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.

Experian buyback activity gives investors early signal ahead of July update
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Experian buyback activity gives investors early signal ahead of July update

Experian PLC finished the week with its capital-return moves more visible than the share price action suggested. The credit data firm repurchased nearly 1.9 million shares across four reported trades. New share awards for staff stayed small next to that. Experian ended Friday up 0.84% at 2,644p, while the FTSE 100 added 0.25%. The stock climbed 4.9% from last Friday’s 2,520p close. The index was up 1.6% for the same period.
July 4, 2026
DCC Plc (LON:DCC) shares lose ground before takeover deadline
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DCC Plc (LON:DCC) shares lose ground before takeover deadline

London trading was closed Saturday, so DCC Plc kept Friday’s ex-dividend price as its reference heading into next week’s takeover deadline. The stock didn’t move much for a deal situation, but what happened counts: the shares dropped even as some investors wanted a higher bid. DCC traded at 6,105p late Friday, around 420p below the 6,525p per share cash offer from the Energy Capital Partners and KKR & Co. group. If you add the 147.22p final dividend, the spread widens to 567.22p. But since the shares are ex-div, the cash offer is the main comparison for new buyers.
July 4, 2026
RELX faces July results test after 40% drop and buyback math
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RELX faces July results test after 40% drop and buyback math

RELX PLC closed at 2,334p on Friday, slipping 0.8%. The stock fell 1.2% for the week as it kept losing ground ahead of its July 23 half-year earnings. London trading was closed Saturday. The London Stock Exchange trades from 0800 to 1630 BST Monday through Friday. The main news for investors is the buyback. RELX said on June 29 it will kick off a £100 million non-discretionary buyback from July 1 to July 21, right after it wrapped up a £200 million buyback on June 26. Both are part of the company's £2.25 billion buyback target for 2026.
July 4, 2026
BP PLC (LON:BP) stock ends volatile week below FTSE as Brent curve turns against trading cushion
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BP PLC (LON:BP) stock ends volatile week below FTSE as Brent curve turns against trading cushion

With the London Stock Exchange shut for the weekend, BP PLC ended a choppy week with a small loss that hid the larger shift under the stock. The shares closed Friday at 467.15p, after falling as low as 450.60p on Thursday and trading as high as 474.75p on Monday. That was a 5.4% intraday peak-to-trough swing in four sessions. Friday volume fell to 13.06 million shares, about one-third of the week’s daily average, based on Reuters calculations from Investing.com data. *Week move compares July 3 close with June 26 close, using closing prices.
July 4, 2026
Glencore (LON:GLEN) gains as coal and copper boost takes focus off iron ore pressure
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Glencore (LON:GLEN) holds steady ahead of cobalt deadline, copper in focus

Glencore plc wrapped up a four-week rally by finishing flat this week. Investors now look to July, weighing whether copper production and trading profits can balance lower coal prices and cobalt shipping risk. The stock ended Friday at 513.60p, up 2.80p for the session. That still left it 1.10p under last Friday’s finish. Just 14.83 million shares traded, the lowest daily volume this week and about half the average for the past five sessions, according to daily price figures.
July 4, 2026
Johnson Matthey surges after China clears Honeywell deal, cash return now in play
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Johnson Matthey surges after China clears Honeywell deal, cash return now in play

The London Stock Exchange closed for the weekend following its usual Friday trading, with normal hours between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. BST. Johnson Matthey Plc goes into Monday’s session above 2,000p, as a rally late in the week lifted the shares. Johnson Matthey closed Friday at 2,014p, up 95p, after Honeywell International Inc got clearance from China’s market regulator for its Catalyst Technologies deal. The move sent shares to their highest close since June 25 and left them up nearly 10 times the FTSE 250’s 0.5% gain.
July 4, 2026
Ceres Power shares bounce after drop, but trading thins after equity raise
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Ceres Power shares bounce after drop, but trading thins after equity raise

London trading had ended at the dateline, which was just past midnight Saturday in the UK. Ceres Power Holdings plc last changed hands on Friday, finishing at 527p, up 5.5p for the session. Volume came in at 3.18 million shares, according to LSEG figures reported by Investors Chronicle. The easier chart is the week view. Ceres jumped 16.8% from the June 26 close, though that followed a 31.1% slide the week before. Over the last two weeks, shares are still down 19.5%, so late June losses aren't recovered.
July 4, 2026
SEGRO (LON:SGRO) finishes week close to Prologis offer ahead of July review
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SEGRO (LON:SGRO) finishes week close to Prologis offer ahead of July review

The London Stock Exchange is closed Saturday. The regular trading session ran from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST on Friday, July 3. There’s no trading set for July 4. Focus now shifts to wrapping up the week and looking at what’s next. SEGRO plc closed at 880p on Friday, off 0.43%. Shares are 45p below the 925p per-share level floated by Prologis Inc., but that bid wasn’t a straight cash offer. The 925p was based on an all-share exchange. Now, the spread just moves with Prologis’s stock and the pound.
July 4, 2026
Ingenta plc (LON:ING) stock bounce tests £2 million contract signal in thin AIM trade
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Ingenta plc (LON:ING) stock bounce tests £2 million contract signal in thin AIM trade

Ingenta plc rose 5.13% to 63.5p on Friday, a sharp move for a stock where only 77,171 shares changed hands. The last reported trade was at 12:57:10. On that print, notional turnover was about £49,000. The quote was 62p bid and 65p offered. That put the spread near 4.7% of the midpoint. AJ Bell data put the stock’s year high at 138p and year low at 56p, leaving Friday’s close roughly 54% below the high and 13% above the low.
July 4, 2026
Cirata (LON:CRTA) up after 15p fundraise, faces July test on dilution
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Cirata (LON:CRTA) up after 15p fundraise, faces July test on dilution

Cirata Plc climbed on Friday. The AIM-listed software stock, which sees light trading, jumped back above the level of its upcoming cash call. Cirata plans to test the market in July with 36.3 million new shares. Shares closed at 17.90p, adding 1.15p, or 6.87%. The last print was at 16:35:20. The stock traded between 16.80p and 17.95p on the day. Volume came in at 54,812 shares.
July 3, 2026
Autins Group hits 2026 high as profit targets attract investor attention
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Autins Group hits 2026 high as profit targets attract investor attention

Autins Group Plc finished Friday’s session in London at 15.50p, up 1.00p, or 6.90%. That puts the car insulation maker at its best level since 2026 and gives the AIM-company a market cap of about £8.46 million. Autins is on the FTSE AIM All-Share index. This wasn’t a broad-market play. According to Fidelity’s delayed data, the FTSE All-Share was up 0.28%. Autins quoted a 21.4% bid-offer spread, 128,856 shares traded and 15 trades today. For investors, this means the rerating shows up on screens, but trading is thin.
July 3, 2026
3i Group up as buyback aims to close NAV gap ahead of Action update
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3i Group up as buyback aims to close NAV gap ahead of Action update

3i Group plc picked up for a second day on Friday, finishing 26p higher at 2,611p as the blue-chip FTSE 100 Index also pushed up. The FTSE 100 closed at 10,679.03, adding 0.25% for the day, with gains from financials and miners driving a weekly rise. Investors are less focused on Friday’s 1% shift. The main question now is if shares are finally narrowing the gap with 3i’s latest reported asset value, after a May dip blamed on slower growth at Action, the Dutch discounter that is a big piece of 3i’s portfolio.
July 3, 2026
Symphony Environmental (LON:SYM) pops 9%, but just £17 worth of shares trade
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Symphony Environmental (LON:SYM) pops 9%, but just £17 worth of shares trade

Symphony Environmental Technologies plc traded higher Friday, though volume stayed thin. AIM’s main session was busy in London, running from 0800 to 1630 BST. Symphony was last priced at 9.00p as of 10:45 BST, up 0.75p, or 9.09%. Only 187 shares traded. With shares at 9p, that's £16.83 in turnover. The move looks more like a liquidity trade than a real turnround play.
July 3, 2026
HSBC share price pushes toward analyst highs as investors brace for next buyback
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HSBC share price pushes toward analyst highs as investors brace for next buyback

HSBC Holdings Plc ticked up in early London trading Friday, but the main takeaway for holders wasn’t the day’s move. The stock at 1,450.60p was trading less than 1% under the 1,464.74p 12-month median target from Investors Chronicle/LSEG. The shares are already up 63.95% on the year, which leaves little room above for a name like this. HSBC hit 1,457.00p on Thursday, a new 52-week high and the best level for the stock since July 1999, according to Trading Economics. The FTSE 100 index ended up 1.7% at 10,652.9, its strongest finish since late April. A weaker U.S. jobs report eased worries about potential Fed rate hikes.
July 3, 2026
Babcock’s recovery puts focus on £200 million buyback test
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Babcock’s recovery puts focus on £200 million buyback test

Babcock International Group PLC climbed Thursday, rebounding after a rough week as investors focused on the company’s cash payout and demand for defence stocks, even with another UK navy contract delay. Shares closed at 1,056.5p, gaining 55.5p, or 5.54%, at the end of London trade. The FTSE 100 added 1.7% to finish at 10,652.9. Reuters reported the sector saw gains between 1% and 7.1% as defence names rallied. The share move only tells part of the story. AJ Bell’s £5.17 billion market cap means Thursday’s bump tacked on about £270 million to Babcock’s equity, topping the £200 million buyback lined up for FY27. That buyback is around 3.9% of Babcock’s current value.
July 3, 2026
Helical rises as shares still trade 43% below NTA after capital return
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Helical rises as shares still trade 43% below NTA after capital return

Helical plc shares surged Thursday, with the market reacting to a capital return that looks small in cash but stands out next to the Central London developer’s market cap. Shares last changed hands at 199.80p, adding 13.20p, or 7.07%. Hargreaves Lansdown showed the quote as market closed and delayed. The previous close was 186.60p. Volume totaled 81,989 shares.
July 3, 2026
QinetiQ (LON:QQ) shares surge after BlackRock stake move draws attention
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QinetiQ (LON:QQ) shares surge after BlackRock stake move draws attention

QinetiQ Group plc shares moved higher Thursday, part of a wider rise in UK defence names. The key detail for investors showed up in the shareholder filings: BlackRock Inc. increased its stake right after QinetiQ completed buybacks at prices below where the stock trades now. QinetiQ outperformed the FTSE 250 by 6.8 percentage points. AJ Bell said about 4.65 million shares traded. The shares hit 485.60p at the session peak, but stayed under the 52-week high of 551.50p.
July 2, 2026
Cohort stock rallies with order book close to market cap ahead of July report
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Cohort stock rallies with order book close to market cap ahead of July report

Cohort plc jumped Thursday, but traders focused on its order book against the company’s market cap. Fidelity quoted the defence tech stock at 1,438p to sell and 1,446p to buy at 16:47 BST. Google Finance showed a £665.56 million market cap. Cohort’s trading update listed a closing order book of about £620 million. A July 1 voting rights update listed issued share capital at 47,046,227 ordinary shares with one vote per share. There are no treasury shares. This sets a new denominator for calculating market cap ahead of the July 15 full-year results.
July 2, 2026
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