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Unilever PLC outperformed a weaker London market Wednesday. A fresh July 1 filing showed 30.7 million shares now held in treasury following the company’s €1.5 billion buyback. The stock ended the day at 4,561.50p, up 34p, or 0.75%. Volume hit 2.72 million shares, making up 42% of the 65-day average. The FTSE 100 slipped 18.78 points, or 0.18%, to 10,478.34.

Unilever PLC shares slipped early Wednesday in London, trimming some of the defensive gains from the prior session. Investors are balancing hopes for a simpler consumer-products setup with frustration over the food unit's slow separation. Unilever traded at 4,392.5p as data from the London Stock Exchange pointed to normal activity, with the price moving between 4,369p and 4,429p. The stock climbed 1.39% on Tuesday, ending at £44.54. The FTSE 100 slipped 0.09%. Turnover was less than half the 50-day average, according to the London Stock Exchange.

Unilever shares edged higher on Tuesday, resisting a broad London selloff as investors sought relative shelter in consumer staples and assessed the group’s World Cup marketing drive. The stock was quoted at 4,402 pence, up 0.2%, on data stamped 10:01 BST and delayed by 20 minutes. The FTSE 100 was down 0.8% at 10,357.27 at 09:47 BST, leaving Unilever ahead of the benchmark by roughly one percentage point. Consumer staples are often treated as defensive shares because demand for soap, deodorant and other everyday goods tends to hold up better when investors turn cautious.

Unilever PLC was down about 0.6% at 4,339 pence in delayed midday trading Monday. The FTSE 100 moved up 0.2%. That put the consumer-goods stock about 0.8 percentage points behind the index on the day. Unilever’s shares are stuck even as its operations pick up. First-quarter underlying sales came in up 3.8%, with volumes rising 2.9% and prices adding 0.9%. The company is still moving ahead with the McCormick deal to merge its Foods unit.

Unilever PLC closed at 4,363.5 pence on Friday, dropping 40 pence, or 0.9%. Shares in the Dove soap maker slipped about 0.5% for the week, measured from the June 12 close at 4,386 pence. Unilever outperformed the broader London market. FTSE 100 posts weakest week since May, defensive names offer only partial support The FTSE 100 dropped 1% for its weakest week since early May. Stalled U.S.-Iran talks, political questions in Britain, and a more hawkish Bank of England hurt risk appetite. Unilever’s defensive profile limited some losses, but the stock still fell in Friday’s broader sell-off.

Unilever shares ticked up in London on Friday after the company said it was rolling out more AI tools in its manufacturing operations. The stock changed hands at 4,408 pence as of 09:53 BST, up 0.1%. Still, Unilever remains about 20% below its 52-week peak. The stock tracked the FTSE 100, which gained 0.07% by 09:47 BST. Traders appear to be looking at the factory plan as a test of execution, not seeing it as a direct hit to Unilever’s earnings for now.

Unilever shares edged lower on Thursday but held up better than the wider London market, as investors balanced a new factory-automation push against caution before the Bank of England’s interest-rate decision. The stock was quoted around 4,338-4,342 pence, roughly 0.5% lower, while the FTSE 100 fell about 0.9%. The relative resilience follows Unilever’s decision to expand AI-supported manufacturing across its global network. More than 40 new digital twins will be built over 18 months, creating a template that can be repeated at other factories.

Unilever PLC shares slipped in London on Wednesday, paring some of the previous day’s gains as investors shrugged off the fresh factory-automation update and stuck with the main story around the consumer group’s wider shake-up. Unilever traded at 4,375p on AJ Bell just after 10:30 BST, with the quote at 4,374.00p to sell and 4,374.50p to buy. The shares were down 0.48% after opening at 4,396.00p.

Unilever PLC shares ticked higher in London Tuesday but lagged behind the FTSE 100’s gains. Hargreaves Lansdown was quoting Unilever at a sell price of 4,366p and a buy at 4,367p, up 10p or 0.23%. Trading Economics put shares at 4,367p, up 0.24% for the session. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%; Reuters said weaker oil prices helped risk appetite and the index got a push from financials and industrials. Unilever shares inched higher Tuesday, unusual for a consumer-staples stock and names like Dove, Persil, Hellmann’s, and Knorr, which investors tend to view as defensive with steady cash flow and dividends. There was no clear trigger from Unilever itself. The move seemed driven by changing sentiment in the market. Falling oil

Unilever PLC lifted 0.31% in early London action Monday, trading near 4,399.5p. The UK market traded higher as well. Google Finance showed the 52-week band between 3,644.00p and 5,542.11p, with the stock still below the year’s top. AJ Bell data listed Unilever’s market cap near £95.28 billion, a 3.86% yield, and a price-to-earnings ratio of about 19.6. The P/E ratio divides price by earnings per share. Unilever shares are trading higher mostly on solid momentum, not because of any fresh company news. Investors tend to push stocks up when earnings look stronger, risks fall, or companies promise bigger cash returns. In Unilever's case, it just wrapped up a €1.5 billion buyback and posted better first-quarter volume growth, while investors seem