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Rolls-Royce Holdings Share Price Bucks FTSE 100 Rout as 2026 Guidance Holds
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Rolls-Royce Holdings Share Price Bucks FTSE 100 Rout as 2026 Guidance Holds

Rolls-Royce shares rose 0.23% to 1,197.00p in London on Tuesday, bucking a 1.4% drop in the FTSE 100. Investors focused on the company’s reaffirmed 2026 profit guidance despite Middle East disruption and higher fuel costs. Engine flying hours rose 5% in Q1, reaching 115% of 2019 levels. Rolls-Royce maintained its full-year forecast for large engine flying hours.
May 5, 2026
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Slips As BP, Shell And AstraZeneca Drag London Shares Lower
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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Slips As BP, Shell And AstraZeneca Drag London Shares Lower

London’s FTSE 100 closed down 0.1% at 10,363.93 on Friday, marking a third consecutive weekly loss. AstraZeneca shares fell after a U.S. FDA panel voted against its breast cancer drug candidate. NatWest also dragged the index despite higher profits, as investors focused on economic risks and a large impairment charge. Brent crude dropped to $108.86 a barrel amid reports of a new Iranian peace proposal.
May 2, 2026
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Jumps as BoE Hold, Rolls-Royce and Glencore Drive London Rally
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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Jumps as BoE Hold, Rolls-Royce and Glencore Drive London Rally

The FTSE 100 rose 1.6% to 10,378.82 after the Bank of England kept rates at 3.75%, while the FTSE 250 gained 1.2%. Rolls-Royce surged 7.6% on steady profit guidance; United Utilities hit a record after raising its investment plan. Glencore reported a 19% rise in copper output. Weir Group declined after a drop in orders and a CEO change.
April 30, 2026

Stock Market Today

  • UK Dairy Farms See Surge in ‘Battery Cow’ Intensive Farming Amid Cost Pressures
    May 26, 2026, 8:36 AM EDT. The UK has witnessed a more than doubling of intensive 'battery cow' dairy farms, which confine cows indoors year-round, rising to at least 180 units from 70 in 2015. The number of 'mega dairies' with over 700 cows also doubled to 40, driven by farmers facing soaring costs and selling milk below production cost, around 40p per litre. Despite environmental and welfare concerns linked to pollution, these large farms lack regulatory environmental permits. Major dairy processors like Arla, Müller, and Saputo profit amid struggling farmers. The trend reflects pressures on the dairy sector with calls for better oversight on factory-style production, concentrated mainly in regions like Devon, Cornwall, and Cheshire.