LSE:BP.L 20 February 2026 - 20 June 2026

FTSE 100 Ends Week Down 1% as Geopolitics, Politics Weigh
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FTSE 100 Ends Week Down 1% as Geopolitics, Politics Weigh

FTSE books worst week in six as peace talks scrapped, political jitters hit cyclicalsBritish stocks fell again Friday, capping their weakest week in over a month. The FTSE 100 closed down 0.4% at about 10,363, leaving it 1% lower for the week. The FTSE 250 shed 0.6% on Friday and 0.5% over the last five sessions. Miners and other cyclicals came under pressure after U.S.-Iran peace talks were called off and new political risk emerged in the UK. Brent crude dropped almost 5% early this week after talk of a U.S.-Iran deal. Travel, homebuilding and mining stocks rose while BP and Shell shares slipped as traders looked for cheaper energy and a possible opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
June 20, 2026
BP shares claw back 2.8%, still down 5.7% for the week as Hormuz fears hit market
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BP shares claw back 2.8%, still down 5.7% for the week as Hormuz fears hit market

BP shares could see choppy trading on Monday after Iran’s military announced another shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz. That came less than 24 hours after the stock gained along with crude prices. London’s market stayed shut Saturday. BP shares closed at 503.80 pence on Friday, up 2.81%, while the FTSE 100 slipped 0.35%. The gain did little to recover from losses earlier in the week. BP dropped 5.7% from last Friday's 534.50 pence finish. Over the week, the FTSE 100 was down 1%.
June 20, 2026
FTSE 100 Up; Banks and Defence Names Lead in London
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FTSE 100 Up; Banks and Defence Names Lead in London

FTSE 100 climbs, smaller stocks fade as large caps pull index up The FTSE 100 closed 63.59 points, or 0.61%, higher at 10,494.21 on Tuesday, as blue-chip stocks led most of the gains. The FTSE 250 fell 36.04 points, or 0.15%, to 23,326.58, with smaller firms falling behind. Most of the strength stayed with the big international names. Oil slipped after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a preliminary peace deal to end fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for oil exports. Lower oil prices lifted sentiment as inflation and cost worries receded, but energy stocks took a hit. Reuters reported that financial and industrial shares drove the FTSE 100 higher, with banks up and aerospace
June 16, 2026
BP unmoved as oil falls, Brent at lowest in three months
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BP unmoved as oil falls, Brent at lowest in three months

BP PLC traded steady in early London trading Tuesday, last seen at 517.5p at 10:01 a.m., after dropping 3.27% to 517p the prior session. BP underperformed the FTSE 100. No fresh earnings out from BP. Some traders cited oil price action. BP, Shell and other oil majors tend to move with crude, as their exploration and production businesses are tied to oil prices. Brent crude fell to $81.73 a barrel on Tuesday, its lowest since March 10, according to Reuters. Prices tumbled almost 5% Monday as traders responded to news of a possible U.S.-Iran deal, raising chances of more oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz. For BP, losing some geopolitical “risk premium” can hit short-term cash returns from its
June 16, 2026
BP Stock Just Recovered From Boardroom Shock. The Next Test Comes Monday
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BP Stock Just Recovered From Boardroom Shock. The Next Test Comes Monday

BP will head into the new trading week with its London shares back above 540 pence, after a 4.6% weekly rise helped steady investors following a late-May boardroom shock and fresh questions over the company’s break-up and asset-sale plan. The stock closed Friday at 546.00p, up 0.24% on the day, after trading between 540.30p and 548.00p. That matters now because London markets are shut for the weekend and investors have two days to weigh whether BP’s bounce was just relief buying, or the start of a cleaner re-rating. The FTSE 100, the main London blue-chip index, rose 0.07% on Friday but still ended the week lower, leaving BP’s gain looking more company-specific than index-led.
June 6, 2026
BP PLC Deepens Oil Pivot With 40% Uzbekistan Stake as Shares Rise
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BP PLC Deepens Oil Pivot With 40% Uzbekistan Stake as Shares Rise

BP PLC has picked up a 40% stake in a production-sharing pact covering six exploration blocks in Uzbekistan’s North Ustyurt region, marking another step as the British oil major leans again into conventional energy. Under the PSA, investors like BP shoulder the exploration costs and split any resulting production with the government. Timing is key. BP is under pressure to show that Meg O’Neill—its chief executive—can boost returns and reassure investors after a stretch of shifting strategies. O’Neill has informed employees that a shake-up dividing BP into upstream and downstream arms kicks off in June, a nod to the company’s pre-2020 structure, before the renewables pivot.
May 13, 2026
BP Could Quit the North Sea in £2 Billion Reset as New CEO Cuts Debt
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BP Could Quit the North Sea in £2 Billion Reset as New CEO Cuts Debt

BP PLC is weighing whether to offload part or all of its UK North Sea business, Bloomberg News reported Friday. The potential sale—valued around £2 billion—would mark a sharp pullback for the British oil giant in a region where it has deep roots. According to the report, BP’s review spans its upstream operations: fields, wells, platforms, the lot. There’s still no guarantee the process results in a sale. Timing is key here. Meg O’Neill stepped in as BP’s chief executive in April, just as the company faced calls to reduce its debt load and channel more capital into oil and gas projects with straightforward returns. BP has pressed pause on share buybacks—those are purchases of its own shares—and net debt
May 2, 2026
FTSE 100 today: UK shares end at record close on upbeat data, tariff ruling
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FTSE 100 today: UK shares end at record close on upbeat data, tariff ruling

London, Feb 20, 2026, 17:36 GMT — After-hours Stocks in London finished Friday on a stronger note, with the FTSE 100 advancing 59.85 points, or 0.6%, to close at 10,686.89. That just barely clears Wednesday’s record finish of 10,686.18. Investors sorted through a slew of UK numbers and digested a U.S. Supreme Court decision scrapping President Donald Trump’s global tariffs. The mid-cap FTSE 250 gained 178.07 points, or 0.8%, landing at 23,751.56. Diageo, Antofagasta, and Burberry stood out among the top FTSE 100 gainers. BP and Associated British Foods slipped lower. Focus is shifting toward Monday’s U.S. factory orders, a key German business climate readout, and upcoming earnings from HSBC, Diageo, and Rolls-Royce next week.
February 20, 2026