WH Smith (LON:SMWH) high-street sale faces investor focus after TG Jones court delay
TG Jones, which bought WH Smith’s high street stores, was still waiting on a High Court
South32 Ltd (ASX:S32) share price bounce leaves June selloff intact before quarterly update
South32 Ltd entered Tuesday’s pre-open after a 1.79% rise on Monday, but the bounce did little to repair June’s damage. The miner closed at A$3.98; since June 22 it is down 4.1%,
easyJet (LON:EZJ) stock trails Castlelake offer on deal terms snag
easyJet plc shares remain priced with a takeover discount, after the airline gave Castlelake access to only limited commercial information. The delayed quote showed the stock at 580.2p to sell, 580.6p to buy, off 0.51% for the day. Shares opened at 587p and closed previously at 583p. The discount figure is what investors are watching. Castlelake put forward a fourth offer at 650p a share in cash. easyJet turned it down, calling it too low, but said more access to data could bring a “more attractive proposal”.
IAG shares dip on Heathrow cost dispute, offsetting oil price drop and dividend
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA shares dropped Monday. But for investors, fuel wasn’t the only concern. The British Airways parent is trading close to its old highs, as a new dispute about who pays for Heathrow’s expansion brings attention to a costly item the company can’t hedge. IAG was last at 473.25 pence, off 9.45 pence, as of 0946 BST. Volume was 2.24 million shares. The stock is trading 3.99% under its 52-week high of 492.90 pence from June 25, but it's still up 39.5% for the year, per delayed market data.
Glencore lags other miners as copper tightness doesn’t boost shares
Glencore plc ticked higher early in London on Monday, adding 0.79% to 518.75 pence in a Cboe Europe print at 09:10:56 BST. The move gave little relief to a shaky short-term trend for the big FTSE 100 commodities group. The FTSE 100 slipped 0.08% in delayed trading. What’s strange is Glencore shares dropped even though copper supply is still tight. LME cash copper finished at $13,287 a tonne on June 26, up 0.7% from a day ago. LME copper inventories slid to 336,475 tonnes from 349,225 tonnes on June 22, down 12,750 tonnes.
Rolls-Royce (LON:RR) stock steady as China A330neo deal eyes cash flow
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc ticked higher in early London trading on Monday, but the gain was modest for a stock often seen as a top test of aero-engine cash generation in Europe. By 09:04 BST, shares changed hands at 1,414.60p, up 0.60% during London’s main session, as the FTSE 100 slipped around 0.11%. China Eastern’s latest order landed with 25 A330neo widebodies on the table at a sticker price of around $9.35 billion. The jets run on Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines—so with two engines for each plane, that’s 50 installed. The filing seen by Reuters didn't break out a separate price for the engines or say anything about service contracts.
BAE Systems (LON:BA) buyback case looks better after shares fall with UK defence review coming
BAE Systems plc had a mixed week, bouncing on Friday while the broader market slumped, but still posted a lower finish over five days. The dip means its fresh buyback program will pick up more shares with the same money. BAE closed at 1,808p in London, up 0.89% for the day, Hargreaves Lansdown data said. The FTSE 100 lost 0.21% on Friday. But BAE finished the week 2.1% lower than last Friday's close.
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 21.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 21, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 21, 2026, 6:23 AM EDT Amtech lands Cumberland Packaging ERP deal, extends reach in UK market July 21, 2026, 6:12 AM EDT. Amtech Software picked up a deal to provide its Encore ERP platform to Cumberland Packaging Ltd., a big UK corrugated packaging maker. The move takes Amtech beyond its usual UK label business and into the packaging sector. Cumberland will run the ERP system to manage production, inventory and delivery. CEO Chuck Schneider called the win part of Amtech’s plan to grow across the UK and Ireland. Amtech is
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 20.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 20, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 21, 2026, 3:56 AM EDT Janus Electric (ASX:JNS) Jumps on A$10M U.S. Battery-Swap Truck Deal July 21, 2026, 3:56 AM EDT. Janus Electric (ASX:JNS) surged after it landed a A$10 million North American order for its battery-swap trucks. The order boosts Janus Electric’s reach in commercial EVs. Battery swapping lets operators switch out empty batteries fast and cut downtime versus standard charging. The deal shows more logistics and fleet groups are trying Janus’s tech. Growing demand is drawing interest for EV options as clean transport rules spread. The share move
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 19.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 19, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 20, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT BP shares rally 29.5% as oil prices drive up refining margins, but output slips July 20, 2026, 3:52 AM EDT. BP shares are up 29.5% from a year ago, lifted by higher oil prices with Brent crude averaging $103.85 a barrel in Q2 2026. That pumped up BP’s refining margins to $29.6 per barrel, nearly twice the year-ago level. The company is cutting net debt, moving from $25.3 billion toward $22-23 billion. Analysts see the stock hitting 599p, or even 700p within twelve months, showing
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 18.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 18, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 19, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT Goodwin (LSE:GDWN): Another UK Engineering Bet as Rolls-Royce Valuation Climbs July 19, 2026, 3:49 AM EDT. Rolls-Royce has led the FTSE rally, but its rich price could cap future gains. Goodwin (LSE:GDWN), a UK engineering firm with 143 years in defence, nuclear and aerospace, is aiming to double 2026 trading profit to £71 million. Revenue climbed 27.4% and margins are up. Goodwin has a £288 million order book and a pipeline led by defence and energy deals, though these aren’t fully disclosed. Shares have dropped
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LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 17, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 18, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) Up 210% in Five Years, but Valuation Views Split July 18, 2026, 3:52 AM EDT. Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) has climbed 209.6% over five years, but views on its valuation are mixed. The Excess Returns model points to 45.5% upside with a fair value of £2.05 per share. At the same time, traditional market multiples put the stock at a premium. Lloyds trades on a 14.0 P/E, higher than the industry’s 11.7. The Bank of England is weighing relaxed leverage rules,
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 16.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 16, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 17, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT ASX slips 0.5%, miners hit hard; index flat for the week July 17, 2026, 3:47 AM EDT. The S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.5% Friday and finished the week little changed. Miners weighed heavily, with materials off more than 3%. BHP dropped 3% as it cut copper guidance. Regis Resources tumbled 8% after weaker FY27 guidance and an accounting issue. Higher oil prices and geopolitical worries fueled selling in gold and copper names. Energy and defensive sectors helped limit broader losses. Across Asia, major indexes slumped: South
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 14.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 14, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 15, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT ASX 200 up as BHP rallies, Macquarie sets record in choppy commodity trade July 15, 2026, 3:50 AM EDT. The ASX 200 ended higher, lifted by a jump in BHP after positive moves in commodity prices. BHP rose on supply worries and higher demand. Macquarie Group hit an all-time high, with its shares getting a boost from volatile commodity markets, a key area for the bank’s asset management and banking units. Traders rotated into resource and financial stocks while global markets stayed volatile. The strength
$85 CASHCAT Play Turns Into $2 Million Surprise on Robinhood Chain
CASHCAT, a Robinhood Chain memecoin with a cat theme, pulled back Thursday morning after speculative buying earlier this week sent some early holders’ wallets into the millions. CASHCAT traded near $0.0896 on DEX Screener, down roughly 27% in the past 24 hours. The token had a market cap around $88.8 million with close to $5.8 million in liquidity on its main Uniswap V3 pool on Robinhood Chain. Liquidity refers to the tokens and cash available in the pool for trading—low liquidity can make it hard for holders to sell fast.
ANZ Holds Up as ASX Drops; Bigger Test Ahead
ANZ Group Holdings Limited finished up 1.21% at A$35.87 Wednesday, running counter to weaker action in the wider Australian market. Investors held on to the major banks as new Middle East tension kept oil and interest rate risks in focus. Shares traded in a range from A$34.92 to A$35.95, according to Google Finance. The move stood out since the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 18.80 points, or 0.21%, settling at 8,785.10. ANZ’s rise seemed to be part of a broader rally among banks, lending some support as the market took a hit from oil and geopolitical news.
BHP faces Port Hedland strike threat as copper growth story in focus
BHP Group Ltd goes into Thursday’s session with shares under pressure as the market treats a short labour stoppage as something that could drag out and challenge the miner’s main cash source. The ASX gave BHP’s latest close at A$57.51, down 2.31%. For the S&P/ASX 200, the daily wrap showed a 0.21% drop. That 2.10 percentage point difference points to a BHP-driven selloff, not just overall weakness in Australia. It's awkward for shareholders since iron ore actually climbed. Trading Economics showed iron ore CNY at 746 yuan a tonne for July 8, up 1.43%, with futures gaining on news of the planned BHP Port Hedland strike. Usually a miner with low-cost tonnes gets a lift from higher ore prices. BHP
Rio Tinto slips as iron ore premium faces test ahead of July update
Shares in Rio Tinto fell on July 8 as traders watched for signs on the iron ore premium, ahead of the company's monthly output update due later in July. LONDON, July 8, 2026, 16:08 BST Rio Tinto’s drop isn’t just a single-session move tied to Middle East action. It looks more like the market dialing back its 2026 delivery premium. As of 16:08 BST, London was still in regular trading, so this was risk being priced live late in the day. The Rio number here comes from delayed data, not the closing print.
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 08.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 8, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 9, 2026, 3:58 AM EDT RC365 Holding PLC gets £2.25m funding, $2m interest-free credit line July 9, 2026, 3:58 AM EDT. RC365 Holding PLC said it raised £2.25 million with a broker placing for £750,000 and a $2 million standby credit facility. The credit line, from an entity controlled by CEO and main shareholder Chi Kit Law, carries no interest or fees, is unsecured and lasts for 24 months. RC365 said the money gives it more flexibility for platform work, to grow revenue, and for other company needs. CEO Chi
Aviva shares tick higher after Tesco deal aims at parents’ insurance gap
Aviva plc ticked up Tuesday after tying up a distribution deal with Tesco plc, offering a new sign on Aviva’s push to grow protection sales. Protection still trailed the insurer’s wealth and general insurance business in the first-quarter update. Aviva’s investor page had the shares trading at 677.80 pence, up 0.30%, at 15:40 UK time. Market cap on the same page was 20.3 billion pounds as of Monday’s close. Hargreaves Lansdown listed the bid-offer spread at 677.60p/678.00p with a prior close at 675.80p, volume of 3.22 million shares, a 5.80% dividend yield and P/E of 25.12.
Unilever rallies, closing in on analyst targets ahead of July earnings
Unilever PLC shares jumped more than 3% on Tuesday, outpacing gains on the FTSE 100 ahead of the consumer group's half-year earnings later this month. Hargreaves Lansdown delayed data had Unilever at 4,695.75p, up 139p. The FTSE 100 was up 0.47% at 10,701.46. The stock is now sitting about 9.9% below the median 12-month analyst target of 5,160.27p on Investors Chronicle, after starting the week with a 13.2% gap from Monday’s 4,557p finish. That shift puts pressure on the next set of results, since the story is looking cleaner but tighter—investors now have to bet on volume growth, emerging markets and buybacks, with less of a cushion from a cheap price.
Rolls-Royce shares push past median target, spotlighting cash-flow test
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc shares dropped on Tuesday. The real issue for investors now is how much of the 2028 cash-flow plan is already priced into the stock. Rolls-Royce shares slipped 1.3% to 1,483.4p as of 9:57 BST, while the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% just after 09:26 BST. Google Finance showed the company's market cap at £123.86 billion, with a 52-week high of 1,532.6p, set in late June.
National Grid (LON:NG) shares trade under pre-Joulent price as AI push, debt mix in
National Grid is still below its price from before the Joulent update, with the AI power angle running into debt numbers. LONDON, July 7, 2026, 10:07 BST National Grid plc inched up 0.24% to 1,234.00 pence at 0950 BST on Tuesday, trailing the FTSE 100’s 0.61% gain at 0926 BST. The stock clawed back some ground after Monday’s drop. The London Stock Exchange ran its normal Tuesday session from 0800 to 1630 BST.
Rio Tinto drops as iron ore covers up Simandou, lithium move
Rio Tinto plc dropped Tuesday as the FTSE 100 pushed higher, with the miner trading near the lower end of its book ahead of next week’s production report. The London Stock Exchange was open for its normal 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST hours as of 10:05 BST. Delayed numbers from Hargreaves Lansdown showed Rio off 127p, or 1.81%, at 6,909/6,910p. The moves looked like an iron ore story. Rio Tinto Ltd dropped 0.9% in Sydney trading, with the Aussie miners index weaker by 0.7%. Iron ore was at $98.30 a tonne on July 6, according to Trading Economics, down 2.72% in a month. Reuters global markets had copper at $13,326 a tonne late Tuesday, off 0.58%.
OpenAI, Anthropic eye IPOs while $1 trillion talk tests token prices
OpenAI and Anthropic are lining up for public debuts, and Wall Street is already looking at the numbers. OpenAI’s most recent private valuation sits at about 1.7 times Anthropic’s when you compare annualized revenue. If OpenAI were to go public at $1 trillion, that lead would jump to nearly two times. The company marks are from their own statements. In March, OpenAI said it finished a $122 billion round, putting its post-money value at $852 billion and said monthly revenue had hit $2 billion. Anthropic said in May it raised $65 billion at a $965 billion post-money valuation, with run-rate revenue above $47 billion.
Aviva (LON:AV) edges higher as traders watch buyback plans and forecasted dividend yield
Aviva plc advanced 1.1% to 675.80p on Monday, up 7.4p from Friday’s close, while London’s FTSE 100 lost 0.26% to 10,651.77. Hargreaves Lansdown showed the shares as market closed, and Aviva’s site had the delayed quote at 675.80p at 16:49 UK time. There’s a buyback angle to the stock move. Aviva reported Monday that its recent buyback price came in under the latest market quote. The first three July buyback updates show the company bought shares as the price climbed, not when the stock was falling.
Prudential moves higher as buyback plan and India unit changes hit shares
Prudential plc traded higher on Monday while the London market was lower. But the main focus isn’t on the index. The insurer, which looks to Asia, is still below its average buyback price. In India, a new filing values the capital that could come from its stake in ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. Shares rose 1.51% to £10.41. The FTSE 100 Index slipped 0.26% to 10,651.77. Prudential closed 15.91% under its 52-week high of £12.38 from Feb. 4.