Artur Ślesik

Artur Ślesik is a technology and financial markets journalist at Bez-kabli.pl, covering artificial intelligence, semiconductors, technology stocks and emerging innovations. A graduate of Warsaw University of Technology, he combines a technical background with market analysis to explain how new technologies are shaping industries, businesses and investment trends worldwide.

Macquarie shares lag as $1.25 billion capital move puts balance sheet back in view
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Macquarie Group Trades Close to All-Time High With ASX Financials Gains

Macquarie Group Ltd. shares jumped 2.8% to A$242.44 in Friday trading, coming back with the wider Australian market. The stock traded just below its A$249.49 12-month high. The move wasn’t tied to any new earnings update from the investment bank and asset manager. Recent notices were mostly about distributions and capital markets, including a June 10 filing on US$1.25 billion in subordinated notes. The company has not released a new trading statement for ordinary shareholders. Subordinated notes rank below senior debt on company wind-up. Macquarie’s shares moved up, important for a company that reacts fast to shifts in confidence, credit and volatility. Stocks go up when investors see earnings, dividends or multiples getting better. They drop if something shakes that
June 12, 2026
Haleon shares edge higher as buyback returns spotlight
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Haleon Stock Moves Up After £175m India Bet

Haleon PLC picked up 0.60% in London on Friday, trading at 336.00p at 3:00 p.m. after starting the session at 332.30p. Shares moved in a 331.40p to 337.40p range, according to Google Finance. Investors looked at Haleon's new India manufacturing initiative alongside signs of slower growth in some of its consumer health lines. The price stayed under the 52-week high of 416.10p. The price-to-earnings ratio hovered around 18. Haleon shares are moving as the company keeps working to show investors it can speed up growth after its slow start since splitting from GSK. The company behind Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil and Centrum reported in April that first-quarter organic revenue rose 2.2%. That’s with price up 2.4% and volume off 0.2%. Oral
June 12, 2026
3i stock rises with buyback backing Action outlook
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3i Group Shares Recover; Buyback Helps But Action Worries Linger

LONDON, June 12, 2026, 15:04 — 3i Group plc shares pushed higher Friday. The private equity and infrastructure firm traded at 2,286p, up 61p or 2.74%, per its investor-relations page. AJ Bell had the bid at 2,287p, offer at 2,288p, both above the last close at 2,225p. Shares rose 1.74% on Thursday, ending at £22.25 and outpacing the FTSE 100, which added 0.48%. Still, 3i is trading at about half its 52-week high of £44.97.
June 12, 2026
Legal & General Rises With FTSE 100 on Dividend Yield, Buyback, August Results in Focus
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Legal & General Rises With FTSE 100 on Dividend Yield, Buyback, August Results in Focus

Legal & General Group Plc edged up on Friday, trading higher as London stocks rallied. AJ Bell quoted the stock at 278.4p to sell, 278.5p to buy, up 0.72%. Hargreaves Lansdown put it up 0.76% at 278.3p/278.5p. Legal & General’s own site listed shares at 279.0p at 09:53 on June 12. FTSE 100 up 1.1% as peace hopes lift UK shares The FTSE 100 climbed 1.1% to 10,414.02 by 10:59 GMT, Reuters said, as optimism over a possible Middle East peace deal boosted most UK stocks. But the wider economic picture wasn’t strong: Reuters noted UK GDP shrank 0.1% in April. Danni Hewson at AJ Bell said the numbers suggest a “summer of sluggishness” with both global conflict and uncertainty
June 12, 2026
ICG Shares Rebound as Ex-Dividend Date and Exail Debt Dispute Put Stock in Focus
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ICG Shares Rebound as Ex-Dividend Date and Exail Debt Dispute Put Stock in Focus

ICG plc shares rebounded on Friday, helped by a stronger London market and a stock-specific focus on a fresh credit dispute involving French technology group Exail. Hargreaves Lansdown’s delayed quote showed ICG at a 1,749p sell price and 1,750p buy price, up 34p, or 1.98%, while the FTSE 100 was up 0.88%; ICG’s own investor page showed the stock at 1,754p, up 2.21%, at 13:29 BST. The move followed a 4.67% fall to 1,716p on Thursday, according to ICG’s share-price tool, a session that coincided with the stock going ex-dividend. Ex-dividend means new buyers no longer qualify for the upcoming dividend, so shares often adjust around that date; AJ Bell lists ICG’s latest dividend amount at 59.30p, with an ex-dividend
June 12, 2026
Babcock Shares Tick Up Ahead of FY26 Results as Market Eyes Type 31 Risk
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Babcock Shares Tick Up Ahead of FY26 Results as Market Eyes Type 31 Risk

Babcock International Group PLC shares ticked up Friday as the market waited for the defence contractor’s full-year numbers. A late AJ Bell quote put the stock at a 1,032.50p sell and 1,033.50p buy, up 5.00p, or 0.49%. Market cap stands at about £5.05 billion. The P/E is 18.42. The price-to-earnings ratio compares share price with earnings per share and serves as a quick valuation check. Babcock's small move comes with the stock caught between the defence and nuclear story and ongoing worries about contract execution. In a post-close trading update, the company said it expects FY26 revenue at £5.27 billion before a roughly £100 million revenue reversal tied to the Type 31 programme. Underlying operating profit was £433 million excluding
June 12, 2026
National Grid Drops After UK Grid Overhaul Weighs on £70bn Spending Plan
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National Grid Drops After UK Grid Overhaul Weighs on £70bn Spending Plan

National Grid plc slipped on Friday, down 5p at 1,203p by 12:46 BST, off 0.41%. The FTSE 100 gained 1.12%. That put the utility under the London benchmark, with market cap at about £59.9 billion. Investors pushed the stock higher after signs Britain’s grid-upgrade cycle is picking up speed. The National Energy System Operator and power networks said on June 10 that they’ve given grid connection offers to over 700 shovel-ready projects, representing 37GW of capacity and supporting up to £40 billion a year in clean-energy spending. NESO Chief Operating Officer Kayte O’Neill said these offers give developers “the certainty they need to invest.” But she also noted the milestone shows just how much the network owners still have to
June 12, 2026
Rio Tinto Shares Rise as Iron Ore Resilience and China Baowu Trial Put RIO Stock in Focus
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Rio Tinto Shares Rise as Iron Ore Resilience and China Baowu Trial Put RIO Stock in Focus

Rio Tinto plc shares rose in London on Friday, with Barclays’ delayed market data showing the stock at a 7,732p sell price and 7,734p buy price at 11:46 BST, up 137p, or 1.80%. The move outpaced the FTSE 100’s 1.12% gain and came as the UK mining sector advanced 3.69%, suggesting the rally was not only company-specific but also part of a wider rotation into miners. The latest company news was supportive for sentiment, though not a near-term earnings event. Rio Tinto and China Baowu said they completed industrial-scale pelletisation and hydrogen-based direct reduction trials in China using Rio’s Pilbara Blend iron ore. Direct reduced iron, or DRI, is iron made by removing oxygen from ore before steelmaking, and it
June 12, 2026
Halma Share Price Falls From 52-Week High as June Results Test Nears
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Halma Shares Recover After Sliding 15%, Photonics Segment Focus for FTSE 100 Crowd

Halma plc tried to claw back some ground on Friday after a heavy drop earlier in the week, when full-year results and a weaker growth outlook sent shares tumbling. A delayed quote from Hargreaves Lansdown put Halma at 4,044p to sell and 4,046p to buy, 116p higher or up 2.95%. The previous close was 3,928p, leaving the company with a market cap near £15.27 billion. Halma shares slumped 15.38% to £39.28 in a rough Thursday trading day, lagging behind the FTSE 100, which ended up 0.48% at 10,303.88, MarketWatch reported. The stock is now almost 20% lower than its 52-week high of £49.02 set on June 3. Trading volume spiked to 3.6 million shares, well above the 50-day average at
June 12, 2026
IAG Shares Climb After Oil Falls, British Airways Parent Gains
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IAG Shares Climb After Oil Falls, British Airways Parent Gains

IAG shares jumped in London on Friday, up 6.04% to 432.10p to buy, as the airline group tracked gains in the sector after oil prices dropped. Hargreaves Lansdown put the stock at 431.90p to sell. The owner of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus saw renewed interest. The FTSE 100 was also up 1.28%. The rally came with broad European gains, not just IAG moving up. Reuters said the STOXX 600 was up 1.2% early Friday. Travel and leisure were strongest, adding 3.4% as a group. Lufthansa rose 4.6%, Air France-KLM tacked on 5.7%. Brent crude dropped more than 2% after concerns about U.S. and Iran cooled.
June 12, 2026
Transurban Group Holds Close to 52-Week Top, Investors Focus on Toll-Road Income
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Transurban Group Holds Close to 52-Week Top, Investors Focus on Toll-Road Income

Transurban Group finished Thursday at A$15.47, slipping 0.45% but still trading near its 52-week high. The shares moved from A$15.40 to A$15.57 through the session, matching the 52-week high noted by Google Finance. Transurban’s market cap was around A$48.49 billion, according to Google. Transurban Group slipped to A$15.47 on Thursday after a strong jump midweek. Intelligent Investor said the shares finished Wednesday at A$15.54, up 3.39%, with volume past 6.43 million. Year to date, TCL is up 8.64%, and the stock has gained 10.90% in the current financial year, according to the same data.
June 11, 2026
Xero Drops 3.6% on ASX, Tech Sector Pressure Follows FY26 Results
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Xero Drops 3.6% on ASX, Tech Sector Pressure Follows FY26 Results

Xero Limited fell in the latest ASX session as investors exited big Australian tech stocks. Shares closed at A$74.07 on June 11, off A$2.75, or 3.58%. About 1.29 million shares traded. The company’s market cap at the close stood near A$12.64 billion. Australian shares dropped on a quieter session. The S&P/ASX 200 lost 20.10 points, or 0.23%, to close at 8,633.20. The All Ordinaries slipped by the same percentage to 8,836.70. Weakness was mostly in tech names and the big banks. Xero, WiseTech Global and NextDC weighed on the index.
June 11, 2026
Telstra keeps steady at A$5.20 after buyback plan dropped; investors look at share count
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Telstra keeps steady at A$5.20 after buyback plan dropped; investors look at share count

Telstra Group Limited closed Thursday in Australia at A$5.20, ticking up from A$5.18. Market Index data showed shares trading in a range from A$5.18 to A$5.225 through the session. The result kept the country’s biggest listed telco over A$5 after a shaky start to June. The modest gain came even as the broader Australian market drifted lower. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.23% to 8,633.2, while the All Ordinaries also lost 0.23% to finish at 8,836.7. Energy stocks and defensive sectors outperformed, but banks and tech shares pushed the index down.
June 11, 2026
Woodside Energy Shares Gain With ASX Energy Stocks Amid Oil Swings
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Woodside Energy Shares Gain With ASX Energy Stocks Amid Oil Swings

Woodside Energy Group Ltd ended up on the ASX as traders picked up oil and gas stocks, with the broader Australian market down. Woodside was at A$31.52 as of 16:41, up A$0.48 or 1.55% from the previous finish at A$31.04, based on Intelligent Investor data. Shares moved between A$31.41 and A$31.98 over the session. The move ran counter to the wider market. ABC News said the S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.23% to finish at 8,633, after early losses eased as some buyers stepped in for energy shares. Still, the index closed lower. Losses in other sectors outweighed the lift from resources and defensive stocks.
June 11, 2026
NAB shares down as ASX 200 drops, banks under new pressure
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NAB shares down as ASX 200 drops, banks under new pressure

National Australia Bank Limited finished the Thursday ASX session at A$35.68, losing A$0.649 or about 1.8%. Sellers were active again in Australia’s major banks. NAB moved between A$35.64 and A$36.14 for the day, market data showed, keeping it near its recent lows. ASX slips as banks, oil and Middle East tensions drag The broader Australian market ended down. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 20.10 points, or 0.23%, to 8,633.20. The All Ordinaries was also off 0.23% at 8,836.70. Renewed tensions in the Middle East, higher oil prices, and heavy declines in banks like NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ pulled the index lower.
June 11, 2026
ASX 200 Holds Up on June 10 as Miners Slip
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ASX 200 edges down as banks slip; energy shares, CSL move higher

ASX falls as tech slides, banks weak; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.23% Australia’s share market pulled lower Thursday as tech stocks dropped sharply and bank shares sagged. Gains in energy, health care and defensive sectors didn’t offset the losses. The S&P/ASX 200 ended at 8,633.20, down 20.10 points or 0.23%, Google Finance data showed. The All Ordinaries also closed 0.23% lower at 8,836.70. ASX 200 slipped after a choppy day. The index started at 8,653.30, dropped to 8,555.30 at its lowest, and climbed to 8,670.20, but closed down by the end of session at 4:55 p.m. Sydney time.
June 11, 2026
Westpac Slides 2.6% as Mortgage Growth Slows, ASX Bank Stocks Fall
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Westpac Slides 2.6% as Mortgage Growth Slows, ASX Bank Stocks Fall

Westpac Banking Corporation traded lower Thursday, with shares off 2.57% to A$34.50, down A$0.91, as investors responded to a quieter outlook for Australian banks and softer mortgage signs. The stock opened at A$34.85, hit A$35.29, but ended the session at its lowest mark. Volume came in around 5.08 million shares. Australian stocks finished lower as the wider market fell. The S&P/ASX 200 ended 20.10 points, or 0.23%, down at 8,633.20, after hitting a session low of 8,555.30. The Bull said gains in materials and energy names helped limit losses, but financials slumped 1.45% because of softer mortgage demand.
June 11, 2026
Compass Group Shares Ease as FTSE 100 Moves Up
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Compass Group Shares Ease as FTSE 100 Moves Up

Compass Group PLC shares slipped Thursday, trailing the broader London blue-chip market late in the day. The catering company traded at $32.84, off $0.34, or 1.02%, at 16:05 BST. The shares moved between $32.72 and $33.56 for the session, Davy market data showed. Compass late in the session traded at $32.83 to sell and $32.84 to buy on AJ Bell, with volume near 1.6 million shares. Market cap stood around $55.94 billion. The stock's year range was between $26.00 and $36.2736, according to AJ Bell.
June 11, 2026
Mitie trades flat at 161p after Home Office claims ahead of buyback
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Mitie trades flat at 161p after Home Office claims ahead of buyback

Mitie Group PLC shares edged up in London on Thursday after news of alleged racism and hate speech among staff on immigration contracts surfaced, putting more reputational risk in focus for investors alongside the company’s strong order book and its £100 million buyback. Shares traded at 160.90p, up 0.30p, or 0.19%, based on delayed LSEG data from Investors Chronicle at 12:44 BST. Mitie’s change was minor, but timing is key. After the company spent last week pushing investors to look at cash generation, margins, and returns following its FY26 results on June 4, Thursday’s development looks different: it concerns the public-sector contracts that support Mitie’s order book.
June 11, 2026
M&S shares up after £30m in food price cuts
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M&S shares up after £30m in food price cuts

Marks & Spencer Group plc shares ticked up Thursday as investors looked at the new £30 million food price cut campaign. That’s a small move for the stock but points to how M&S wants to push past last year’s profit hit after the cyberattack. AJ Bell showed MKS at a 364.70p sell and 365.00p buy, up 2.20p, or 0.61%. Shares opened at 362.00p, after closing at 362.50p. M&S has cut prices on over 65 everyday products, naming salmon fillets, British beef mince, free-range eggs, tomato ketchup, tortilla wraps, onions and French fries among the items. The move covers fresh food, store-cupboard and freezer goods, the retailer said.
June 11, 2026
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