HSBC upgraded GSK (LON: GSK) (NYSE: GSK) to Hold from Reduce on Monday, raising its price target to 1,860 pence from 1,500 pence, citing signs that new management is taking a more proactive approach to rebuilding the pharmace

IG Group Holdings (LSE: IGG) shares climbed nearly 2% on Monday, July 6, 2026, closing at 1,899p—up from Friday's close of 1,863p—as the FTSE 100-listed trading platform rode a broader wave of investor enthusiasm for UK finan

Close Brothers Group (LSE: CBG) shares tumbled more than 8% on Monday after RBC Capital Markets downgraded the specialist lender, citing fresh legal uncertainty in the UK's long-running motor finance commission scandal.

Shares dipped after Raspberry Pi announced that Tim Powell, former finance chief at Alpha Group and the London Stock Exchange, will succeed Richard Boult as CFO. Raspberry Pi Holdings (RPI.L) said on Monday that Tim Powell will become chief financia

Ocado's co-founder will lead the company until the 2028 financial year before moving into a founder role, the group said on Monday. Ocado Group said on Monday that founder and chief executive Tim Steiner will step down at the start of the 2028 finan

London shares are trading higher early on Monday, with the FTSE 100 up 0.5% and the FTSE 250 gaining 0.4%.  [stock_market_widget type="chart" template="candlestick" assets="^F

Shares in ITV plc (LON: ITV) climbed on Monday after the broadcaster announced the sale of its Media and Entertainment (M&E) business to Sky for total consideration of up to £1.6 billion, in a deal that will reshape the c

EasyJet has reached an "agreement in principle" with US private credit firm Castlelake over a takeover deal worth approximately £5.2 billion, marking a dramatic reversal after the Luton-based budget carrier rejected four prev

Next, the FTSE-100 retail giant, is preparing a takeover bid for luxury department store chain Harvey Nichols, according to a report by Sky News this weekend. [stock_market_wi

Severn Trent will publish its first-quarter trading update for the 2026/27 financial year on Thursday, 9 July, the first scheduled market update since chief executive James Jesic unveiled a bullish set of full-year results in

There are five companies taking centre stage in London this week, with only one delivering full-year results while the rest issue trading updates ahead of fuller reports later this year.

BHP and Anglo American shares are higher on Friday as markets lean into copper's role in the AI infrastructure build-out, but Rio Tinto is essentially flat, showing the "strategic metals" trade is narrower than it looks at first glance. BHP (LSE:BHP

London's Upper Tribunal has partly suspended the FCA's £9.1bn motor finance redress scheme, delaying lender payouts and lifting Close Brothers shares. Close Brothers (LSE:CBG) shares rose sharply on Friday after London's Upper Tribunal partially sus

London's FTSE 100 is trading marginally higher on Friday morning, up just 0.1%, while the

Dusk, the online homeware and furniture retailer, is preparing for a £300 million stock market flotation later this year in a move that could provide a much-needed boost to London's listings market, according to a report by S

Craneware plc (AIM: CRW.L) shares collapsed 24% on Friday, wiping out roughly a third of the healthcare software firm's value at one point, after the Edinburgh-based company warned that FY26 results will fall well short of ma

TD Cowen trimmed its price targets on Shell (LON: SHEL) and BP (LON: BP.) as part of a second-quarter earnings preview of the oil majors sector, while flagging what it described as "pockets of opportunity" following a "rapid

Shares in QinetiQ Group plc (LON:QQ.) jumped 8.4% to close at 483.6p on Thursday, extending to a three-day rally that has added significantly to the defence technology group's market value since Monday.

BAE Systems (LON: BA.) shares surged more than 6% on Thursday, hitting a high of 2,006p before settling around 1,993p as the defence giant extended a powerful two-day rally sparked by the UK government's long-delayed Defence

Tesco and Sainsbury's shares climbed on Thursday, driven by Tesco's ongoing buyback and Sainsbury's upbeat quarterly trading update. Tesco (LSE:TSCO) and Sainsbury's LSE:SBRY) shares moved higher on Thursday, as markets responded to Tesco's continui

London is trading firmer on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 up 0.5% even as the FTSE 250 has slipped 0.6%.  European markets are broadly higher, with the DAX up 0.2%, the CAC 4

Genel Energy has agreed to buy Capricorn Energy (LSE:CNE) in an all-cash deal worth $360 million, sending shares in both companies sharply higher on Thursday. Genel Energy (LSE:GENL) is acquiring Capricorn Energy in a recommended $360 million cash d

Shares in Baltic Classifieds Group (LON: BCG) fell as much as 8% on Thursday, hitting a low of 177p before settling around 184.8p, after the Vilnius-based online classifieds operator posted full-year results that revealed a r