LSE:BDEV 11 June 2026 - 24 June 2026

3i (LON:III) accounts for 22% of FTSE 100’s gain on UK market day

3i (LON:III) accounts for 22% of FTSE 100’s gain on UK market day

FTSE 100 ends up 0.65% on Thursday; FTSE 250 also gains The FTSE 100 finished Thursday 68.26 points higher at 10,529.89, climbing 0.65%. The blue-chip index hit 10,575.31 earlier. The FTSE 250 added 59.89 points, or 0.26%, to close at 23,161.41. Sixty stocks in the FTSE 100 rose on the day, 37 slipped and three finished flat. The typical stock gained 0.27%, well below what the index showed. The equal-weighted average return came in at 0.52%, or 0.41% if you pull out 3i Group. By the numbers, 3i delivered about 22% of the equal-weight gain, based on closing prices. Index investors saw bigger gains than the average stock, but winners weren't rare. Barratt Redrow tacked on 4.63%, and Persimmon added
June 25, 2026
Persimmon gains 5% after Berkeley’s update gives housebuilders a lift

Persimmon gains 5% after Berkeley’s update gives housebuilders a lift

Persimmon shares jumped on Wednesday. According to delayed pricing, the stock traded close to 1,085 pence, gaining 5.1% from Tuesday’s finish at 1,032.5 pence. Berkeley posted a pretax profit of £451.4 million for the year to April, down from £528.9 million. The company held its outlook for £1.4 billion in pretax profit spread across the next four financial years. Executive Chair Rob Perrins said: “Every part of the system needs to work to reduce the time taken to get buildings into development.” He asked for a cut in stamp duty, the property purchase tax.
June 24, 2026
Barratt Redrow jumps 38% below tangible book, sharp land cut lifts shares

Barratt Redrow jumps 38% below tangible book, sharp land cut lifts shares

Barratt Redrow shares gained 1.8% to 268.29 pence by 1208 BST Wednesday. The stock stayed about 44% under its 52-week high. The housebuilder’s market cap stood close to £3.76 billion. Barratt shares traded at about 62 pence for each £1 of tangible net assets, stripping out goodwill and other intangibles. The company had tangible assets of 433 pence per share as of Dec. 28. That 38% discount suggests worries beyond softening home demand. First-half revenue rose 10.5%, but gross margin before acquisition effects dropped to 15.0% from 17.0%. Adjusted pretax profit slid 13.6% to £199.9 million.
June 24, 2026
Barratt Redrow stock slides after Rebecca Napier announced as CFO

Barratt Redrow stock slides after Rebecca Napier announced as CFO

Barratt Redrow shares were down early Friday after the company named Rebecca Napier as its new CFO, moving to fill a key role during a tough UK housing market. High borrowing and building costs remain a challenge. The stock traded at 261.2-261.4 pence, off 0.9% at 16:03 BST, according to delayed data. The FTSE 100 slipped about 0.35% at the same time. Napier is set to come in as chief financial officer and executive director on Aug. 3. She was CFO at Britvic until Carlsberg bought it in 2025 and worked 17 years at IAG, where she also served as British Airways finance chief for a time. Chair Caroline Silver called out Napier’s “energy, discipline and capital markets experience” as
June 19, 2026
Persimmon leads housebuilders higher ahead of BoE call

Persimmon leads housebuilders higher ahead of BoE call

Persimmon Plc shares traded higher Wednesday, stretching a rally in the sector. UK homebuilders moved up after fresh government house-price data, with investors shrugging off some uneven signals from the mortgage market. Persimmon shares rose 1.6% to 1,096 pence in early afternoon trading. Barratt Redrow added 1.5% and Berkeley Group climbed 1.8%. The FTSE 100 was little changed, holding near 10,487.02.
June 17, 2026
Barratt Redrow shares slip as weak UK housing data weighs on builder

Barratt Redrow shares slip as weak UK housing data weighs on builder

Barratt Redrow plc shares slipped again Thursday, trading at 242.40p to sell and 242.50p to buy on Hargreaves Lansdown, off 7.10p, or 2.84%. The housebuilder lagged as the FTSE 100 showed a 0.82% gain. Pricing data was delayed by a minimum of 15 minutes. Barratt Redrow shares kept slipping, with MarketWatch saying the stock dropped 1.73% to £2.50 on Wednesday, June 10. The FTSE 100 was up 0.27% at 10,254.81. Volume for Barratt Redrow hit 5.8 million, under the 50-day average of 10.3 million. The shares were well off their 52-week high of £4.86.
June 11, 2026