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.

Seeing Machines (LON:SEE) jumps after refinancing update
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Seeing Machines (LON:SEE) jumps after refinancing update

London trading finished for the day after the regular 0800-1630 BST hours. Shares of Seeing Machines Limited ended Thursday up 8.1% at 4.62p. The FTSE AIM 100 also rose, closing 0.25% higher at 3,608.56. Volume stood out. AJ Bell showed Thursday volume at 16.28 million shares, with a market value near 221.7 million pounds. Investors Chronicle put average volume at 6.67 million and noted the stock is still 28.7% under its 52-week peak of 6.48p from Jan. 5.
July 2, 2026
IMI plc (LON:IMI) lags FTSE 100 as buyback impact dulls gains
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IMI plc (LON:IMI) lags FTSE 100 as buyback impact dulls gains

IMI plc fell 8p to 2,916p on Thursday, losing 0.27% while the FTSE 100 added 1.67%. IMI lagged the index by nearly 2 points. Trading volume was about 18% higher than usual. Hargreaves Lansdown listed the stock as closed for the day with pricing delayed. IMI gave up just a little ground. The setup was bigger. Shares are still sitting 39.12% higher year-on-year and now just 4.21% under their June 19 peak at 3,044.04p. That doesn’t leave much space for a typical buyback and guidance play unless July earnings prove the valuation.
July 2, 2026
Dillistone trades just above 10p raise as AIM liquidity stays weak
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Dillistone trades just above 10p raise as AIM liquidity stays weak

Dillistone Group Plc ended Thursday’s session in London up on delayed retail prints. Still, the real story for investors was the small size on the tape: turnover came in under £20,000, as the company puts a buy-and-build strategy in front of shareholders and steps out from recruiter software. Trading in London was already closed at the time of the dateline. The London Stock Exchange states it trades from 0800 to 1630 local time, and July 2 was shown as a standard 0800-1630 day.
July 2, 2026
Braime Group Class A (BMT) up but wide spread and thin volume mask price move
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Braime Group Class A (BMT) up but wide spread and thin volume mask price move

Braime Group PLC Class A moved higher Thursday, but quotes were scattered. AJ Bell screen showed 1,300p on the sell side and 1,500p to buy, with both up 50p, or 4%, from the 1,250p close. Volume hit 839 shares. AJ Bell listed trades at 1,350p for 83 shares, 1,490p for 50, and 1,300p for 10 shares, all in early afternoon. Hargreaves Lansdown showed the same 1,300p-1,500p quote, but tracked the move as 150p, or 12.0%, on the day. That 200p spread is 14.3% of the midpoint and wider than the 150p jump shown on their screen. Whether the gain was 4% or 12% mainly depended on which part of the quote was used.
July 2, 2026
ABF (LON:ABF) trades flat in London as sugar losses weigh on Primark split talk
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ABF (LON:ABF) trades flat in London as sugar losses weigh on Primark split talk

Associated British Foods plc shares saw only a slight rebound Thursday after the Primark parent revealed sugar losses may persist through 2027. The disclosure gave investors a more direct picture of the risk as the company heads for its planned split. ABF finished Thursday at 1,926.5p, gaining 0.16%. That follows a 3.15% loss on Wednesday. In those two sessions, the FTSE 100 turned around from a slight dip to a 1.7% jump, so ABF is still about 3% under Tuesday’s close while the index moved higher.
July 2, 2026
Standard Chartered gains as bank eyes digital-asset trades for fees
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Standard Chartered stock: thin-volume rise leaves buyback rally short of high

Standard Chartered PLC rose on Thursday, but the rally came on thin tape. The London shares closed 0.77% higher at 2,090p after trading 2.64 million shares, only 33% of their 65-day average. The price was still 8.25% below the 52-week high of 2,278p. That is the useful cut for investors after the bank finished a $1.5 billion buyback last week. The final tranche was bought on June 24 at a volume-weighted average price of 2,058.3176p, close to Thursday’s close, and the programme retired 62.8 million shares.
July 2, 2026
CMC Markets (LON:CMCX) stock jumps again as B2B guidance reset leaves analyst numbers behind
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CMC Markets (LON:CMCX) stock jumps again as B2B guidance reset leaves analyst numbers behind

CMC Markets Plc shares rose for a second session on Thursday after the online trading and investment platform lifted its FY2027 outlook, turning a stock already at a record into one of the sharper UK financials moves of the week. Hargreaves Lansdown quoted CMC at 692p/693p sell-buy, up 50p, or 7.69%, with the London market closed and prices delayed by at least 15 minutes. The driver was the size of the reset. CMC said on July 1 it now expects FY2027 net operating income of at least £550 million, up from a prior range of £460 million to £480 million, and EBITDA of £250 million. Reuters reported on Wednesday that the shares had risen as much as 25.3% after the
July 2, 2026
SSE shares drop as £12bn Scotland grid expansion stretches spending nerves
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SSE (LON:SSE) shares up as £12bn grid plan puts value in focus

SSE PLC was up 1.97% at 2,433p as of 15:06 BST Thursday. National Grid plc rose 1.32% to 1,227p earlier in the afternoon. The FTSE 100 added 1.58% to 10,643.41. SSE shares are still trading about 12% lower than their 52-week high at 2,767.5p. SSE slipped 2.05% Wednesday to £23.86 as the FTSE 100 edged down 0.18%. Trading volumes came in at 2.3 million shares, below the 50-day average of 4.2 million. Volume stayed subdued Thursday, at 2.17 million according to the latest quote.
July 2, 2026
Symphony Environmental (LON:SYM) up 9% on thin trades as outlook meets loan concerns
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Symphony Environmental (LON:SYM) up 9% on thin trades as outlook meets loan concerns

Symphony Environmental Technologies plc traded up 9.09% at 9.00p in a Thursday quote from Google Finance, though volume stayed light—just 87 shares changing hands, about 0.09% of its average volume. The move came during regular trading hours in London, with the market open as of 14:07 BST. The London Stock Exchange runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. That’s the piece investors care about. The price moved higher, but liquidity didn’t follow. AJ Bell quoted a 7.50p bid and a 9.00p offer, leaving an 18% spread on the mid. Google Finance listed £21.27 million in market value, with 236.36 million shares out.
July 2, 2026
Safestay’s £5.1m Glasgow deal puts AIM’s liquidity gap in focus
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Safestay’s £5.1m Glasgow deal puts AIM’s liquidity gap in focus

Safestay Plc sold its Glasgow hostel for £5.1 million, cashing in an asset worth over half its current market cap, but the shares barely reacted. The AIM-listed hostel group closed the sale of Safestay Glasgow Charing Cross to an independent investor on July 1, during normal London Stock Exchange hours. Shares last traded flat at 13.50p as of 10:35 BST on Thursday, with a 12p sell and 15p buy quote. Just 8 shares moved so far, worth around £1.20 at 15p, latest price on the tape. Market cap stood at £8.77 million.
July 2, 2026
BP PLC trades near 460p as oil risk premium drops, trading desk gets new leadership
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BP PLC trades near 460p as oil risk premium drops, trading desk gets new leadership

BP PLC ticked higher in London on Thursday, but the move barely dented losses for June. The stock is still acting more like an oil risk trade losing premium than a straightforward rebound. BP shares traded 0.99% higher at 460.10p as of 11:01 a.m. London, showing a 20-minute delay. The stock opened at 453.00p and moved between 450.60p and 460.20p. Shares are still down 24.5% from the 609.40p high this year, even with a dividend yield around 5% and a market cap near 71.1 billion pounds.
July 2, 2026
Shell stock falls as focus shifts to buybacks after $1.7B Gulf deal
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Shell holds steady after $3 bln asset sales fill buyback shortfall

Shell Plc shares were flat in London on Thursday. Investors are watching one figure: $3.0 billion. That’s how much Shell has collected from two U.S. asset sales either announced or completed since June 30. It’s the same as the buyback Shell has put on hold until mid-July. Shares traded at 2,872.5 pence as of 0906 BST, flat on the session. The stock closed 2.06% lower Wednesday. MarketWatch said the shares are down 23.57% from the 52-week peak of 3,758.5 pence set June 4.
July 2, 2026
Nostrum Oil & Gas edges up on light volume with bondholder vote in focus
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Nostrum Oil & Gas edges up on light volume with bondholder vote in focus

Nostrum Oil & Gas Plc surged 14.3% just after the open in London Thursday. Trading was light—100 shares swapped hands, according to Google Finance, which put the price at 4.00 pence at 08:00:20 BST. Market cap was at £6.57 million with 165.24 million shares out. The London Stock Exchange ran its regular 08:00-16:30 BST hours. Screen is moving more than the real money here. At 4.00p, 100 shares only come to £4. The 0.5p jump from the last quote pushes the quoted equity up by about £826,000 using Google Finance’s share count.
July 2, 2026
Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) jumps on Genel bid, but dividend carve-out keeps deal spread
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Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) jumps on Genel bid, but dividend carve-out keeps deal spread

Capricorn Energy PLC shares surged Thursday after Genel Energy PLC said it would buy the company for about $360 million. Still, Capricorn traded below the 357p offer, leaving a gap on execution, currency, and the special dividend. Hargreaves Lansdown's delayed quote showed Capricorn at 342p/348p, up 58p, or 20.1%, from a prior 288p close. Volume was 696,562 shares. The gap is important because the offer is split between cash and a dividend. Genel is putting up $3.75 a share for Capricorn, which is about 282p at the deal exchange rate. There's also a $0.99 special dividend from Capricorn—around 75p, but that only pays out if the scheme goes through. Capricorn shares at 345p, based on the HL quote, traded roughly
July 2, 2026
Haleon tops FTSE 100 as buyback cuts voting shares ahead of H1 earnings
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Haleon tops FTSE 100 as buyback cuts voting shares ahead of H1 earnings

Haleon PLC gained on Wednesday as the FTSE 100 traded lower. Traders focused on Haleon’s buyback, with the share count dropping quickly. It looks like the bulk of this year’s cash return is already spent before first-half results come out. Haleon ended the day at 350.50 pence, up 2.80 pence, or 0.81%. Trading volume was 22.6 million shares, with on-book turnover at about 65.6 million pounds, according to London Stock Exchange data. The FTSE 100 dropped 18.78 points, or 0.18%, to 10,478.34.
July 1, 2026
Pantheon Resources climbs as equity discussions draw attention to Alaska discount
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Pantheon Resources climbs as equity discussions draw attention to Alaska discount

Pantheon Resources traded higher after ongoing talks with equity investors put a spotlight on the valuation gap for its Alaska assets.London, July 1, 2026, 22:05 BST Pantheon Resources plc climbed 7.9% to 14.34 pence on Wednesday, according to delayed data from LSEG/Investors Chronicle as of 17:11 BST. The London Stock Exchange ran on its normal weekday hours, with trading from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. BST.
July 1, 2026
Antofagasta shares dip on news of spot-indexed China copper deal, output ramp gets attention
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Antofagasta shares dip on news of spot-indexed China copper deal, output ramp gets attention

Antofagasta plc dropped 1.10% to 3,778 GBX Wednesday, underperforming the FTSE 100 after Reuters, via Kitco, reported that the Chilean copper producer agreed on a spot-indexed concentrate sales contract with several Chinese smelters. Davy data showed the stock last traded at 21:02 London time, volume reached 2.2 million shares. Previous close was 3,820 GBX. This price action wasn’t just about copper. The new detail for investors was on pricing: SMM said Antofagasta agreed to supply copper concentrate on spot-indexed prices with a minimum floor. Reuters reported this would shift from the old fixed TC/RC benchmark. Antofagasta said the talks were private and it hasn’t shared details with third parties.
July 1, 2026
FTSE 250 outpaces FTSE 100 as domestic and defence names help London market
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FTSE 250 outpaces FTSE 100 as domestic and defence names help London market

FTSE 250 outperformed the FTSE 100 on Wednesday as mid-caps climbed 1.38% to their highest in a week. The FTSE 100 slipped 0.18%, weighed down by declines in healthcare and oil heavyweights. Regular London trading hours were 0800 to 1630 local, as usual. The spread suggested the trade was cleaner than the main index let on. Dollar earners in the FTSE 100 with heavy exports got hit by declines in oil and pharma. Domestic and specialist mid-caps saw buyers step in, though the Bank of England offered no signal on rate cuts.
July 1, 2026
Braime Group Class A stock: wide spread makes 1,129p quote a weak value signal
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Braime Group Class A stock: wide spread makes 1,129p quote a weak value signal

Braime Group PLC Class A, the non-voting A ordinary line of the Leeds-based industrial group, traded on Wednesday with a bigger investor signal in the spread than in the last price. Google Finance showed BMT at 1,129p at 17:02 BST, down 21p, or 1.83%, after a 1,100p-1,400p intraday range. Hargreaves Lansdown showed a 1,100p sell quote and a 1,400p buy quote after the London session, a 300p gap, or 24% of the midpoint. The London Stock Exchange session runs from 08:00 to 16:30; July 1 was listed as a normal Wednesday session. That spread is the point. A buyer paying the quoted 1,400p ask and later selling at the 1,100p bid would lose 300p before price risk. Braime’s 2025 dividend
July 1, 2026
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