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.

Haleon (LON:HLN) jumps in London trade, volume high as Sensodyne gains offset OTC weakness
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Haleon (LON:HLN) jumps in London trade, volume high as Sensodyne gains offset OTC weakness

Haleon PLC ended the session quoted at 367.00p/367.10p, gaining 1.92% from Monday. FTSE 100 added 0.13%, according to Hargreaves Lansdown. Monday, Haleon dropped 1.59% to £3.59 as it trailed a 0.26% slide in the blue-chip index. The move wasn’t just about price. On Monday, the stock dropped with volume at 12.6 million shares, well below the 50-day average of 25.4 million shown in Monday’s data. Volume jumped to 37.49 million shares during Tuesday’s rebound. The bounce had more trading behind it than the decline.
July 7, 2026
Gem Diamonds (LON:GEMD) falls on thin liquidity after Q1 Letšeng price jump
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Gem Diamonds (LON:GEMD) falls on thin liquidity after Q1 Letšeng price jump

Gem Diamonds Limited closed Tuesday at 3.40p, off 0.05p, after London’s trading session ended at 18:03 BST. The London Stock Exchange’s normal hours are 0800 to 1630. MarketWatch said volume hit 107,350 shares, which is 59% of the 65-day average. The company’s market cap sits at about £4.8 million. The bigger number was the trading cost. AJ Bell had Gem quoted at 3.40p to sell and 3.88p to buy, giving a 0.48p spread. With a midpoint at 3.64p, that works out to about 13.2%. With the stock’s market cap still under £5 million, that spread can be more important than whatever the price does in a day.
July 7, 2026
Steppe Cement (LON:STCM) steady, H1 revenue close to valuation
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Steppe Cement (LON:STCM) steady, H1 revenue close to valuation

Steppe Cement Ltd focused on prices and shares on Tuesday, rather than demand. First-half revenue climbed 43% in tenge even as Kazakhstan’s cement market didn’t move much, and the share price held at 20.50 pence. MarketScreener listed the market cap at $59.96 million, just below the $61 million in first-half sales. The Kazakhstan-based cement maker sold 978,950 tonnes in the first half, up from 850,424 tonnes last year. Revenue increased to KZT29.59 billion from KZT20.72 billion, boosted by stronger delivered cement prices and a two-point gain in market share to 15%.
July 7, 2026
Petards (LON:PEG) shares climb after £1.4m of orders increase 2026 revenue cover
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Petards (LON:PEG) shares climb after £1.4m of orders increase 2026 revenue cover

Petards Group plc traded higher Tuesday after the AIM-listed security and surveillance tech firm reported over £1.4 mln in new orders. The amount compares with the company’s current market cap. Fidelity’s data showed Petards with a sell quote at 10.00p and buy at 10.50p, up 8.16%, as of 13:03 BST. The FTSE AIM All-Share dropped 0.60% at 14:30 BST, which put Petards close to nine percentage points ahead of the small-cap index for the day.
July 7, 2026
Vodafone (LON:VOD) shares up as market looks at buyback details and 23 billion voting base
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Vodafone (LON:VOD) shares up as market looks at buyback details and 23 billion voting base

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company ticked higher with London’s blue chips on Tuesday, but investors zeroed in on changes to the share count. The shares closed up half a penny just below 99p. Vodafone’s new voting-rights update showed a reduced figure for ownership calculations following recent buybacks and shifts to treasury stock. The London Stock Exchange traded normally, open from 08:00 to 16:30 BST. July 7 was a regular Tuesday trading day, according to TradingHours. At 14:07 BST, Davy data showed Vodafone at 98.60p, up 0.52p or 0.53%. Davy Group FTSE 100 was ahead 0.43% at 10,697.65 on delayed stats from Investors Chronicle. Earlier, Reuters put it up 0.2% at 10,673.85 at 10:57 GMT as energy stocks lifted the index.
July 7, 2026
BoE, ECB AI alerts turn spotlight to bank cyber outlays, $1.75 trillion datacentre debt

BoE, ECB AI alerts turn spotlight to bank cyber outlays, $1.75 trillion datacentre debt

AI is showing up on European bank balance sheets now, with the Bank of England and ECB starting to put deadlines and numbers on risks that were mostly talked about as cyber issues before. For investors, it’s not just chatbots at banks anymore: there’s equity leverage tied to AI, debt for new data centers, and more money going into cyber. All that can impact margins, spreads, and returns. The Bank of England said investors counting on AI will only see returns if companies can actually make money from the tech, build needed infrastructure, and access funding. The bank warned a rethink could “trigger a fall in equity prices,” especially if too much leverage and crowded trades compound the move.
July 7, 2026
Unilever (LON:ULVR) lags FTSE 350 with traders eyeing buyback and July results
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Unilever rallies, closing in on analyst targets ahead of July earnings

Unilever PLC shares jumped more than 3% on Tuesday, outpacing gains on the FTSE 100 ahead of the consumer group's half-year earnings later this month. Hargreaves Lansdown delayed data had Unilever at 4,695.75p, up 139p. The FTSE 100 was up 0.47% at 10,701.46. The stock is now sitting about 9.9% below the median 12-month analyst target of 5,160.27p on Investors Chronicle, after starting the week with a 13.2% gap from Monday’s 4,557p finish. That shift puts pressure on the next set of results, since the story is looking cleaner but tighter—investors now have to bet on volume growth, emerging markets and buybacks, with less of a cushion from a cheap price.
July 7, 2026
BP (LON:BP) trades around 470p, Bay du Nord exit eases long-term capex
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BP gains after Bay du Nord exit lowers capex ahead of planned buybacks

BP PLC moved higher Tuesday after quitting the Bay du Nord oil project in Canada. Investors focused on the numbers after the move, with BP’s 37.2% share of the C$14 billion project representing about $3.66 billion in future development costs. That would have been about 28% of its planned capital spending for 2026. Shares were at 473.90p, up 6.10p or 1.30% as of 10:51 BST, LSEG data from Investors Chronicle showed. The stock has gained 27.48% over the past year, but it's still under the median 12-month analyst target of 602.59p.
July 7, 2026
Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) steadies in London while lower-grade iron ore rivals take hit
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Rio Tinto drops as iron ore covers up Simandou, lithium move

Rio Tinto plc dropped Tuesday as the FTSE 100 pushed higher, with the miner trading near the lower end of its book ahead of next week’s production report. The London Stock Exchange was open for its normal 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST hours as of 10:05 BST. Delayed numbers from Hargreaves Lansdown showed Rio off 127p, or 1.81%, at 6,909/6,910p. The moves looked like an iron ore story. Rio Tinto Ltd dropped 0.9% in Sydney trading, with the Aussie miners index weaker by 0.7%. Iron ore was at $98.30 a tonne on July 6, according to Trading Economics, down 2.72% in a month. Reuters global markets had copper at $13,326 a tonne late Tuesday, off 0.58%.
July 7, 2026
Bitcoin drop knocks out $500 million in bullish crypto bets as inflation fears weigh on markets
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Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) bitcoin sale raises dividend questions after $8.3B loss

TYSONS CORNER, Virginia, July 7, 2026, 04:23 EDT Strategy Inc, which used to be MicroStrategy, sold 3,588 bitcoin in the week to July 5, pulling in $216.0 million. This is the first big move under the company’s new plan to use some of its bitcoin to pay preferred dividends and protect its dollar reserve. Strategy didn’t sell any stock from its at-the-market program or buy back any shares during the week, according to the company.
July 7, 2026
easyJet (LON:EZJ) stock lags 690p Castlelake offer as bid discount holds
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easyJet U27938 emergency lands; Castlelake deal spread sticks around 12% as aircraft availability watched

easyJet plc put its recovery plans in focus Monday as flight U27938/EZY7938 from Copenhagen to Amsterdam declared an emergency and diverted to Hamburg. The incident hit just hours after the airline’s board edged nearer to supporting a £5.5 billion buyout from U.S. aviation investor Castlelake. AIRLIVE reported the Airbus A319-111, registration OE-LQP, hit 34,000 feet before the crew made a rapid descent, switched the transponder to Squawk 7700, and diverted to Hamburg. The report still didn't state a cause. The plane landed on runway 23 in Hamburg at 13:53 CEST, met by emergency vehicles. The airline later said it was working on plans to resume the trip, but more maintenance was needed.
July 7, 2026
Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) shares climb after JPMorgan lifts rating, copper forecast splits analysts
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Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) shares climb after JPMorgan lifts rating, copper forecast splits analysts

London was in the break between sessions at the dateline. Antofagasta last traded at Monday’s close. The London Stock Exchange listed July 6 as a regular session scheduled from 0800 to 1630 BST. Antofagasta plc gained 0.96% to 3,905p, putting it 1.22 points ahead of the FTSE 100 on the day. Trading volume hit 617,290 shares, or about 39% of its 1.57 million average, so the stock saw a notable jump on lighter than usual turnover.
July 7, 2026
Coca-Cola HBC (LON:CCH) pulls back from 2026 high on Egypt finance pressures
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Coca-Cola HBC (LON:CCH) pulls back from 2026 high on Egypt finance pressures

Coca-Cola HBC AG dropped 145p, down 2.81% at 5,025p on Monday. That was the third-biggest faller on the FTSE 100 after Compass Group and Associated British Foods. The FTSE 100 index slipped 0.26% to end at 10,651.77. CCH didn’t snap its rally on the drop. Shares climbed 5.1% from June 30 to July 3, reached 5,195p on Monday, and closed up 2.1% from June 30. Trading volume was 527,780 shares, up from 326,410 on Friday.
July 7, 2026
Admiral shares trail analyst targets ahead of August earnings
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Admiral shares trail analyst targets ahead of August earnings

Admiral Group plc dropped 1.85% to 3,598p on Monday. The FTSE 100 Index was down 0.26% at 10,651.77. Despite the steeper move, Admiral is still up 13.29% for 2026 and 2.10% in the last five days, according to MarketScreener. Investors are watching the gap between Admiral’s share price and broker targets, not just the single-day drop. MarketScreener’s consensus has the 12-month target at 33.84 pounds from 14 analysts, with the average call at “hold.” The sector’s typical target gap is +8.72%, but Admiral’s sits below its target.
July 6, 2026
Mission Group (LON:TMG) rises on quiet AIM trade ahead of July update
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Mission Group (LON:TMG) rises on quiet AIM trade ahead of July update

Mission Group Public Limited Company gained 5.9% Monday. Still, volumes were thin, putting liquidity in focus over the size of the move. The AIM-listed ad and marketing group last traded at 18.00p at 16:45 in London, moving up from 17.00p at the previous close. Volume came in at 13,051 shares for the session, or about 0.014% out of the 90.60 million shares outstanding, according to Shareprices.com.
July 6, 2026
Schroders shares linger close to Nuveen bid after Benchmark sale leaves 1.7% gap
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Schroders shares linger close to Nuveen bid after Benchmark sale leaves 1.7% gap

Schroders PLC finished Monday unchanged at 587p. The firm is selling its UK advice arm Benchmark to Sweden’s Söderberg & Partners. Shares barely moved on the news, which has more to do with the Nuveen bid hanging over the stock. Schroders is now trading more like a deal spread than a typical asset manager. The key number isn’t the headline “up to 612p” bid. Nuveen’s agreed deal has Schroders holders getting 590p cash and up to 22p in dividends. Of that, 15p was the final payout, ex-div March 12, paid April 23, according to Hargreaves Lansdown. So really, it’s 590p cash plus a likely 7p interim, if that dividend gets declared before the deal completes. At 587p, that’s a 1.7%
July 6, 2026
Compass Group (LON:CPG) slides as bear target nears after profit lift
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Compass Group (LON:CPG) slides as bear target nears after profit lift

Compass Group PLC dropped 3.49% to $31.57 on Monday, trailing the FTSE 100 by 3.23 percentage points. The world’s biggest caterer closed near the bottom of the one public analyst price target. Volume came in around 1.7 million shares on Hargreaves Lansdown’s delayed quote. Compass shares now trade in U.S. dollars on the London Stock Exchange. The company switched its ordinary share trading currency from sterling pence to dollars on April 1. It restated historic LSE prices using a March 31 rate of 1 GBp to $0.0132080.
July 6, 2026
Standard Chartered stock rises as BlackRock fund puts fee-growth forecasts in focus
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Standard Chartered stock rises as BlackRock fund puts fee-growth forecasts in focus

Standard Chartered PLC rose on Monday as a new BlackRock Inc. fund gave investors another data point on a shift in the bank’s earnings mix toward wealth fees and away from pure rate income. The stock was quoted at 2,150/2,151 pence, up 28 pence or 1.32%, at 16:49 BST. The FTSE 100 was down 0.26%, while Barclays’ market data showed the UK financial services sector up 1.99%. The London Stock Exchange’s regular session runs from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time on July 6.
July 6, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RKT) still trades 21% below target ahead of July earnings
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Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RKT) still trades 21% below target ahead of July earnings

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc heads into July’s results run lacking chart momentum, while forecasts continue to price in a rebound for the back half. Shares quoted at 5,086p to sell and 5,088p to buy after the London close, down 24p, or 0.47%. The move lagged the FTSE 100, off 0.26%. Volume came in at 1.38 million, lighter than what’s seen on major results days, but the stock stayed in focus ahead of the next update.
July 6, 2026
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