News 8 June 2026

Etihad Orders 10 Boeing Jets, Raising Talk of Hard-to-Get 787 Slots
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Stock Market Today: Live Updates 11.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 11, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 11, 2026, 5:26 PM EDT Bank of Queensland (BOQ) Valuation Focused as Stock Trades Below Sector Average July 11, 2026, 5:21 PM EDT. Bank of Queensland Limited (BOQ) is getting attention on its price-earnings ratio, now at 15.4x against the banking sector’s 18x average. Using the sector-adjusted PER, the fair value comes out to $7.58, while BOQ trades at $6.30. Some analysts say a dividend discount model could be a better fit for bank stocks, given their regular payouts, though this does not usually apply to tech names. BOQ’s valuation
July 11, 2026
BHP to Resume Trading Following Iron Ore Drop
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BHP to Resume Trading Following Iron Ore Drop

BHP Group Ltd’s Australian stock is on track to start trading again following the King’s Birthday break, with the market looking at last week’s iron ore selloff and a more upbeat session in the miner’s overseas shares. BHP shares on the ASX last changed hands at A$61.24, down 2.48%, after the local exchange shut for King’s Birthday on Monday, June 8. The market closure paused both trading and settlement, so Friday’s close stayed as the most recent price. Meanwhile, BHP’s U.S.-listed ADRs advanced 2.03% to $84.40 by early Tuesday AEST, based on BHP’s published data.
June 8, 2026
IHG Stock Approaches New Peak; Hotel Group Keeps Up Share Buybacks
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IHG Stock Approaches New Peak; Hotel Group Keeps Up Share Buybacks

IHG shares were up 1.05% at $163.50 in late London trade on Monday, close to recent highs. The Holiday Inn parent announced another buyback, and investors kept backing hotel stocks, betting on steady travel demand. IHG was last quoted at 16:03 BST, with the London session set to close at 16:30. IHG’s dollar quote isn’t just for New York. Its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange have traded in U.S. dollars since Jan. 2 after the company said it switched from pounds to align with its dollar-based reporting.
June 8, 2026
Auto Trader’s £500 Million Buyback Puts Spotlight on FTSE 100 Shares
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Auto Trader’s £500 Million Buyback Puts Spotlight on FTSE 100 Shares

Autotrader Group shares were steady around £4.69 late Monday on the London Stock Exchange after the company revealed more share buybacks. The stock traded at 468.80p at 15:47 BST, basically flat for the session, according to Investors Chronicle/LSEG data. Autotrader is down 40.66% in the last year. The London market is open from 08:00 to 16:30 BST. The buyback is in focus now. Shares finished Friday up 1.98% at £4.69, ahead of the FTSE 100, but the stock is still well under last year’s highs.
June 8, 2026
Diploma PLC Stock Holds Close to Record as FTSE 100 Steadies and Guidance Hike Stays in Focus
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Diploma PLC Stock Holds Close to Record as FTSE 100 Steadies and Guidance Hike Stays in Focus

Diploma PLC shares picked up 0.4% late Monday in London, with the stock at 7,050 pence as of 15:47 BST, according to delayed data. The move recouped some of Friday's drop and kept Diploma in reach of its 52-week high from last month. Trading ranged from 6,895p to 7,055p. Diploma shares dropped 1.54% to £70.20 on Friday, lagging the FTSE 100, which was up 0.07%. That left the stock trailing the index before a small move higher on Monday, as investors weighed the company’s upgraded profit forecast against a volatile market tape.
June 8, 2026
Halma Share Price Falls From 52-Week High as June Results Test Nears
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Halma Shares Drop Ahead of Results

Halma shares were steady late Monday in London, recovering just a fraction of Friday’s losses. Investors are waiting for the company’s full-year results on Thursday. Timing is key here. The market sees Halma as a quality FTSE 100 industrial compounder, so its stock can move on even slight changes in growth or profit margin wording. Hargreaves Lansdown put its market cap at about £17.65 billion and gave it a price/earnings ratio of 49.5. The P/E ratio, which compares share price to earnings per share, is a basic gauge of investor willingness to pay for each pound of profit.
June 8, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser’s AI Push Faces a Bigger Test After Dettol Maker’s Growth Miss
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Reckitt Shares Dip as Buyback Does Little to Ease Margin Concerns

Reckitt Benckiser shares slipped late Monday in London after the company announced a new buyback and a minor euro bond tap, which failed to dispel worries over weak trading and pressure on margins. The stock lost 1.7% to 4,471p by 15:56 BST. The FTSE 100 was flat to a touch stronger. Reckitt is in the middle of a reset. The maker of Durex, Dettol and Lysol has been giving cash back to shareholders, but the stock is still well off its January high. Investors want to know if the company can grow as a smaller group without hitting its margin in the process.
June 8, 2026
Jefferies Boosts Diageo, U.S. Struggles Still Loom
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Jefferies Boosts Diageo, U.S. Struggles Still Loom

Diageo shares gained in Monday London trade, up 0.6% to 1,504.0 pence by a Cboe Europe quote, after Jefferies lifted its price target. Investors took the move as a fresh cue to push into the drinks group's recovery story following its extended slide. The London Stock Exchange was trading as usual from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST. Diageo’s recent move is in focus as the market weighs if May’s sales beat points to a recovery or was just a blip. Jefferies analyst Edward Mundy kept his Buy call and bumped his target price up to 2,000 pence from 1,900 pence, according to MarketScreener.
June 8, 2026
Kingfisher Stock Edges Down as B&Q Awaits Bigger Challenges
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Kingfisher Stock Edges Down as B&Q Awaits Bigger Challenges

Kingfisher PLC dropped in London trading Monday afternoon, falling behind a steady FTSE 100 as investors looked again at the B&Q owner’s outlook for summer demand after a tough first quarter hurt by weather. The shares lost 0.9% to 281.5 pence by 15:08 BST, with the London Stock Exchange still open until 16:30 BST. Kingfisher shares dropped, even though the company’s last trading update had settled some nerves without changing much. The FTSE 100 held steady near 10,367.38 around the same time, so Kingfisher’s move looked like an isolated drop rather than something broader.
June 8, 2026
Burberry Shares Bounce as Investors Look for Evidence of Recovery
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Burberry Shares Bounce as Investors Look for Evidence of Recovery

Burberry Group shares traded higher late Monday in London, reversing an earlier fall. Investors kept testing the British luxury brand’s recovery story as the market stayed volatile. Burberry shares were at 1,114.50 pence by 14:54 BST, up 8.50p or 0.77%, though prices were at least 20 minutes behind. The stock started the session at 1,093.50p, hit a low of 1,076p and reached 1,117.50p. It last closed at 1,106p. Trading volume came in at 4.53 million shares, moving past the 2.03 million average, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
June 8, 2026
Tesco shares steady with £750 million buyback in focus
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Tesco shares steady with £750 million buyback in focus

Tesco shares traded flat in London on Monday. Investors looked at the newest buyback update as new grocery-market figures kept Britain’s top supermarket on top of its major competitors. The stock was trading near 454p in the afternoon. AJ Bell’s board had live quotes at 454.30p to sell and 454.40p to buy. Shares started the session at 457.90p, with an earlier high at 460p.
June 8, 2026
Antofagasta Shares Rebound Even With Copper Under Pressure
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Antofagasta Shares Rebound Even With Copper Under Pressure

Antofagasta plc shares gained in London on Monday afternoon, recovering some ground after Friday’s steep drop as buyers stepped in. Shares traded at 4,018 pence, up 48p, or 1.21%, at 14:53 BST. The session started at 3,852p and peaked at 4,020p, according to Investors Chronicle market data. Copper futures edged up, but direction remains unclear for investors. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.38% to $13,570.50 a ton in early Monday trading, yet prices hovered near one-week lows, pressured by softer Chinese prices and worries over U.S. rates.
June 8, 2026
Vodafone Moves Ahead of FTSE, Germany Looms Large
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Vodafone Moves Ahead of FTSE, Germany Looms Large

Vodafone Group shares moved up in London trading Monday, outperforming the FTSE 100 as investors looked past the dividend cut from last week and put their attention on the company’s UK consolidation plan. The share was last up 0.77% at 111.25 GBX at 1417 BST on delayed data, after trading between 110.00p and 111.42p. The FTSE 100 in London edged 0.05% higher to 10,373.23, also on delayed numbers.
June 8, 2026
Oxford Instruments Shares Slip Before Results as Chip-Tech Deal Raises the Bar
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Oxford Instruments Shares Slip Before Results as Chip-Tech Deal Raises the Bar

Oxford Instruments shares edged lower on Monday afternoon as investors held back before Tuesday’s preliminary results, despite a new semiconductor-characterisation collaboration that put its chip tools back in focus. The FTSE 250 stock was quoted at 3,060p to sell and 3,064p to buy, down 4p, or 0.13%, at 13:54 BST; Barclays data also showed the FTSE 250 down 0.18%, giving the move a slightly weaker mid-cap backdrop. This matters now because the stock is already close to the top of its range. AJ Bell data put Oxford Instruments’ year high at 3,330.61p, year low at 1,682p and market value at about 1.69 billion pounds, leaving less space for a routine in-line update to excite buyers.
June 8, 2026
Beazley Plc Takeover: Zurich Builds Stake as £8.1 Billion Deal Hits Fine Print
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Why Beazley’s Stock Is Still Sitting Below Zurich’s Cash Offer

Beazley Plc shares barely moved on Monday, holding just below the cash value still due under Zurich Insurance Group’s takeover offer after a fresh disclosure showed the Swiss insurer adding to its position late last week. At 14:08 BST, Beazley was down 0.04% at 1,282.5 pence, with the day’s trade confined to a narrow 1,282.5p-1,283.5p range. London was in regular business; the London Stock Exchange’s main session runs from 08:00 to 16:30 BST.
June 8, 2026
Haleon shares fall as Sensodyne firm commits £175 million to India move
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Haleon shares fall as Sensodyne firm commits £175 million to India move

Haleon shares lost ground in London on Monday. The Sensodyne maker said it will spend £175 million on its first owned factory in India, betting it can drive more growth in faster-moving markets. The stock was last seen at 334.10 pence, off roughly 0.9% from Friday’s close after starting the session at 339.40 pence, delayed LSEG data via Investors Chronicle showed. Shares are still trading about 20% under the February 52-week high of 416.10 pence.
June 8, 2026
Imperial Brands Shares Up—Buyback May Have More to Prove
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Imperial Brands Shares Up—Buyback May Have More to Prove

Imperial Brands PLC stock ticked up in London on Monday. Investors kept watching the tobacco company’s plans for cash returns, after shares have struggled and some are doubtful the firm can keep its cigarette share. Imperial Brands shares traded at 2,768 pence on the sell side and 2,769 pence to buy at 13:54 BST, showing a 7 pence gain, or 0.25%, on delayed data. The FTSE 100 was up 0.07%. Sector data from Barclays had tobacco stocks higher by 1.47%.
June 8, 2026
Prudential Shares Jump After China Moves on $54 Billion Account Flap
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Prudential Shares Jump After China Moves on $54 Billion Account Flap

Prudential plc gained around 1% in London on Monday, paring back some of last week’s losses linked to China. Shares ticked higher after Beijing moved to calm investor concern about the offshore accounts of mainland Chinese savers. Prudential shares were quoted at 959.00p to sell and 959.40p to buy, up 8.80p, or 0.93%, according to Hargreaves Lansdown data. Prices are delayed at least 15 minutes. The stock previously closed at 950.60p and the broker put its market value near 24.01 billion pounds.
June 8, 2026
Standard Chartered Shares Recover After Hong Kong Account News
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Standard Chartered Shares Recover After Hong Kong Account News

Standard Chartered shares moved higher in London Monday, taking back some ground lost last week when China worries hit the bank. The rebound came after Beijing said it would not require closure of mainland investors’ offshore accounts as part of its cross-border investment crackdown. The shares were last seen around 1,944 pence, up 11p, or 0.6%, according to broker AJ Bell. The stock opened at 1,905p, coming off a Friday close of 1,933p. Shares are still trading under the 2,073p high hit this month.
June 8, 2026
GSK Drops Even After New £45 Million Liver Drug Move
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GSK Drops Even After New £45 Million Liver Drug Move

GSK plc was down nearly 1% in early afternoon trading Monday in London, trailing the UK blue-chips. A new liver-fibrosis research deal didn’t move investors off concerns about GSK’s pipeline. The stock traded at about 1,919.5 pence, off 0.95%. The main UK share index edged up 0.11%. The story is in focus now because GSK’s value depends more on whether new CEO Luke Miels can show the company has enough late-stage drugs to make up for losses from older products and meet long-term sales targets, not on one small research deal. Reuters said in April that Miels is under investor pressure over GSK’s 2031 revenue target and the 2028 patent loss for its HIV drug dolutegravir. James Eugene, research analyst
June 8, 2026
easyJet Shares Hold Bid Premium as June 26 Takeover Clock Ticks
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easyJet Shares Hold Bid Premium as June 26 Takeover Clock Ticks

easyJet shares edged higher in London on Monday, holding on to most of last week’s takeover-led rally as investors waited to see whether Castlelake will turn early-stage interest into a firm bid. The stock was up 0.36% at 473.42p at 12:39 BST, after trading between 450.80p and 479.00p. Volume was 3.51 million shares, with the market value shown at about £3.59 billion.
June 8, 2026
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