LSE:BKG 17 June 2026 - 20 June 2026

Persimmon gains 5% after Berkeley’s update gives housebuilders a lift
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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
Aberdeen Group closes out lower ahead of FTSE 100 re-entry
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Aberdeen Group closes out lower ahead of FTSE 100 re-entry

Aberdeen Group closed up 1.6 pence at 234 pence on Friday, after trading between 224 and 234 pence through the session. Shares cut their weekly loss to around 3.4%. Trading volume topped 15 times what was seen Thursday. London markets shut for the weekend. Index mechanics look like the main force behind the move. FTSE Russell brought Aberdeen into the index at Friday’s close. Formal membership starts at the open Monday. That means passive fund demand—driven by portfolios tracking the index—may have already gone through.
June 20, 2026
Persimmon leads housebuilders higher ahead of BoE call
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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