Finance 18 May 2026

ChampionsGate Stock Little Changed as SPAC Deal Timeline Gets Attention
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ChampionsGate Stock Little Changed as SPAC Deal Timeline Gets Attention

ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation stock was flat in premarket trading Wednesday. The Nasdaq-listed SPAC stayed near the level investors could redeem for cash if the company doesn’t seal a merger. The stock last changed hands at $10.35, off 0.07% in the past 24 hours. TradingView data showed the market shut with no fresh trades on the tape at the time. It had a market cap near $103.4 million.
June 3, 2026
GSK Shares Gain After Arexvy Approval for More Adults in Japan
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GSK Shares Gain After Arexvy Approval for More Adults in Japan

GSK shares traded higher in London on Monday after Japan granted expanded approval for Arexvy, the company’s RSV vaccine. Investors got a new regulatory boost for vaccines as GSK also kept buying back its own shares. Shares traded at 1,879.81 pence, gaining 0.93%, after starting at 1,855.50p and reaching as high as 1,880.42p, market data show. The FTSE 100 was up 0.99% at 10,296.36.
May 18, 2026
Diageo Shares Gain as Guinness Parent Faces New Turnaround Test
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Diageo Shares Gain as Guinness Parent Faces New Turnaround Test

Diageo shares climbed in London on Monday, with the stock adding to a hard-fought rally for the Guinness and Johnnie Walker maker as a director bought shares and U.S. spirits demand stayed soft. Shares were at 1,553 pence, up 1.54% as of 3:08 p.m. in London. The FTSE 100 edged higher. But the stock is still trading roughly 30% under its 52-week peak of 2,215 pence, with management still under pressure to prove the gains aren’t just a short-term move.
May 18, 2026
Imperial Brands Shares Gain 2.5% as Buyback Bets Offset Tobacco Slowdown
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Imperial Brands Shares Gain 2.5% as Buyback Bets Offset Tobacco Slowdown

Imperial Brands shares climbed Monday as the stop-start rebound from last week’s half-year numbers continued. Investors looked at cash returns, pricing, and what some saw as a steadier outlook for the full year. Shares in the FTSE 100 tobacco group climbed 2.52% to 2,888p, a gain of 71p. The stock started at 2,811p and reached as high as 2,896p. Around 782,000 shares changed hands, based on delayed UK prices from AJ Bell.
May 18, 2026
IHG Trades Near Its Peak With Buybacks in Focus
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IHG Trades Near Its Peak With Buybacks in Focus

InterContinental Hotels Group shares traded higher in London on Monday. The Holiday Inn owner stayed near its recent highs, with investors taking in news of a new buyback and watching for fallout from Middle East travel issues. The stock traded at about $149.50, up 0.7%, giving it a $22.26 billion market cap. Shares stayed below the $152.00 high hit this year. The gain put the stock near the prices seen after the first-quarter trading update earlier this month.
May 18, 2026
Vodafone Shares Edge Up, But Traders Still Wary of One Market
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Vodafone Shares Edge Up, But Traders Still Wary of One Market

Vodafone Group Plc shares ticked up in London Monday, taking back a bit of ground after last week’s drop. The stock got a lift from the company’s improved profit outlook, but traders kept an eye on ongoing weakness in Germany, Vodafone’s largest market. Vodafone was quoted at 111.20p/111.25p in delayed dealings, up 0.45p, or 0.41%. Shares finished Friday at 110.80p, down 4.48% after a choppy week. The stock touched 122.05p on May 11, then fell back after its results.
May 18, 2026
SSE Stock Rises After Heavy Loss, Next Test on May 28
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SSE Stock Rises After Heavy Loss, Next Test on May 28

SSE PLC traded higher in London on Monday afternoon, getting back some of Friday’s loss as electricity names moved up with the broader market. Barclays/Refinitiv delayed figures had SSE up 1.63% at 2,308p to sell and 2,309p to buy at 13:48 BST. The FTSE 100 was ahead 0.98%, and electricity stocks added 1.42%. SSE’s bounce is in focus after Friday’s rough session. The stock ended the week at 2,271p, down 7.65%, trading 9.31 million shares. Now investors wait to see if Monday is just a technical rebound or if things have settled ahead of results.
May 18, 2026
JTC stock sticks near offers as midcaps slip
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JTC stock sticks near offers as midcaps slip

JTC Plc shares finished Monday at 1,315p in London, holding just under Permira’s 1,340p-per-share cash bid. The stock saw little volume and changed hands in a narrow 1,313p-1,315p range. The current price leaves roughly a 25p gap to the offer, as the market prices in some completion risk. That gap matters now because JTC has stopped moving like a typical mid-cap growth name. It's trading like a deal stock, with investors weighing the cash offer against the timeline and remaining steps — approvals and court processes — before the take-private closes.
May 18, 2026
LSEG Lags While FTSE Moves Higher, Activist Investors Watch
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LSEG Lags While FTSE Moves Higher, Activist Investors Watch

London Stock Exchange Group shares slipped on Monday, lagging the FTSE 100, as investors looked at the company's recent growth upgrade while the UK market stayed cautious and activists circled European exchange groups again. LSEG traded at 9,118p to sell and 9,122p to buy on Hargreaves Lansdown data, off 14p or 0.15% on delayed prices. The FTSE 100 gained 62.48 points, up 0.61% at 10,257.85.
May 18, 2026
3i Group slides again even after £750 million buyback
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3i Group slides again even after £750 million buyback

3i Group shares dropped again Monday, building on last week’s losses, as the private-equity investor announced its first buys under a £750 million buyback plan. The stock was trading near 2,060 pence in late morning, off about 7%. The FTSE All-Share showed a small gain. Investors are looking at 3i less as a general private-equity play and more as a listed way to get exposure to Action, the big Dutch discount chain that's the bulk of its holdings. At March 31, 3i put the value of its 65.4% stake in Action at £23.74 billion, out of a total portfolio of £31.82 billion.
May 18, 2026
Intertek’s £9.4bn Takeover Spread Persists as Traders Eye Next Steps
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Intertek’s £9.4bn Takeover Spread Persists as Traders Eye Next Steps

Intertek Group shares slipped on Monday while the FTSE 100 advanced. The move kept a clear gap between Intertek’s market price and the last cash offer from Sweden’s EQT. Intertek slipped 0.2% to 5,605 pence on a delayed Hargreaves Lansdown quote, with the FTSE 100 up 0.1% at 10,208.69. The shares traded around 7% below the £60 cash offer from EQT, leaving a spread that traders typically read as a sign the market still doubts the deal will close.
May 18, 2026
NatWest Shares Slip as UK Bank Rule Shake-Up Puts £80 Billion Prize in Play
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NatWest Shares Slip as UK Bank Rule Shake-Up Puts £80 Billion Prize in Play

NatWest Group shares edged lower on Monday, lagging a modestly firmer FTSE 100, as investors weighed Britain’s plan to loosen bank ring-fencing rules against recent pressure on UK lenders. The stock was quoted at 557.8 pence to sell and 558.0 pence to buy, down 3.2 pence, or 0.57%, while the FTSE 100 was up 0.21% on delayed data. Hargreaves Lansdown data also put NatWest’s market value at about 44.39 billion pounds.
May 18, 2026
Advanced Medical Solutions dives as TA Associates deal collapses
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Advanced Medical Solutions dives as TA Associates deal collapses

Advanced Medical Solutions Group shares fell hard Monday after TA Associates confirmed it will not move ahead with a takeover of the British medical supplier. The AIM-listed stock had traded under bid speculation since April. That is in focus now because the market had already priced in odds of a deal. A takeover premium had appeared after Advanced Medical Solutions said last month it was talking with TA about a possible full buyout. Investors had added extra value to the shares on hopes a buyer would pay above market price.
May 18, 2026
Glencore Shares Up After Chile Mine Decision, Copper Risk on the Radar
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Glencore Shares Up After Chile Mine Decision, Copper Risk on the Radar

Glencore shares edged up Monday. The miner said a Chilean environmental decision on the Collahuasi copper operation is not expected to affect production right now. That eased fresh worries around new permitting risk for one of Glencore's top copper assets. Glencore shares were quoted at 574.95 pence, up 0.1%, in a Cboe Europe snapshot at 11:03 BST. The stock slid 3.6% Friday to 574.30p after hitting 597.90p Thursday, so it's still near last week’s high but the trend isn't as clear now.
May 18, 2026
Barclays Shares Edge Down After Buyback Moves
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Barclays Shares Edge Down After Buyback Moves

Barclays shares in London fell Monday. The bank disclosed last week’s buyback of almost 26 million shares, showing capital returns are active while the stock stays weak. Barclays shares traded at 421.50 pence at 11:03 a.m. in London, down 0.43%. The stock ranged from 417.95p to 423.40p so far. The FTSE 100 edged up, with Barclays lagging the wider market in early deals.
May 18, 2026
National Grid Shares Bounce After Friday Rout as £70 Billion Grid Bet Faces Storm Test
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National Grid Shares Bounce After Friday Rout as £70 Billion Grid Bet Faces Storm Test

National Grid rose in early London trading on Monday, recovering part of Friday’s sharp fall as investors shifted back into defensive utilities and weighed a profit miss against the company’s large regulated investment plan. Delayed quote data showed the FTSE 100 utility at 1,210p at 09:46:57 BST, up 22p, or 1.85%, after a Friday close of 1,188p. The stock had ended Thursday at 1,290.5p, leaving Monday’s bounce well short of reversing the post-results slide. The FTSE 100 was quoted at 10,210.39, up 15.02 points.
May 18, 2026
Lloyds Shares Watch: Investors Eye UK Bank Rule Changes
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Lloyds Shares Watch: Investors Eye UK Bank Rule Changes

Lloyds Banking Group ticked up Monday, bouncing back slightly after a fall the previous session. Investors looked at possible changes to UK bank ring-fencing rules, even as oil prices and government bond yields climbed again. Shares traded at 94.22 pence, up 0.15%. The FTSE 100 also gained, up around 0.2% at 10,213.72. The issue is back in focus as the government is set to lay out more detail this week, maybe as soon as Monday, on ring-fencing rules. These post-crisis rules separate high-street deposits and loans from riskier investment bank business. Sky News, in a Reuters story Saturday, said banks might soon be able to share more services between ring-fenced and non-ring-fenced arms, which could lower costs.
May 18, 2026
Rolls-Royce falls further as £9 billion comeback gets more investor scrutiny
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Rolls-Royce falls further as £9 billion comeback gets more investor scrutiny

Rolls-Royce Holdings shares dropped in London Monday, building on Friday’s slide as investors continued to cut positions in the FTSE 100 stock after its strong run. The shares were last seen at 1,127.40 pence, off 12.60p, or 1.1%, according to Davy with prices 20 minutes delayed at 10:02 a.m. in London. They moved in a range from 1,115.80p to 1,133.20p so far.
May 18, 2026
HSBC Stock Slips Despite $4 Billion China Clean-Tech Push as Credit Worries Stick
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HSBC Stock Slips Despite $4 Billion China Clean-Tech Push as Credit Worries Stick

HSBC Holdings shares edged lower in early London trading on Monday after the bank launched a $4 billion credit facility for Chinese clean-technology companies, a growth move that landed as investors continued to weigh recent private-credit losses. The London-listed stock traded at 1,322.6 pence at 09:02 BST, down 0.1% on the day. The broader FTSE 100 was little changed earlier, up 0.02% at 10,197.01 as of 08:31 BST.
May 18, 2026
Anglo American Stock Slides After $3.9B Coal Exit — London Traders React
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Anglo American Stock Slides After $3.9B Coal Exit — London Traders React

Anglo American dropped in early London moves Monday after it said it’s selling its Australian steelmaking coal arm to Dhilmar for as much as $3.875 billion. The deal, which helps with its planned Teck Resources merger, still leaves some payout tied to coal prices going forward. Anglo was last at 3,739.5 pence, off 2.44%, according to market data. Anglo is pushing to get its portfolio in shape before merging with Teck, a deal aimed at boosting its focus on copper. The metal is a priority for major miners as it’s key in power grids, EVs and data centres.
May 18, 2026
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