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.

Intertek’s 3% cash spread after EQT dividend leg collapse
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Intertek’s 3% cash spread after EQT dividend leg collapse

Intertek Group plc shares were flat on Friday. But attention has shifted to the details of the EQT offer, which is now driving the story more than the price action. The stock traded at 5,815p on the offer and 5,820p on the bid after the London close, up 5p for the day, Hargreaves Lansdown data showed. The price stayed near its post-bid range, still under the agreed takeover payment.
July 3, 2026
Smarter Web up 5.7% as Bitcoin holdings stay above share price
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Smarter Web up 5.7% as Bitcoin holdings stay above share price

The Smarter Web Company PLC finished Friday in positive territory, though traders paid more attention to the difference between the share price and the firm's Bitcoin-backed valuation measures. The stock closed at 28.39p, rising from 26.86p in the last session. It traded in a 26.74p to 28.99p range during the day, and ended 18.3% above its 52-week low of 24.00p hit on June 29. Shares remain 35.5% off their 52-week high at 44.00p from Feb. 3, Investors Chronicle said, citing S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
July 3, 2026
IQE (LON:IQE) bounces back as AI photonics push lifts shares to 6x sales
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IQE (LON:IQE) bounces back as AI photonics push lifts shares to 6x sales

Shares in IQE plc jumped 6.79% to 44.85p on Friday, bucking a weaker FTSE AIM 100. The Cardiff semiconductor wafer group is trading more on its AI data-centre story than its 2025 earnings. Hargreaves Lansdown put the market cap at £596.97 million. Volume hit 10.5 million shares, well below the Google Finance average volume of 34.1 million. The stock recovered some ground after Thursday’s drop. Still, daily numbers show shares are off 4.6% for the first three days of July despite Friday’s move higher.
July 3, 2026
Diageo shares slip as rebound stays weak, eyes turn to August strategy update
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Diageo shares slip as rebound stays weak, eyes turn to August strategy update

Diageo plc closed out Friday trading slightly off in London, missing a late push that sent the FTSE 100 Index to a four-month high. Diageo shares were seen at 1,534.0p to sell and 1,534.5p to buy at 16:53 BST, down 3.5p on the day. According to Reuters’ LSEG strip, the FTSE 100 finished at 10,679.03, up 0.25%. Volume was the clearer signal. The selloff on Wednesday came on higher-than-normal volume, while Thursday’s recovery saw lighter trading. A rebound on smaller volume doesn’t mean buyers aren’t there, but the stock has less support before Sir Dave Lewis lays out his plan next month.
July 3, 2026
Close Brothers shares rise after FCA review delay puts provision in spotlight
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Close Brothers shares rise after FCA review delay puts provision in spotlight

Close Brothers Group plc jumped Friday after traders bet the motor finance exposure would play out over a longer period. Shares gained 7.9% to finish at 439.8p at 16:35 BST, having started at 411.4p and traded as high as 441.2p. The numbers show why it matters. With Close Brothers up 32.2p, its market value climbed by about £48.5 million, using Google Finance’s figure of 150.71 million shares outstanding. That’s roughly 15% of the £320 million motor finance provision now on the books. The provision itself sits at about 48% of Close Brothers’ £662.84 million market cap.
July 3, 2026
FTSE 100 stalls near high as UK services hit

FTSE 100 ends at four-month high, UK mid-caps beat blue chips after services data

Mid-caps outperformed blue-chips in London on Friday, with more interest from domestic buyers. New services and pricing numbers did little to reassure about the UK economy. The FTSE 250 has heavier UK demand exposure than the FTSE 100, so the move up was mostly about traders going for rate-sensitive stocks, financials, contractors and some miners. London trading was listed as closed on Hargreaves Lansdown’s market data pages, with the FTSE 250 up around two times as much as the FTSE 100.
July 3, 2026
CRISM Therapeutics (LON:CRTX) shares hover near 10p placing price as Spreadex exposure falls
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CRISM Therapeutics (LON:CRTX) shares hover near 10p placing price as Spreadex exposure falls

CRISM Therapeutics Corporation ended the week with the market testing a simple line: 10p. That was the price of the company’s 27.45 million-share May/June equity raise. It was also the exercise price for director options granted on June 30, making 10p the short-term level against which new money, management incentives and Friday’s share quote can be judged. Different delayed feeds did not settle on one clean reference after the London close.
July 3, 2026
ISA cash tax differences leave UK investors with 83 bps choice ahead of 2027 rule shift
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ISA cash tax differences leave UK investors with 83 bps choice ahead of 2027 rule shift

London’s main equities market was already closed at publication time. London Stock Exchange hours are 0800 to 1630 local. Britain’s new ISA anti-avoidance charge makes savers pick yield over cash. On a 3.75% return, the 22% tax slices 82.5 basis points off income—so £82.50 a year lost on every £10,000 kept as cash in a stocks and shares ISA. Interactive investor puts 3.75% as a standard money market fund yield now, with HMRC fixing the charge at 22%.
July 3, 2026
Tesco shares hold ground as buyback helps balance UK grocery slip
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Tesco (TSCO.L) dips after buyback runs through 71% of £750m target

Tesco PLC traded lower Friday. The grocer’s regular buyback notice showed it’s spent £530.9 million out of a £750 million repurchase program that began in April. Shares last showed at 468.40p on the bid and 468.60p on the offer, off 5.10p, or 1.08%, according to delayed data from AJ Bell. The FTSE 100 was up 0.17% at 10,671.07, based on Hargreaves Lansdown figures.
July 3, 2026
Adnams PLC Class B shares: thin Aquis tape leaves debt repair as valuation test
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Adnams PLC Class B shares: thin Aquis tape leaves debt repair as valuation test

Adnams plc traded in tiny size on Friday, leaving its Aquis Class B quote saying more about liquidity than a clean market view on the Suffolk brewer’s turnaround. The mid price was 1,600p, unchanged on Aquis’s price-change field, while the bid and ask stood 800p apart. AQSE trades from 8:00 to 16:30 each weekday, and the London timestamp used here fell inside that session. Adnams’s last reported trade was at 14:41 BST.
July 3, 2026
Safestay (LON:SSTY) puts £5.1m Glasgow sale cash on AIM board
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Safestay (LON:SSTY) puts £5.1m Glasgow sale cash on AIM board

Safestay reported it has sold its Glasgow hostel, booking £5.1 million in cash. The money puts more weight on the thinly traded AIM tape. London, July 3, 2026, 14:10 BST Safestay Plc, the AIM hostel group, is delivering a cash-number story for holders, but there's barely any volume on the tape. By 14:10 BST, London was trading as usual on Friday. The London Stock Exchange’s weekday hours are 8:00 to 16:30.
July 3, 2026
RELX PLC (LON:REL) buyback price dips as shares trade well below highs ahead of July results
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RELX PLC (LON:REL) falls as traders question buyback plan ahead of July results

RELX PLC fell Friday. The data and analytics group started its July buyback this week but still traded close to 12-month lows, ahead of first-half results due later this month. RELX shares fell 0.94% to 2,330.93p as of 14:01 BST. The FTSE 100 slipped 0.20% with Reuters market data running behind. RELX moved between 2,323p and 2,380p. Volume hit 922,350 shares, well under its typical 5.13 million.
July 3, 2026
Experian (LON:EXPN) shares flat; buybacks outpace shares for staff plans
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Experian (LON:EXPN) shares flat; buybacks outpace shares for staff plans

London Stock Exchange traded in its usual hours Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST. Shares of Experian plc were at 2,623p, up 0.04%, at 12:58 BST. The FTSE 100 stood at 10,630.04, down 0.21%, with index data delayed at least 15 minutes. Experian disclosed it bought back 467,376 shares on July 2 at an average 2,593.7994p each. On July 1, the company picked up another 474,171 shares at 2,537.2294p. All the shares will be cancelled.
July 3, 2026
Barclays (LON:BARC) trades higher as £750 million Canary Wharf investment puts buyback plans in focus
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Barclays (LON:BARC) falls after £750m HQ lease raises questions about buyback premium

Barclays traded lower as the bank’s £750 million headquarters lease put the spotlight on its buyback premium. LONDON, July 3, 2026, 12:05 BST Barclays PLC traded lower in London on Friday, giving back 0.29% to 520.60 pence by 11:50 BST. The drop didn’t put much of a dent in the bank’s recent buyback math. Shares moved during normal London Stock Exchange hours, which run 0800 to 1630.
July 3, 2026
SSE PLC stock rises as £12 billion grid option puts new scale on valuation
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SSE PLC stock rises as £12 billion grid option puts new scale on valuation

The London Stock Exchange was open at the dateline time, with its regular session running from 0800 to 1630 BST. SSE PLC traded at 2,487p at 1046 BST, up 27p on the day, while the FTSE 100 was down 46.21 points at 10,606.66 in delayed data. The stock’s sharper move came after a grid update gave investors a fresh number to put against SSE’s network growth story. SSEN Transmission said the National Energy System Operator’s Beyond 2030 update points to around £12 billion of potential further investment in the north of Scotland, on top of SSE’s funded £33 billion five-year plan.
July 3, 2026
FTSE 100 stalls near high as UK services hit

FTSE 100 stalls near high as UK services hit

LONDON - The FTSE 100 backed off a four-month high on Friday after data raised worries about UK growth. The FTSE 250 held up better. The London Stock Exchange traded regular Friday hours, open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. BST. U.S. cash markets stayed closed for Independence Day, so London missed the usual stream from New York in the afternoon.
July 3, 2026
Rolls-Royce (LON:RR) buyback impact dulls as shares hover close to record
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Rolls-Royce (LON:RR) buyback impact dulls as shares hover close to record

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc shares are near their recent high, which changes the buyback numbers. Google Finance showed the stock at 1,486.40 pence at 09:43 BST, up from 1,475.20p at the last close. The day’s range so far is 1,483.00p to 1,495.37p, with a 52-week range at 927.00p to 1,532.60p. Rolls-Royce said July 1 that it bought 4,007,376 shares between June 23 and June 29, bringing its programme total to 74,601,999 at a weighted average price of 1,212.92p. The company will cancel these shares and put voting rights at 8,353,234,622. The investor number here is more than just a day gain.
July 3, 2026
Quantum Helium stock split resets QHE screens as adjusted move stays small
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Quantum Helium stock split resets QHE screens as adjusted move stays small

Quantum Helium Limited reopened on AIM after a 1-for-100 share consolidation on Friday, with market screens printing a near 10,000% one-day jump that did not match the economic move in the shares. Google Finance showed the stock at 3.07 pence at 09:07 BST, versus an Investors Chronicle/LSEG previous close of 0.0305p before the consolidation. Adjusted for the 100-for-1 change, that prior close was about 3.05p. Shareholders approved the consolidation on July 1, with 93% of proxy votes in favour. The company said dealings in the consolidated shares were expected to start at 8:00 a.m. London time on July 3.
July 3, 2026
Zephyr Energy stock rises as Utah land grab leaves acreage outstripping booked reserves
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Zephyr Energy stock rises as Utah land grab leaves acreage outstripping booked reserves

Zephyr Energy PLC shares outperformed the broader AIM market Thursday as the Utah oil and gas firm picked up extra land north of its White Sands Unit, expanding the piece of its Paradox Basin position that falls outside its most recent reserve report. Shares finished at 3.65p, up 0.23p or 6.73%, on volume of 14.71 million. The FTSE AIM All-Share ended 0.18% higher at 777.45. Zephyr is now 15.9% off its 52-week peak in February at 4.34p, but up 65.9% from its low of 2.20p in December.
July 3, 2026
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