LSE:HOC 18 June 2026

Anglo American share price rise triggers £448m swing on merger-era share count
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Anglo American share price rise triggers £448m swing on merger-era share count

Anglo American plc traded higher Friday, but merger watchers were looking at a regulatory filing from two days back: 1,178,050,272 ordinary shares outstanding, none held in treasury, and 98,906,534 in buyback entities with voting rights waived. Hargreaves Lansdown’s delayed price quote had Anglo at 3,778p to sell and 3,780p to buy, up 38p, or 1.02%, from its last close at 3,741p. The FTSE 100 was showing down 0.13% on the page, with Anglo ahead of the index in this latest read.
July 3, 2026
FTSE 100 Steady As Tate & Lyle’s $3.6 Billion Deal Drives Action In London
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FTSE 100 Drops 1% on Weakness in Miners and LSEG

FTSE 100 drops below 10,400 as miners, tech slide after Bank of England holds rates Britain’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index tumbled Thursday, giving up all of Wednesday’s 0.14% rise after weaker mining and tech shares pulled the market lower, even as the Bank of England held borrowing costs. The FTSE 100 fell back under 10,400. Fed's timing grabbed attention. On Wednesday, the central bank held its target rate between 3.5% and 3.75%. Still, nine policymakers signaled rates could climb before year-end. That hawkish tilt pushed down demand for shares that react most to rates and for growth stocks.
June 18, 2026