News 6 July 2026

3i Group share price stays below NAV as buyback takes 38% of plan
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3i Group share price stays below NAV as buyback takes 38% of plan

3i Group plc edged higher in late London trade on Monday, but the larger price signal was still the discount. At 2,617p at 16:05 BST, the shares were 13.6% below the 3,030p diluted NAV per share reported for March 31 and about 42% under their 52-week high of 4,497p. The FTSE 100 was lower on the day as miners weighed on London shares, with Reuters reporting the blue-chip index down 0.1% by 1037 GMT.
July 6, 2026
SSE shares slip after £33bn grid plan puts spotlight on valuation
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SSE shares slip after £33bn grid plan puts spotlight on valuation

SSE PLC dropped 1.83% to 2,461p at 15:01 BST on Monday, underperforming the FTSE 100, which slipped 0.27% based on delayed numbers at 14:27 BST. According to the London Stock Exchange, July 6 is a standard trading day, running from 0800 to 1630 BST. SSE finished Thursday at £24.60, then climbed to £25.07 on Friday. By Monday afternoon, the stock had slipped to £24.61, wiping out nearly all the gain from Friday and putting shares right back near Thursday’s close.
July 6, 2026
Anglo American shares face thin support ahead of July copper event
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Anglo American shares face thin support ahead of July copper event

Anglo American plc slipped late in London on Monday. But the bigger takeaway wasn’t the drop—it was that after a sharp re-rating, there’s little space left above consensus for the stock. At 3,765p, Anglo traded 84% higher than its 52-week low at 2,042p, about 11% below its recent 4,239p high. Volume hit 1.09 million on Monday, well off the average 4.25 million, according to Google Finance. The shares are moving like a copper play, but liquidity hasn’t kept up with price.
July 6, 2026
British American Tobacco shares test buyback floor as stock slips below latest repurchase price
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British American Tobacco shares test buyback floor as stock slips below latest repurchase price

British American Tobacco p.l.c. traded below the average price it paid for its own shares last week, a small gap that gives investors a cleaner read on how much support the buyback is giving the stock after a cost-cutting plan hit about 9,000 roles. The shares were at 4,602p at 15:00 BST, down 0.41%, after opening at 4,645p and falling as low as 4,592p. The FTSE 100 was down about 0.31%. London Stock Exchange regular trading runs from 08:00 to 16:30 local time.
July 6, 2026
BP (LON:BP) trades around 470p, Bay du Nord exit eases long-term capex
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BP (LON:BP) trades around 470p, Bay du Nord exit eases long-term capex

BP shares stayed near 470p on Monday after the company said it will sell its Bay du Nord project. The move means BP will have lower capex commitments in the years ahead. BP PLC ticked up in London on Monday after the company said it would exit the Bay du Nord oil project in Canada. The deal eases BP’s future capital spending, but shares barely reacted.
July 6, 2026
Ajax Resources jumps after Reveille stake brings market-cap question
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Ajax Resources jumps after Reveille stake brings market-cap question

Ajax Resources PLC traded higher Monday after a pair of RNS releases that brought investors back to the company's numbers: final audited results for the year and a new uranium-related investment. The AQSE market was open at the time; its usual UK hours are 0800 to 1630 on business days, with July 6 not listed as a 2026 holiday. Ajax was quoted on Aquis on a 5.125p mid, with the bid at 4.75p and the ask at 5.50p. Market cap stood at £6.16 million. Volume showed 338,177 shares traded over nine deals. The latest trade was 125,000 shares at 5.18p at 13:56 BST.
July 6, 2026
Symphony Environmental shares: AIM microcap turnover shadows Monday loan question
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Symphony Environmental shares: AIM microcap turnover shadows Monday loan question

Symphony Environmental Technologies plc jumped early Monday, though hardly any trades went through. Google Finance marked the AIM-listed plastics tech name at 9.00p at 08:36 BST, up 0.75p or 9.09%, but just 11 shares had traded. AJ Bell showed the same quote of 7.50p to 9.00p and matched that 11-share volume. That’s a 99-pence reported trade, but the value traded was at 9p. With 236.36 million shares out, a 0.75p bump from the 8.25p previous close pushes up the quoted equity by around £1.8 million. So the headline trade isn’t as important as the wide spread and loan overhang here. Symphony’s own AIM Rule 26 page shows 236,363,995 shares issued, none in treasury.
July 6, 2026
East Star Resources (LON:EST) shares move up 11% on thin trading after Verkhuba copper update
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East Star Resources (LON:EST) shares move up 11% on thin trading after Verkhuba copper update

East Star Resources PLC gained 10.98% to 4.55 pence in Monday trading, touching a new one-year high. The Kazakhstan copper and gold explorer saw the move on delayed retail market data. The FTSE All-Share shed 0.22% according to Fidelity’s market feed. The key figure here isn’t just the uptick, but the size of it. lse.co.uk listed a 0.30p spread, which is 6.818% of the bid price and makes up close to two-thirds of Monday’s 0.45p rise. Volume came in at 4,933,949 shares—value about £224,000 on the 4.55p quote. But the move bumped up the company’s market cap by roughly £2.5 million.
July 6, 2026
London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) edges up but stays under latest buyback price
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LSEG shares up as £16bn consensus gap draws attention to AI revenue test

London Stock Exchange Group plc moved higher on Monday in London, but the day’s uptick was not the main story for investors. Shares were at 8,776p, still well off the 12,131p target from LSEG’s analyst consensus. The stock had bounced from lows earlier this year. LSE’s main market was open, with regular hours on July 6 from 08:00 to 16:30 BST. The difference is 38.2%. Using Google Finance’s £42.34 billion market cap, that would mean around £16.2 billion in equity value if the shares go to the consensus target. The LSEG consensus list from May 8 shows 16 buy calls, zero holds, and zero sells. But the site notes its numbers come from 15 outside analyst models.
July 6, 2026
GSK (LON:GSK) rises Friday, eyes on July 28 results for sales gap check
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GSK up after HSBC upgrade, £5 bln sales gap still seen

GSK plc traded higher in London on Monday after HSBC Holdings plc boosted its rating. The bank’s upgrade gave the shares a lift, but analysts’ sales estimates are still well short of the company’s 2031 goal. GSK traded at 2,025p, up 10p or 0.5% from the last close, according to MarketWatch at 13:47 BST. Shares are still down about 11% from the 52-week high of 2,282p hit in February, but have gained 45.1% in a year.
July 6, 2026
CRISM Therapeutics (LON:CRTX) shares edge up while 10p funding line faces investor scrutiny
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CRISM Therapeutics (LON:CRTX) shares edge up while 10p funding line faces investor scrutiny

London stocks traded on their regular 0800-1630 BST schedule Monday. CRISM Therapeutics Corporation climbed to 11.50p as of 12:43 BST, moving back above the 10p mark it used for its recent equity issue and director options. Google Finance put its market cap at £9.11 million on volume of 259,330 shares, in line with average daily trades of 267,760. The AIM market didn't move as much. The FTSE AIM All-Share Index edged up 0.15% to 777.26 by 14:02 BST, while FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 were both down in the wider London session.
July 6, 2026
Glencore shares fall, copper drawdown dull ahead of July output test
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Glencore shares fall, copper drawdown dull ahead of July output test

Glencore plc slipped 0.6% to around 510.5 pence on Monday in London, underperforming a weak mining sector. Traders shrugged off low copper stockpiles and focused on the company’s July output update. The London Stock Exchange trades from 0800 to 1630 local, with London at 1305 BST. FTSE 100 edged down 0.1% to 10,663.68 by 1037 GMT, Reuters said, as weaker precious metal miners pushed against financials. Glencore barely moved in today’s trading. The bigger point is the stock has dropped roughly 14% over the last month, despite copper’s visible LME draws still giving bulls something to hold onto.
July 6, 2026
Shell (LON:SHEL) lags FTSE after buyback halt and Brent fall
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Shell stalls after buyback halt leaves $1 billion gap

London stocks traded during regular hours, with the London Stock Exchange open from 0800 to 1630 local time Monday. Shell’s sell/buy quote showed 2,891.0/2,891.5 pence, holding steady. The stock hit 2,906 pence earlier, and Shell’s market cap stood around 160.3 billion pounds. Market action looked slow today. Shell didn’t have the typical big buyback. That’s because the company is waiting on its ARC deal paperwork, which still needs to clear a Canadian shareholder vote.
July 6, 2026
Unilever (LON:ULVR) lags FTSE 350 with traders eyeing buyback and July results
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Unilever shares: buyback plan and July results bring volume recovery into focus

Unilever PLC ticked higher in early afternoon trading Monday in London, outpacing the weaker FTSE 100. But for investors, the main focus is the reduced share count from a completed buyback, as the stock remains well under its one-year peak. Unilever traded at 4,627 pence, up 0.15% as of 13:01 BST, according to Google Finance. The FTSE 100 was off 0.41% at 10,634.78 at 12:53 BST, after Reuters said earlier that mining stocks dragged London blue chips lower.
July 6, 2026
TMT Investments (LON:TMT) jumps past buyback limit while NAV gap holds
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TMT Investments (LON:TMT) jumps past buyback limit while NAV gap holds

TMT Investments PLC was up 8.3% at $3.25 on Monday in light AIM trading, after closing at $3.00. The company’s delayed quote at 12:42 BST showed 13,276 shares moved in 13 trades. That’s about $43,000 in turnover at the print. With the $0.25 move, TMT picked up around $7.6 million in implied market cap, using 30.2 million shares outstanding. The screen showed a smoother move than the tape did. TMT’s investor website listed a bid at $3.30 and ask at $3.40, and a market cap of $99.7 million. The last quoted price implied a market cap closer to $98.2 million. The London market was trading, with the LSE open from 0800 to 1630 local, and the local time in London
July 6, 2026
AIQ stock ticks higher in low-volume session as £2m loan raises dilution risk
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AIQ stock ticks higher in low-volume session as £2m loan raises dilution risk

AIQ Limited advanced Monday after the tech company secured new convertible funding. But the move was on thin volume, with market data showing a single trade of 954 shares at 7.388p, for £70.48, at 11:20:23 BST. The shares were marked up 0.89p, or 13.66%, against a previous 6.50p close, giving the group a £4.78 million market cap. Prices were delayed by at least 15 minutes. The report is from the London session. London Stock Exchange trades from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST, according to TradingHours.
July 6, 2026
Samuel Heath stock: one-share trade puts AIM microcap up 10% while spread stays at 20%
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Samuel Heath stock: one-share trade puts AIM microcap up 10% while spread stays at 20%

Heath & Sons PLC rose 10% on Monday on screen, but the move came from one share worth £3.30, a thin-trading print that said more about liquidity than fresh demand for the Birmingham bathroom and hardware maker. Google Finance showed Samuel Heath at 330p at 11:17:40 a.m. London time, up 30p on the day, with volume of one share, a market value of £8.36 million, and a 52-week range of 270p to 400p. AJ Bell’s tape showed the same one-share trade at 330p at 11:17:39, after a zero-quantity 270p print, with a sell price of 270p and a buy price of 330p.
July 6, 2026
RELX gains as buyback pressure builds ahead of July results
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RELX gains as buyback pressure builds ahead of July results

RELX PLC climbed in London trading Monday with buyers picking up the data and legal analytics stock ahead of July results. The London Stock Exchange trades from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST. AJ Bell’s delayed data showed RELX at 2,394p to sell, 2,396p to buy, up 60.8p. The repurchase figures tell the story. Shares rebounded Monday, bringing market cap to around £41.93 billion. Still, the stock trades well below both the 2025 average buyback price and last year’s high. That’s key—buybacks are a big line item in RELX’s capital return strategy.
July 6, 2026
BAE Systems trades up as GCAP funding flows to contracts
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BAE Systems trades up as GCAP funding flows to contracts

BAE Systems plc shares climbed Monday. The UK defence stock traded higher after Britain, Italy and Japan agreed to fund the next phase of the Global Combat Air Programme fighter jet. London was in a regular session at the time; the London Stock Exchange trades from 0800 to 1630 BST weekdays. Shares rose 32.5p to 2,014p by 1143 BST, putting nearly £1 billion on the company’s market cap by Google Finance’s 3.01 billion shares count. That move outperformed the FTSE 100, off 0.21% at 10,656.35 soon after.
July 6, 2026
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