Mateusz Brzeziński

Mateusz Brzeziński is a financial and technology journalist at Bez-kabli.pl, covering stocks, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and global market developments. He graduated from the Prague University of Economics and Business in the Czech Republic and previously worked in financial analysis before moving into business journalism. His reporting focuses on the companies, technologies and market trends shaping the global economy.

Naked Wines (LON:WINE): cash on hand puts wine unit at about 2x EBITDA
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Naked Wines (LON:WINE): cash on hand puts wine unit at about 2x EBITDA

Naked Wines plc opened the week with a simpler but less backed equity story. The online wine seller’s shares climbed on Friday even though its last regulatory filing was in mid-June and the London market was closed Sunday. The stock finished at 73p, up 3p, leaving the company at a £48.27 million market cap. The other thing is what the market pays for the actual business if you strip out cash. Naked showed £33.4 million of FY26 net cash at March 30, not counting leases. Take that out of Friday’s equity value and you get around £14.9 million for the core business before lease debt or any cash changes since March. That's about 2.0x the top of Naked’s FY26 adjusted
July 5, 2026
ImmuPharma trades well below 6p placing price as P140 licensing remains the focus
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ImmuPharma trades well below 6p placing price as P140 licensing remains the focus

ImmuPharma plc heads into the week still facing a gap in its share price. Shares climbed Friday, but the AIM-listed biotech closed way under the price of its April funding round. London was closed Sunday. The exchange runs Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., so Friday’s close is the latest price. The stock ended July 3 at 3.48p. That's up 150.7% from the 52-week low of 1.39p, but still down 82.1% from the 52-week high of 19.40p. Market cap stood at £21.68 million with 623.91 million shares out, per LSEG data on Investors Chronicle.
July 5, 2026
Capricorn offer for Genel Energy puts £271 million deal up against £160 million stock value
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Capricorn offer for Genel Energy puts £271 million deal up against £160 million stock value

Capricorn’s bid for Genel Energy lays out a £271 million deal, set against the oil group’s £160 million market cap. LONDON, July 5, 2026, 20:02 BST London markets were closed Sunday, so Genel Energy PLC will open Monday facing a bigger funding hurdle on top of the Kurdistan oil export problem. Last week, Genel said it would buy Capricorn Energy PLC for $360 million in cash and pay a special dividend, then tapped its senior unsecured bonds for $35 million.
July 5, 2026
Funding Circle jumps £71 million before update
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Funding Circle jumps £71 million before update

London trading was closed Sunday, so Friday’s close at 169.20p is the latest for Funding Circle Holdings plc. Shares finished up 7.80p on the day, trading just under 1 million shares. The stock is now 4.3% off its 52-week high of 176.80p.) Funding Circle jumped 16.5% in five sessions after the June 26 close of 145.20p, while the FTSE 250 added around 1.7%. That’s a sharp gap, based on historical price data for both Funding Circle and the FTSE 250.
July 5, 2026
FTSE 100 this week: London stocks focus on single key rate decision
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FTSE 100 this week: London stocks focus on single key rate decision

London cash trading is closed for the weekend. The London Stock Exchange trades 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST, Monday to Friday, making Friday’s close the last open cash print until Monday. Last week’s advance in the FTSE 100 was narrow. The index climbed 171.01 points for the week, but almost all of that came from Thursday’s 174.53-point leap. Excluding that U.S.-payrolls session, the FTSE 100 lost ground during the other four days. The FTSE 250 also did most of its work in one move—Wednesday’s 316.62-point jump made up 81% of its gain for the week. Daily closes from Investing.com were used for the FTSE 100 and Investors Chronicle market data for the FTSE 250.
July 5, 2026
Close Brothers shares climb after FCA holds off on motor finance review decision
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Close Brothers shares climb after FCA holds off on motor finance review decision

Close Brothers Group plc opened the week in better shape after Thursday’s noise, but the jump looks more tied to relief on timing than real balance-sheet changes. Shares last changed hands on Friday, up 7.9% at 439.8p, compared to a 0.52% gain for the FTSE 250. Markets in London were closed over the weekend. The move came after the UK Financial Conduct Authority paused parts of its motor finance redress scheme due to ongoing legal challenges. Shore Capital also upgraded Close Brothers to “buy” from “hold” and bumped its price target up to 495p from 490p.
July 5, 2026
Quantum Helium QHE shares reset on AIM after split; actual gain just 0.8% instead of 9,982%
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Quantum Helium QHE shares reset on AIM after split; actual gain just 0.8% instead of 9,982%

Quantum Helium Ltd starts the week with its AIM listing showing a higher share price after a one-for-100 share consolidation. The move made it appear as if QHE was one of London’s top risers on Friday, but the stock’s actual adjusted gain was marginal, leaving traders with a muddled tape. AIM closed on Sunday. Quantum saw its first session for the consolidated stock on Friday, ending at 3.075p. Bid finished at 3.05p, ask at 3.10p. 2.6 million shares changed hands. The market cap stood just under 15.4 million pounds.
July 5, 2026
SEGRO shares erase Prologis bid premium ahead of July cutoff
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SEGRO shares erase Prologis bid premium ahead of July cutoff

SEGRO plc heads into next week with shares trading just above where Prologis Inc’s rejected all-share offer priced them, moving the takeover talk from premium headlines to the numbers on the proposed exchange ratio. SEGRO closed Friday at 880p, dropping 3.8p after starting at 889.40p. Volume landed at 1.68 million shares. The stock’s 52-week range ran from 603.00p to 893.60p, London Stock Exchange data shows. The FTSE 100 added 0.25% to finish at 10,679.03, so SEGRO trailed the index in the last session before the weekend.
July 5, 2026
J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) stock: buyback price gap puts Argos drag in focus after weekly rally
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J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) stock: buyback price gap puts Argos drag in focus after weekly rally

The London Stock Exchange does not open at weekends, so the Friday close is the last live price for J Sainsbury plc before Monday. The shares ended at 335p, down 2.20p on the day, but the week was still a sharp one: an LSE factsheet put the five-day gain at 6.21%. The less covered number is in Friday’s buyback filing. Sainsbury bought 4,029,109 shares over the five trading days from June 26 to July 2. Based on the daily volumes and volume-weighted prices in the filing, the average price was 319.7p, about 4.6% below Friday’s close. The purchases cost about £12.9 million and equalled roughly 0.18% of the company’s 2.23 billion voting rights as of June 29.
July 4, 2026
Compass Group (LON:CPG) shares drop as currency move clouds screens ahead of July update
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Compass Group trades lower on FTSE 100 as investors eye July update, dollar move in focus

Compass Group PLC traded with less action than the FTSE 100 this week. The caterer dropped 1.36% to $32.71 on Friday, giving back some of Thursday’s 3.53% gain. The FTSE 100 finished up 0.2% at 10,679.03 on Friday, with the index booking a weekly gain as financials and miners led, according to Reuters. The key read is close-to-close. Compass ended up 3 cents under last Friday’s close. The FTSE 100 rose 171 points. Compass trailed the index by roughly 1.7 percentage points—a modest gap in most weeks, but it stands out ahead of the July 21 update.
July 4, 2026
FTSE 100 gains this week on U.S. jobs beat, home data keeps lid on rally
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FTSE 100 gains this week on U.S. jobs beat, home data keeps lid on rally

London equities were quiet on Saturday, with no regular trading as the London Stock Exchange was closed. The main story for UK stocks is trading through July 3. On Friday, the FTSE 100 closed at 10,679.03, up 26.15, and the FTSE 250 finished at 23,538.80, up 121.22. The headline number for the week looks good, with the FTSE 100 up 1.6%. But the bulk of that move showed up on Thursday, when the index jumped 1.7% as weaker U.S. payrolls data knocked back bets on a near-term Fed rate hike. Take out Thursday, and the FTSE 100 was basically flat to slightly down for the rest of the week—down about 0.1% by a rough compound measure.
July 4, 2026
Reckitt (LON:RKT) stock dips even after Mead Johnson victory as buyback calculation drags before July update
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Reckitt up in light action after Mead Johnson win, H1 margin in focus

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc bounced 3.67% for the week, but action stayed muted. Shares dipped 0.31% to 5,112p on Friday. Trading volume was just 822,250 shares, about 39% of the 65-day average. With July 4 on a Saturday, this update covers last week and looks ahead, as the London Stock Exchange trades Monday through Friday, 0800 to 1630 local. Reckitt investors got a legal update, not a sales one. A jury in St. Louis decided that Reckitt’s Mead Johnson business was not responsible for necrotizing enterocolitis in a premature baby. Reuters said this case is part of nearly 1,000 lawsuits targeting Mead Johnson and Abbott Laboratories, with over 700 cases grouped in Illinois federal court.
July 4, 2026
GSK (LON:GSK) rises Friday, eyes on July 28 results for sales gap check
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GSK (LON:GSK) rises Friday, eyes on July 28 results for sales gap check

GSK plc finished the week at 2,015p, closing at the top of its range for the past month. Shares jumped 3.83% on Thursday, then added another 0.55% on Friday. Market cap closed around £80.71 billion. GSK showed a P/E ratio of 11.65 and dividend yield of 3.28%, according to Hargreaves Lansdown. Investors shouldn’t just look at GSK’s weekly gain. The move came in the pattern of trading. GSK tracked the FTSE 100 for most of the week, but Thursday saw about a third of the five-day volume. Friday volume dropped to 2.55 million shares, down 76% from the week’s average.
July 4, 2026
IMI buyback math shows FTSE gap with results still ahead
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IMI buyback math shows FTSE gap with results still ahead

IMI plc closed out the week up 0.82% at 2,940p, widening a weekly gap over the FTSE 100, which finished Friday up 0.25% at 10,679.03. London markets are closed for the weekend. For holders, the main point isn’t the daily price move but the share count calculation. IMI wrapped up its first £250 million buyback, part of the planned £500 million program. Now Deutsche Bank AG’s London branch, operating as Deutsche Numis, will oversee the next £250 million phase.
July 4, 2026
Unilever (LON:ULVR) lags FTSE 350 with traders eyeing buyback and July results
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Unilever (LON:ULVR) lags FTSE 350 with traders eyeing buyback and July results

Unilever PLC edged higher for the week, but shareholders are still left asking about the stock’s lag versus the wider UK market. The company’s buyback has lowered the share count, though that hasn’t fixed the underperformance. With London markets closed for the weekend, Friday’s close stands: 4,620.00p, down 16p, or 0.35%. The FTSE 100 finished up 26.16 points at 10,679.03, a gain of 0.25%. The stock traded like this against the index on Friday, quote data showed:
July 4, 2026
Rolls-Royce trades close to record, buyback yield dips before July 30 earnings
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Rolls-Royce trades close to record, buyback yield dips before July 30 earnings

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc heads into the week just off record highs, but the main story is in the buyback numbers. With the stock close to 1,500p, the big cash return now looks less significant versus the company’s market cap. London Stock Exchange trading is weekdays only, so this Saturday’s view covers last week and the coming week. The stock gained every day through the week ending July 3. Shares finished Friday at 1,504.20p, up 1.97%. The FTSE 100 added 0.2% to 10,679.03 and also ended higher for the week.
July 4, 2026
Howden Joinery up as investors look at DIY Kitchens margin ahead of July report
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Howden Joinery up as investors look at DIY Kitchens margin ahead of July report

Howden Joinery Group PLC closed Friday at 833p, rising 7.5p, or 0.91%. The stock moved between 824.5p and 841p during the session. Davy put the last trade at 833p as of 22:01 London time, with a 20-minute delay. For investors, Friday’s price move tells less. The bigger point is the margin gap in the DIY Kitchens deal. DIY Kitchens posted £37 million EBIT on £136 million 2025 sales. Howdens reported £355.3 million operating profit on £2.418 billion sales last year. That puts the acquired business at just 5.6% of Howdens’ 2025 revenue, but 10.4% of its operating profit.
July 3, 2026
Hercules (LON:HERC) inches higher after CEO purchase, eyes on free-float
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Hercules (LON:HERC) inches higher after CEO purchase, eyes on free-float

Hercules plc gained 5.45% on Friday after new director purchases, bringing focus back to its small free float following last week’s debt deal. Shares settled at 29p. Volume hit 391,542, above the 231,260 average. The stock is now up 38.1% from its June 24 low of 21p, but it’s still down 50.8% from the January 16 peak at 59p. Hercules’s latest filing caused some confusion. In the narrative, the company said CEO Brusk Korkmaz bought 140,000 shares at a 28.14p average. But the included transaction table listed 150,000 shares—split as 40,000 at 28.8p, 20,000 at 27.425p, and 90,000 at 28.0p—all with the same weighted average price. Post-transaction, Korkmaz’s total was 18,070,846 shares, or 22.44% of Hercules.
July 3, 2026
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