Konrad Wysocki

Konrad Wysocki is a senior markets reporter at Bez-kabli.pl, specializing in technology stocks, artificial intelligence and global financial markets. A graduate of the University of Rzeszów, he previously worked in investment research and market analysis. His coverage helps readers understand the key trends, companies and innovations influencing investors worldwide.

Rolls-Royce up 7.7% after Swedish nuclear deal, closing near year high
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Rolls-Royce up 7.7% after Swedish nuclear deal, closing near year high

Rolls-Royce Holdings closed out the week just below its 52-week high, finishing Friday down 0.1% at 1,408.2 pence. That's still up 7.7% for the week. The FTSE 100 fell about 1% over the same stretch, putting Rolls-Royce almost nine points ahead of the index. Rolls-Royce’s gap is drawing attention. Investors this week went beyond the civil-aerospace story and started pricing in more upside from its nuclear and power segments. Shares gained almost 4% Monday after news of the Swedish deal, helped in part by a wider market relief rally.
June 20, 2026
Rio Tinto falls 5.4% for week as metals lose ground, Mongolia flow comes back
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Rio Tinto falls 5.4% for week as metals lose ground, Mongolia flow comes back

Rio Tinto shares dropped 2.6% on Friday to 7,394 pence, capping off four straight days of losses. The stock is down 5.4% from its June 12 close at 7,814 pence and lagged the broader London market this week. The exchange is shut for the weekend. Commodities pulled markets lower Friday, not earnings. Copper sold off as the dollar gained and traders braced for higher rates. Metals fell with the shift, and investors grew wary about industrial demand.
June 20, 2026
Unilever shares slide for the week on cost worries tied to Hormuz risk
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Unilever shares slide for the week on cost worries tied to Hormuz risk

Unilever PLC closed at 4,363.5 pence on Friday, dropping 40 pence, or 0.9%. Shares in the Dove soap maker slipped about 0.5% for the week, measured from the June 12 close at 4,386 pence. Unilever outperformed the broader London market. FTSE 100 posts weakest week since May, defensive names offer only partial support The FTSE 100 dropped 1% for its weakest week since early May. Stalled U.S.-Iran talks, political questions in Britain, and a more hawkish Bank of England hurt risk appetite. Unilever’s defensive profile limited some losses, but the stock still fell in Friday’s broader sell-off.
June 20, 2026
JLR Focuses U.S. Expansion on Defender, Hybrids as Stellantis Talks Continue
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JLR Focuses U.S. Expansion on Defender, Hybrids as Stellantis Talks Continue

Jaguar Land Rover is moving its Defender model to the front of talks with Stellantis on U.S.-focused vehicles, while also expanding its hybrid lineup as it tries to boost growth and earnings. JLR’s timing is tough. The automaker’s adjusted operating margin dropped to 0.7% for the year ended March 2026, down from 8.5% the previous year. Cyberattack, trade tariffs, and supply-chain problems hit results. North America still has steady luxury demand, but China—once a core growth driver—has turned into a tougher market for outside carmakers.
June 20, 2026
QBE Insurance closes week at A$24.06 as investors eye capital plans
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QBE Insurance closes week at A$24.06 as investors eye capital plans

QBE Insurance Group shares finished at A$24.06 Friday, rising five cents. They ended the week flat, despite swings that saw the stock drop to A$23.45 on Monday before bouncing back. QBE is still around 2.2% off its 52-week high at A$24.60. Australian stocks lost ground Friday as miners weighed on the broader market. Insurers also slipped. Insurance Australia Group ended the day at A$7.98, down 0.37%, and Suncorp was off 0.27% at A$18.62.
June 19, 2026
Evolution Mining drops 5% as gold miners sink on ASX, but stock posts weekly gain
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Evolution Mining drops 5% as gold miners sink on ASX, but stock posts weekly gain

Evolution Mining shares slid in Sydney trading Friday, as weaker bullion prices and selling across the mining sector weighed on the stock. Evolution dropped 67 Australian cents to finish at A$12.54, its lowest close since Monday. Evolution shares still held a weekly gain. The stock finished last Friday at A$11.75, posting a rise of 6.7% across five sessions. The S&P/ASX 200 was up just 0.3% over the same period from its June 12 close of 8,804.
June 19, 2026
Wesfarmers Slips for the Week; Kmart Launches First K Home Store
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Wesfarmers Slips for the Week; Kmart Launches First K Home Store

Wesfarmers closed Friday at A$85.76, nearly flat on the day. The owner of Bunnings and Kmart ended the week down 0.8% from last Friday. Shares moved between A$84.98 and A$86.36, finishing two cents off. That was a steadier close than the main market. Australian shares dropped close to 1%. BHP lost 5.6% and the mining index was down 4% after the miner reported a US$2.3 billion charge for cost overruns at its Jansen potash project.
June 19, 2026
Woodside Energy Shares Dip to A$28.62 After Oil Pulls Back; Company Says No Exxon Talks
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Woodside Energy Shares Recover Friday, Still Drop 7% Over the Week as Oil Falls

Australian stocks didn’t trade as the market was shut for the weekend. Woodside Energy Group finished Friday at A$29.03, up 41 cents for the day. The stock dropped from A$31.23 a week ago. Losses were heavy on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Woodside bounced Friday in a weak market. The S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.92% to end at 8,828.70. Shares in Santos and Ampol both slipped. That gap points to some investors targeting Woodside after its big fall this week instead of betting on energy stocks across the board.
June 19, 2026
NAB Shares Climb 3.4% for the Week, Beating ASX 200
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NAB Shares Climb 3.4% for the Week, Beating ASX 200

National Australia Bank shares finished up 40 cents at A$37.74 on Friday after moving between A$37.10 and A$37.76. The Australian market is shut for the weekend, with normal trading set to start again Monday. NAB shares outperformed on a rough day for the local market. The ASX 200 dropped 82.4 points to 8,828.70 as losses in BHP and other materials stocks dragged the index lower. NAB topped its main peers: Commonwealth Bank inched up 0.1%, but Westpac slipped 0.4% and ANZ lost 0.3%.
June 19, 2026
J Sainsbury Shares Dip; Asda Books Loss, Tesco Growth Cools
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J Sainsbury Shares Dip; Asda Books Loss, Tesco Growth Cools

J Sainsbury shares slipped on Friday, trading close to 301 pence in late London action. The stock was down around 0.5% in a delayed read, moving in line with a 0.3% drop for the FTSE 100. Investors are balancing new signs of stress for Britain’s supermarket sector. Sainsbury hasn’t issued a new warning, but costs from the price war are hitting the bottom line. Asda posted a £989 million pretax loss after chair Allan Leighton tried to undercut rivals by 5% to 10%. He had warned profits would take a hit. Total sales dropped 3.4%.
June 19, 2026
IHG shares slip 1.3% as London trading pares back weekly rise
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IHG shares slip 1.3% as London trading pares back weekly rise

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC shares slipped 1.3% by Friday afternoon, lagging the wider London market. IHG traded at $168.90 as of 13:47 BST. Dealers said weaker risk appetite followed news that planned U.S.-Iran talks were scrapped. Oil and healthcare stocks kept the FTSE 100 from falling further. IHG shares slipped Friday without a new earnings statement or a guidance change. The first-quarter update from May 7 is still the most recent formal trading report, so the move looks more like a pullback after recent strength than a sign of new business trouble. Intraday swings in the stock don’t usually come down to just one reason.
June 19, 2026
Bunzl Stock Falls With Elliott Activist Watch Ahead of June 23 Update
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Bunzl Stock Falls With Elliott Activist Watch Ahead of June 23 Update

Bunzl shares slipped on Friday. Early hopes after Elliott Investment Management took a stake faded, with investors now looking to what management will say in next week’s trading update. The shares slipped 0.16% to 2,490 pence, or £24.90, as of 14:03 BST. The FTSE 100 distributor changed hands between 2,470p and 2,516p in the session, putting its market cap near £8.1 billion.
June 19, 2026
Tesco Down 2% as UK Sales Growth Slows
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Tesco Down 2% as UK Sales Growth Slows

Tesco shares dropped 2.25% to 442.2 pence at 14:03 BST on Friday, still trading in London. The stock opened at 455.3p and hit 442.19p, just above the session low. The move added to the sell-off after Thursday’s first-quarter update. Tesco shares dropped as much as 2.6% on Thursday after UK like-for-like sales growth came in at 1.8%. That missed the 2.3% average forecast from analysts. Britain's top grocery chain kept its outlook unchanged, but investors worried market-share gains could get tougher. CEO Ken Murphy said he “wouldn’t be reading too much into it.” Garry White of Charles Stanley said the steady guidance “should reassure investors.” Adjusted operating profit leaves out exceptional and other one-off items.
June 19, 2026
Diageo Shares Tick Up While Dave Lewis Moves Ahead With Cuts
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Diageo Shares Tick Up While Dave Lewis Moves Ahead With Cuts

Diageo shares ticked up Friday, beating the sluggish London market, with investors watching for early moves from new boss Lewis. The FTSE 100 slipped 0.05% to 10,394.30 by 0948 GMT, weighed by mining names and muted risk appetite. The move was modest, but the update mattered more. Lewis looks to be shifting from talking about Diageo’s problems to acting on them after saying the company had lost ground in core markets. Now investors will have to watch if cutting overheads leaves room for both price cuts and brand investment, and whether that can happen without hitting cash flow or dividends.
June 19, 2026
Beazley stock sticks close to Zurich offer as Australian regulator clears deal
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Beazley stock sticks close to Zurich offer as Australian regulator clears deal

Beazley shares traded just under Zurich Insurance’s planned takeover price on Friday, after Australian regulators approved the deal. The move is a small advance for one of London’s biggest insurance deals still in play. The stock stood at 1,284.5 pence at 10:00 BST, down 0.5 pence from Thursday’s close. The 25.5-pence gap to the 1,310-pence cash offer left for investors works out to about 2% before allowing for trading costs, taxes or time value. This difference, known as the merger-arb spread, is the gap between the stock and the agreed payout. It’s a tight spread, showing traders mostly expect the deal to close, with some risk priced in. Zurich’s full proposal had been 1,335 pence, including a dividend that has
June 19, 2026
Anglo American Drops, Berenberg Notes First-Half Risks
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Anglo American Drops, Berenberg Notes First-Half Risks

Anglo American fell again on Friday, sliding 1.4% after a new broker downgrade focused investors on short-term earnings. The FTSE 100 held steady. Miners Rio Tinto and Antofagasta also dropped, down about 0.5% and 1.2%, but those losses were lighter than Anglo’s. Investors had been focusing more on what Anglo could look like in the future, not on its present assets. Shares dropped 3.3% on Thursday to close at 3,995 pence. Friday’s pullback points to some profit-taking before the company posts its July production and earnings.
June 19, 2026
APA Group stock steadies at A$10.42 as A$244 million pipeline fight sharpens
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APA Group stock steadies at A$10.42 as A$244 million pipeline fight sharpens

APA Group securities were poised to resume trading at A$10.42 on Friday as investors assessed a challenge to the pipeline operator’s A$244 million South West Pipeline expansion. The dispute returned to focus after reports this week highlighted opposition from rival Squadron Energy. The stock was unchanged on Thursday, though the session was far from quiet. It ranged between A$10.31 and A$10.71 on turnover of 5.27 million securities, compared with average volume of 2.97 million, while the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.62% to 8,911.10. APA had dropped 2.98% a day earlier.
June 19, 2026
Suncorp up after A$389m capital-note redemption
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Suncorp up after A$389m capital-note redemption

Suncorp Group Ltd heads into Friday’s pre-open trading after edging up 0.21% to close at A$18.67. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.62% to 8,911.1. The stock is up 2.2% in the past five sessions and 5.8% year to date. But new company filings deal mostly with capital structure cleanup, not a new earnings boost. Insurance pricing and weather losses remain the main drivers for the next move.
June 19, 2026
ALS Ltd dips before joining S&P/ASX 50, down 0.3% to A$23.36
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ALS Ltd dips before joining S&P/ASX 50, down 0.3% to A$23.36

ALS Ltd closed at A$23.36 on Thursday, down 6 cents. Shares bounced off a session low of A$22.83 to end at the day’s high. The testing firm is set to join the S&P/ASX 50 before Monday, taking the spot of Pro Medicus, the medical-imaging software group. That shift is key for index-trackers, since these funds mimic the benchmark and usually swap holdings when the index lineup changes. ALS also has its on-market share purchase for the dividend reinvestment plan, or DRP, open now, so trading in the short term could show fund activity more than any new take on earnings.
June 19, 2026
Xero (ASX:XRO) drops 3.9% with tech pressured by higher yields
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Xero (ASX:XRO) drops 3.9% with tech pressured by higher yields

Xero shares are set to start Friday trading close to their lowest mark in a year after sliding 3.94% to A$71.64 on Thursday. The accounting software stock touched A$71.26 intraday and is now up just 5.5% from its 52-week low of A$67.93. Xero is down 37.1% in 2026. S&P/ASX 200 fell 55.2 points to end at 8,911.1, and the All Technology Index dropped 0.52%. Xero lagged both. The stock’s move was part of a broader pullback, not just a stock-specific drop.
June 18, 2026
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