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.

Rio Tinto shares dip after Mongolia copper agreement doesn’t move London price
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Rio Tinto shares dip after Mongolia copper agreement doesn’t move London price

Rio Tinto plc fell in London trading on Wednesday. The miner announced a new deal with Mongolia that lessens one political risk at its Oyu Tolgoi copper project, but the mine is expected to take on more of the group’s growth as its iron ore business sees tougher conditions. Hargreaves Lansdown’s delayed prices had Rio at 7,081p to sell and 7,082p to buy, down 40p, or 0.56%. The FTSE 100 on the same feed was off 0.50%, so Rio lagged the index by a small margin. The quote page listed 1.05 million shares traded, a market cap of £115.17 billion, price/earnings at 14.10, and a 4.24% dividend yield.
July 1, 2026
BAE Systems stock (LON:BA) rises as UK defence plan improves buyback maths
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BAE Systems (LON:BA) buyback complicates per-share outlook in UK defence trade

BAE Systems plc traded higher in London on Wednesday, bucking the broader index. The stock gained about £0.8 billion in quoted equity value, based on Hargreaves Lansdown’s market-cap data, as traders looked at a trimmed share count and a UK defence policy that offers contractors some clearer guidance but keeps budget risk. BAE added 1.99% Tuesday to close at £18.44. The FTSE 100 inched up 0.12% the same day, MarketWatch said. Wednesday’s move on the broker quote kept BAE roughly 21% under its 52-week peak of 2,360p.
July 1, 2026
CMC Markets jumps after B2B upgrade, eyes on new margin baseline
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CMC Markets jumps after B2B upgrade, eyes on new margin baseline

CMC Markets shares were up sharply in London after the company rolled out a B2B upgrade seen as signalling a margin reset. CMC Markets Plc shares surged nearly 40% Wednesday after the UK trading group raised its FY2027 income outlook again—its second upgrade in a month. The new targets suggest profit from B2B deals could beat what the market was expecting.
July 1, 2026
HSBC trades near recent high with August earnings in view
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HSBC trades near recent high with August earnings in view

HSBC Holdings Plc dipped 0.29% to 1,426.60p in London afternoon trade on Wednesday. That’s a pretty minor move, but shares are already close to their year high, and the latest median analyst target leaves just a small single-digit gain from here. The FTSE 100 lost 0.33% to 10,462.89. HSBC traded at 1,426.60p, down 2.0% from the 1,456p high for the year, but still up 64.5% from a 867.20p low. AJ Bell said the market cap is £244.50 billion, so a 1% swing equals about £2.45 billion in equity value.
July 1, 2026
Rolls-Royce soars after SAS engine win, putting buyback math in focus
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Rolls-Royce soars after SAS engine win, putting buyback math in focus

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc was up 1.44% at 1,465.40p by 13:40 BST on Wednesday, having traded about 4.4% under last week’s 52-week high of 1,532.60p. Google Finance showed its market cap at £122.37 billion. The key question for investors is shifting from whether the stock has room to rise to how much more of its own stock Rolls-Royce can buy back after this stretch. On Wednesday, the company reported it bought 4,007,376 shares between June 23 and June 29, paying an average of about 1,409p each, spending roughly £56.5 million in cash. Since rolling out the £2.3 billion buyback on Feb. 26, Rolls-Royce has snapped up 74,601,999 shares at an average price of 1,212.92p.
July 1, 2026
Aviva approaches June peak; Direct Line yield stays in view
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Aviva approaches June peak; Direct Line yield stays in view

Aviva plc finished Tuesday near the top of its June range, outpacing the broader market but still off the January high it hasn’t reclaimed. Shares settled at 650.20p, a gain of 1.09%. The FTSE 100 index added 0.12% to 10,497.12. Trading volume for Aviva was 6.37 million shares, below its average of 8.51 million, according to Google Finance. The London Stock Exchange was open for trading Tuesday from 0800 to 1630 local time. The 23:02 BST dateline is after the normal session. June 30 did not fall on a weekend or an exchange holiday, according to the LSE calendar.
July 1, 2026
SEGRO (LON:SGRO) stock ends above Prologis (NYSE:PLD) bid after U.S. drop
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SEGRO (LON:SGRO) stock ends above Prologis (NYSE:PLD) bid after U.S. drop

SEGRO plc finished Tuesday ahead of where Prologis Inc’s all-share proposal had valued the shares. Prologis stock fell, so the merger math weakened, putting more pressure on SEGRO to make its solo argument to shareholders. SEGRO finished the session at 875.20p, slipping 0.34%. The FTSE 100 index added 0.12% to close at 10,497.12. Prologis in New York dropped 2.46% to $135.47. Sterling was last at $1.3233, according to Reuters.
July 1, 2026
Polar Capital (POLR) touches 52-week high as trading volume jumps before results
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Polar Capital (POLR) touches 52-week high as trading volume jumps before results

Polar Capital Holdings Plc jumped 8.0% Tuesday to 891p, hitting a new one-year high. The specialist fund manager outpaced the FTSE AIM 100, which added 0.22%. Shares touched 904p in the session, more than twice their 52-week low of 435p, ahead of full-year results set for Wednesday. The main takeaway from Tuesday’s session is that the rally outpaced the size of the buyback. The company picked up 17,000 shares at an average of 826.2244p each on June 29, for a total spend of about £140,458. That represented around 2.5% of Tuesday’s turnover, calculated from the 631,190 shares traded and the 891p close.
June 30, 2026
3i Group share price still trails FTSE as buyback math shows NAV discount
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3i Group share price still trails FTSE as buyback math shows NAV discount

3i Group plc slipped Tuesday, with shares finishing below both net asset value and the analyst NAV consensus the company released. That drop came even after more than 11 million shares were bought back. 3i shares were quoted at 2,486p, down 10p, or 0.4%, at 18:00 BST. Barclays data had the FTSE 100 up 0.12% and UK financials rising 1.01%. 3i trailed the market and sector for the session.
June 30, 2026
Manolete Partners share rise leaves NAV discount wide after CEO option sale
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Manolete Partners share rise leaves NAV discount wide after CEO option sale

Manolete Partners Plc rose on Tuesday after a same-day director dealing notice showed Chief Executive Mena Halton sold shares to cover costs tied to an option exercise, a transaction that looked large against daily volume but small against the new share count. Hargreaves Lansdown showed Manolete’s sell/buy quote at 38p/41p after the London close, up 3p, or 8%, with volume of 206,574 shares and a market value of £17.74 million. The FTSE AIM All-Share was up 0.27% near the close, Google Finance data showed.
June 30, 2026
Focusrite (LON:TUNE) rallies after cash bounce, Harwood stake boost and director buying
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Focusrite (LON:TUNE) rallies after cash bounce, Harwood stake boost and director buying

Focusrite plc shares moved sharply on Monday after final results. But the bigger signal for investors landed Tuesday, with news of a chair buying in and Harwood Capital flagging a new 5% stake. Focusrite, which sells audio interfaces, software, and live sound equipment, is listed on London’s AIM market. At 17:13 BST, Fidelity listed Focusrite up 19p, or 9.5%, at 215p/225p on the sell-buy quote. Hargreaves Lansdown had the same bid-offer after the London close, showing a 20p, or 10%, jump. This quote is delayed retail data and not the official live close—regular trading on the London Stock Exchange ends at 16:30 local time.
June 30, 2026
SSE shares drop as £12bn Scotland grid expansion stretches spending nerves
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SSE shares drop as £12bn Scotland grid expansion stretches spending nerves

SSE PLC dropped 0.94% to 2,436p on Tuesday, lagging a stronger FTSE 100, after its electricity transmission unit flagged that a new UK grid plan may bring about £12 billion of possible investment in northern Scotland. The shares took a hit as investors focused on the higher capex hints instead of any immediate boost to earnings. Putting the £12 billion number in stock terms sharpens the view. That’s about 41% of SSE’s market cap. Based on SSE owning 75% of SSEN Transmission, the figure drops to about £9 billion, or roughly 31% of the group’s market value, ahead of any debt, partner share, regulator outcomes, or the final project slate.
June 30, 2026
UK energy price cap increase pushes gas and debt questions for utility investors
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UK energy price cap increase pushes gas and debt questions for utility investors

UK households are now facing higher bills, but the squeeze is showing up more in how utilities calculate the cap and handle debt than just higher wholesale prices. From Wednesday, Ofgem’s old typical use measure puts the average direct-debit dual-fuel bill up £221 to £1,862. Most of that increase—£183—comes from gas. Electricity is up about £39, and standing charges are nearly unchanged. For investors, the split means that drops in spot oil and gas prices won’t translate right away into lower bills. Cornwall Insight’s price-cap model, using figures as of June 29 and updated Tuesday, set the October-December cap at £1,849.15 using current average consumption, a fall of just £12.85 from £1,862 in July-September. Based on Ofgem’s new lower-use metric,
June 30, 2026
Pensana (LON:PRE) rallies 11% on £1.2m turnover, outpacing £32m market cap jump
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Pensana (LON:PRE) rallies 11% on £1.2m turnover, outpacing £32m market cap jump

Pensana Plc ended among small-cap gainers in London on Tuesday, adding 10.96% to close at 92.10p. Earlier, Alliance News put the stock up 10% at 91.55p late in the morning. The final move outpaced the FTSE 100’s 0.1% rise, with the FTSE 250 steady, Reuters said. Price action tells the story here. VWAP and volumes show just £1.17 million traded, yet shares climbed 9.10p, a near £32.2 million jump in equity value. Markets can lurch like this on a tight register, especially before funding and offtake deals close.
June 30, 2026
Gem Diamonds shares climb in light trading as Letšeng sales top market cap
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Gem Diamonds shares climb in light trading as Letšeng sales top market cap

Gem Diamonds stock moved up on thin volume after sales from its Letšeng mine again came in well above the company's market value. Gem Diamonds Limited climbed Tuesday with a notable trade driving the bump: a quote at 3.60p/3.93p, volume at 502,256 shares, market cap at £5.39 million. AJ Bell listed the last trade at 3.8475p. On that price, turnover for the day came in close to £19,300.
June 30, 2026
Ukrproduct share jump hides £58 turnover and debt-heavy balance sheet
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Ukrproduct share jump hides £58 turnover and debt-heavy balance sheet

Ukrproduct Group Ltd rose on Tuesday in London, but the move said more about the stock’s thin trade than about a clean shift in investor demand. At 16:02 BST, less than 30 minutes before the regular London close, Google Finance last showed the AIM-listed Ukrainian dairy and kvass producer at 6.73 pence, up 11.68%, with just 858 shares changing hands. That made the move look large on a screen and small in cash. At the displayed price, the reported volume was worth about 58 pounds. The 0.70p rise, applied to Google’s 39.67 million shares outstanding, equates to roughly 278,000 pounds of added paper market value. Google showed market value at 2.67 million pounds.
June 30, 2026
Experian PLC (LON:EXPN) drops 32% in a year with buyback price at support
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Experian PLC (LON:EXPN) drops 32% in a year with buyback price at support

Experian PLC ticked up 0.2% to 2,556p in Tuesday's delayed London session. Shares traded just 0.6% higher than where the credit-data firm did its buyback on Monday, keeping the repurchase program near the market price. Experian said in a new RNS that it picked up 476,000 ordinary shares in the London market via J.P. Morgan Securities plc, paying an average of 2,539.6014p. The buyback prices ran from 2,521p to 2,560p. The company will cancel these shares.
June 30, 2026
National Grid eases after UK grid plan favors NGET for 88% of options
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National Grid eases after UK grid plan favors NGET for 88% of options

National Grid plc slipped in late trade Tuesday. Google Finance posted shares at 1,251.50p at 15:54:57 BST, down 0.24%. AJ Bell listed a sell price of 1,248.00p, off by 0.48%. Hargreaves Lansdown saw the stock down 0.40%. The FTSE 100 gained 0.31%. The pick-up for equity holders showed up in new grid files from the National Energy System Operator, not from the tape. NESO's own workbook lists NGET in 94 out of 102 options, and in 38 of 43 options NESO likes for the 2030s grid setup.)
June 30, 2026
Tesco shares hold ground as buyback helps balance UK grocery slip
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Tesco shares hold ground as buyback helps balance UK grocery slip

Tesco PLC shares are getting a boost from a buyback that has taken out about 1.6% of shares so far, a larger impact than the recent 10 basis point drop in grocery market share. The London Stock Exchange is set for a standard session on June 30, trading from 0800 to 1630 BST. Tesco said Tuesday it bought 5 million shares on June 29, paying an average 463.61p. The highest price hit 465.60p, the lowest was 459.80p. The company now has 6.2825 billion shares out. Tesco has spent £468.2 million on the current buyback since it started on April 22.
June 30, 2026
Beacon Energy jumps with Colle Santo investor in focus as AIM volume stays light
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Beacon Energy jumps with Colle Santo investor in focus as AIM volume stays light

Beacon Energy PLC traded higher on AIM with light volume Tuesday after announcing a major Italian distributor acquired a stake in LNEnergy Italy, the group linked to the Colle Santo gas project in Abruzzo. Beacon said the investor subscribed €1.4 million for a roughly 10% stake in LNEnergy Italy. At the same time, LNEnergy Italy took its working interest in Colle Santo up to 100% from 90%. Beacon said these two moves keep its indirect economic interest in the project at 43.2%, assuming the second acquisition goes through.
June 30, 2026
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