Strong Results

Next plc (LON: NXT) raised its full-year profit forecast after second-quarter sales came in ahead of expectations, lifting its share price by around 1.7% on Thursday. The s

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Rio Tinto Shares Dip: Iron Ore Headwinds, Analyst Downgrades Weighs on Bulls

Rio Tinto shares (LON:RIO) dipped 1% today, as markets picked through H1 results, and a downgrade from Deutsche Bank analysts on the day. While the mining giant reported a

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Tesco Shares (TSCO) Preferred Over Sainsbury (SBRY) As Analyst Initiates UK Retail Coverage

Deutsche Bank has initiated coverage on two of the UK's largest supermarket chains, Tesco and J Sainsbury, providing a clear perspective on their relative investment appeal. The firm assigned a 'Buy' rating to Tesco (LON:TSCO

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BAE Systems Shares (LON:BA) Dip On Strong H1 – What Happened?

BAE Systems shares (LON:BA) have pulled back 3.5% this morning as the UK's leading defense and aerospace giant released strong H1 results. The decline in share price could be an element of profit taking, but also due to marke

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Taylor Wimpey Shares (LON:TW) Drop: H1 Results Disappoint, Guidance Trimmed

Taylor Wimpey shares (LON:TW) are moving lower today, down 4.6%, and having dipped below 100p intraday to 99.40p as markets react the H1 results. A cut to dividends and guidance, along with one off charges that pushed the fir

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International Personal Finance Shares (LON:IPF) Rally on Acquisition Talks

International Personal Finance plc (IPF is currently the subject of intense market speculation following the announcement of advanced discussions with BasePoint Capital LLC, a leading US asset-based financier.

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SThree Shares (STEM) Drop Lowest Level In Years – H1 Profit Down 72%

SThree shares (LON:STEM) have fallen to their lowest levels in years, reflecting mounting concerns about the company's financial performance and near-term outlook, with the latest H1 update doing little to slow downward momen

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Entain Shares Break 1,000p Resistance as BetMGM Report Boosts Sentiment

Entain shares (LON:ENT) have decisively broken through the 1,000p barrier, reaching a new 52-week high of 1,031.50p on the back of a strong trading update. ENT's share price has moved 46% higher since the start of the year, a

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UK Banking Giants Barclays and HSBC Shares Hit Highs Before Latter Pulls Back on Earnings

Barclays (LON:BARC) and HSBC (LON:HSBA) both soared to new year-to-date highs yesterday, before reversing this morning. Barclays shares reached 375p at this morning's open

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Rolls-Royce H1 Results: Will the Share Price Rally Continue?

Rolls-Royce (LON: RR.) will report its first-half 2025 results on July 31, following a continued strong run for its shares, whi

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Big Yellow Group Share Valuation Attractive, Says Goldman

Goldman Sachs upgraded Big Yellow Group (LON: BYG) to Buy from Neutral in a note this week, citing an attractive valuation and strong fundamentals.  Analyst Rebecca Pa

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FTSE 100 Reaches New All-Time High As Records Keep Falling – The Major Movers

The FTSE 100 index hit a new milestone today, hitting an intraday peak of 9,163.24 before closing out the day at 9,136.32, for a 0.6% gain. The index has been building up a head of steam in recent weeks, adding 4.28% over the

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Croda Shares (CRDA) Down 9% On Trading Update – What Happened?

Croda shares (LON:CRDA) are trading down 9% today, with markets reacting to the H1 trading update that showed sales slowing quarter on quarter. [stock_market_widget type="

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Pennon Group Shares Raised, Analyst Cites Undervalued UK Water Sector

Pennon Group shares (LON:PNN) are back trading under 500p, with the break above resistance proving short lived for bulls. A recent upgrade by JPMorgan analyst Pavan Mahbubani however has put a fresh take on the stock, with a

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