News 3 July 2026 - 4 July 2026

Etihad Orders 10 Boeing Jets, Raising Talk of Hard-to-Get 787 Slots
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Etihad Orders 10 Boeing Jets, Raising Talk of Hard-to-Get 787 Slots

Etihad Airways is nearing a deal for 10 more Boeing 787 jets, according to people briefed on the matter. The order would boost the Abu Dhabi carrier’s long-haul fleet, as early slots for wide-body deliveries are tight. Wide-bodies are twin-aisle planes mostly used for international routes. Reuters said the deal might be unveiled at the July 20-24 Farnborough Airshow, but sources said talks are still ongoing. Etihad and Boeing both declined to comment. The warning is getting more airtime these days — investors are watching not just how many jets sell, but which airlines can actually secure deliveries fast enough to cash in.
July 9, 2026
BAE Systems, Leonardo, Mitsubishi Heavy face £255 million-a-month test on GCAP fighter project
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BAE Systems, Leonardo, Mitsubishi Heavy face £255 million-a-month test on GCAP fighter project

Global Combat Air Programme’s latest award gets attention for its size, but spending speed is the real story. The UK-Italy-Japan fighter project has awarded £5.286 billion to Edgewing since April. That works out to a monthly burn of around £252 million over the three-month bridge contract plus the new 18-month phase. Actual monthly revenue isn’t fixed, but the number gives investors a way to gauge the engineering pace behind the sixth-generation jet. GCAP Agency has given Edgewing a new £4.6 billion contract to complete the advanced concept and assessment phase and push the joint detailed design and development forward. Edgewing is the trinational prime and design authority. The contract follows an earlier £686 million deal from April.
July 4, 2026
Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) finishes week up on thin trading, Runruno project in the frame
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Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) finishes week up on thin trading, Runruno project in the frame

London Stock Exchange trades Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST. Metals Exploration faces its next move after the weekend. Shares closed up Friday, ending a calm week on the regulatory front for the AIM-listed gold miner. Price gained, while turnover stayed flat. Metals Exploration climbed on Friday, according to Google Finance and Hargreaves Lansdown, while the FTSE AIM 100 dropped 0.28%.
July 4, 2026
Johnson Matthey surges after China clears Honeywell deal, cash return now in play
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Johnson Matthey surges after China clears Honeywell deal, cash return now in play

The London Stock Exchange closed for the weekend following its usual Friday trading, with normal hours between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. BST. Johnson Matthey Plc goes into Monday’s session above 2,000p, as a rally late in the week lifted the shares. Johnson Matthey closed Friday at 2,014p, up 95p, after Honeywell International Inc got clearance from China’s market regulator for its Catalyst Technologies deal. The move sent shares to their highest close since June 25 and left them up nearly 10 times the FTSE 250’s 0.5% gain.
July 4, 2026
Zegona snaps back, but debt pressure stays in focus after shares fell this week
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Zegona snaps back, but debt pressure stays in focus after shares fell this week

Zegona Communications plc finished the week higher, but the stock remains stuck between a quick price move and a more straightforward debt position. The shares traded at 1,567.95p in London as of 5:00 p.m. on July 3, up 17.95p for the session. Google Finance showed volume at 1.01 million shares and a market cap of around £3.53 billion. Zegona shares came under pressure earlier this week. A London Stock Exchange tear sheet for July 2 showed the stock down 8.61% over the past week and off 14.36% in four weeks. Still, the stock was up 115.88% over the past year and 11.11% so far this year.
July 4, 2026
Ceres Power shares bounce after drop, but trading thins after equity raise
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Ceres Power shares bounce after drop, but trading thins after equity raise

London trading had ended at the dateline, which was just past midnight Saturday in the UK. Ceres Power Holdings plc last changed hands on Friday, finishing at 527p, up 5.5p for the session. Volume came in at 3.18 million shares, according to LSEG figures reported by Investors Chronicle. The easier chart is the week view. Ceres jumped 16.8% from the June 26 close, though that followed a 31.1% slide the week before. Over the last two weeks, shares are still down 19.5%, so late June losses aren't recovered.
July 4, 2026
SEGRO (LON:SGRO) finishes week close to Prologis offer ahead of July review
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SEGRO (LON:SGRO) finishes week close to Prologis offer ahead of July review

The London Stock Exchange is closed Saturday. The regular trading session ran from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST on Friday, July 3. There’s no trading set for July 4. Focus now shifts to wrapping up the week and looking at what’s next. SEGRO plc closed at 880p on Friday, off 0.43%. Shares are 45p below the 925p per-share level floated by Prologis Inc., but that bid wasn’t a straight cash offer. The 925p was based on an all-share exchange. Now, the spread just moves with Prologis’s stock and the pound.
July 4, 2026
Tanfield Group shares hold deep AIM discount as Snorkel claim continues
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Tanfield Group shares hold deep AIM discount as Snorkel claim continues

Tanfield Group Plc moved up 5.1% to 5.05 pence on Friday. That gives the AIM-traded investment group a market cap of roughly £8.23 million, using its 162.91 million shares on the market. Hargreaves Lansdown listed the share at a 4.84p sell and a 5.25p buy at the close. Investors are focused on the wide gap. Tanfield’s market cap is under half of the £19.1 million carrying value it assigns to its 49% stake in Snorkel International Holdings LLC, and sits at about 40% of the £20.6 million equity it posted for 2025. That’s before factoring in any upside from the disputed option price in the Snorkel dispute.
July 4, 2026
Ingenta plc (LON:ING) stock bounce tests £2 million contract signal in thin AIM trade
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Ingenta plc (LON:ING) stock bounce tests £2 million contract signal in thin AIM trade

Ingenta plc rose 5.13% to 63.5p on Friday, a sharp move for a stock where only 77,171 shares changed hands. The last reported trade was at 12:57:10. On that print, notional turnover was about £49,000. The quote was 62p bid and 65p offered. That put the spread near 4.7% of the midpoint. AJ Bell data put the stock’s year high at 138p and year low at 56p, leaving Friday’s close roughly 54% below the high and 13% above the low.
July 4, 2026
Coca-Cola HBC shares hit analyst target after 35% run in 2026
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Coca-Cola HBC shares hit analyst target after 35% run in 2026

Coca-Cola HBC AG finished Friday trading close to a 52-week high. The stock added 0.58% for the day, but the bigger issue now is valuation. Shares are ahead of the average analyst target, with August results coming up and before the Coca-Cola Beverages Africa deal wraps. The London Stock Exchange was shut when this was published. Regular trading hours for Friday are 0800 to 1630 BST. Hargreaves Lansdown showed Coca-Cola HBC as closed, with quotes lagging at least 15 minutes.
July 4, 2026
Prudential closes under its average 2026 buyback price, share count still dropping
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Prudential closes under its average 2026 buyback price, share count still dropping

Prudential plc dipped 1.5p to 1,025.5p on Friday, with volume at 1.73 million shares. The insurer trailed a higher blue-chip index. Still, holders may be looking more at Prudential’s own buybacks than at the stock’s 0.15% drop for the day. Prudential said June 29 it picked up 42,942,499 shares since launching the 2026 buyback on Jan. 6, with a VWAP of 1,097.9568p. HKEX data since then show another 395,946 shares bought June 29 at £10.045 and 398,569 on June 30 at £10.0678. The new average price for the programme is around 1,096.3p.
July 4, 2026
Informa buyback math in play as Middle East event risk rises
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Informa buyback math in play as Middle East event risk rises

Informa Plc finished the London session at 916.6p, up 1.4p. Shares moved between 909.4p and 920.2p during the day. The gain lagged the UK large-cap index, which added 0.25%. Informa is up 11.7% over the last four weeks. The figure not getting much attention is the cost of cutting the share count. Informa’s latest weekly buyback filing said it bought 932,607 shares for cancellation between June 22 and June 26. The venue breakdown in the RNS points to a weighted average price near 879.35p, making the outlay around £8.2 million. The last quote on Friday was 4.2% higher than that.
July 4, 2026
Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) Q1: food up, Argos down, buyback cushions stock
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Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) Q1: food up, Argos down, buyback cushions stock

J Sainsbury plc fell on Friday, though shares kept much of their gains from the recent update. Investors are looking at a stronger grocery business while Argos and apparel continue to lag. Sainsbury’s ended Friday at 335.0p, falling 2.2p, or 0.65%. The FTSE 100 edged up 0.25%. Hargreaves Lansdown showed Sainsbury’s volume at 5.4 million shares. The London market was closed, according to the broker.
July 3, 2026
Howden Joinery up as investors look at DIY Kitchens margin ahead of July report
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Howden Joinery up as investors look at DIY Kitchens margin ahead of July report

Howden Joinery Group PLC closed Friday at 833p, rising 7.5p, or 0.91%. The stock moved between 824.5p and 841p during the session. Davy put the last trade at 833p as of 22:01 London time, with a 20-minute delay. For investors, Friday’s price move tells less. The bigger point is the margin gap in the DIY Kitchens deal. DIY Kitchens posted £37 million EBIT on £136 million 2025 sales. Howdens reported £355.3 million operating profit on £2.418 billion sales last year. That puts the acquired business at just 5.6% of Howdens’ 2025 revenue, but 10.4% of its operating profit.
July 3, 2026
Tate & Lyle spread stays wide as Ingredion deal drags on
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Tate & Lyle spread stays wide as Ingredion deal drags on

Tate & Lyle PLC is trading more like a bond than a typical food ingredient play right now. Hargreaves Lansdown priced the stock at 556.50p/557.00p at the London close, up 3.00p. Sharecast had the FTSE 250 closing 0.52% higher, with the UK food producers and processors index up 0.49%. This isn’t because of the day’s price action. Tate & Lyle and Ingredion Incorporated said Friday the scheme document is now with shareholders. Court and general meetings are scheduled for July 28. Completion could land in the back half of 2027 if shareholders, regulators and the court sign off.
July 3, 2026
Kistos shares climb with investors eyeing AIM oil group’s Oman reserve deal
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Kistos shares climb with investors eyeing AIM oil group’s Oman reserve deal

Kistos Holdings PLC climbed 5.49% to 269p on Friday. The shares were last quoted in London at 16:35 BST after the close. The move outpaced the FTSE AIM 100’s 0.28% slide to 3,598.31. Kistos shares jumped even though there was no new operating RNS in the last two days. The most recent filing was the June 30 AGM notice. Before that, the company put out its full-year numbers on June 26 and a final investment go-ahead for Balder Next on June 18.
July 3, 2026
Hercules (LON:HERC) inches higher after CEO purchase, eyes on free-float
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Hercules (LON:HERC) inches higher after CEO purchase, eyes on free-float

Hercules plc gained 5.45% on Friday after new director purchases, bringing focus back to its small free float following last week’s debt deal. Shares settled at 29p. Volume hit 391,542, above the 231,260 average. The stock is now up 38.1% from its June 24 low of 21p, but it’s still down 50.8% from the January 16 peak at 59p. Hercules’s latest filing caused some confusion. In the narrative, the company said CEO Brusk Korkmaz bought 140,000 shares at a 28.14p average. But the included transaction table listed 150,000 shares—split as 40,000 at 28.8p, 20,000 at 27.425p, and 90,000 at 28.0p—all with the same weighted average price. Post-transaction, Korkmaz’s total was 18,070,846 shares, or 22.44% of Hercules.
July 3, 2026
Intertek’s 3% cash spread after EQT dividend leg collapse
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Intertek’s 3% cash spread after EQT dividend leg collapse

Intertek Group plc shares were flat on Friday. But attention has shifted to the details of the EQT offer, which is now driving the story more than the price action. The stock traded at 5,815p on the offer and 5,820p on the bid after the London close, up 5p for the day, Hargreaves Lansdown data showed. The price stayed near its post-bid range, still under the agreed takeover payment.
July 3, 2026
IHG stock slips as buyback absorbs 9% of recent London volume
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IHG stock slips as buyback absorbs 9% of recent London volume

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC fell 1.06% to $167.55 in London on Friday, leaving the stock down 2.33% over five sessions but still up 19.01% this year. Its ordinary shares have traded in U.S. dollars on the London Stock Exchange since Jan. 2, after IHG switched the quote currency from sterling. The stock lagged the wider London tape. The FTSE 100 closed up 0.2% at 10,679.03, helped by financials and precious metals miners, Reuters reported.
July 3, 2026
Smarter Web up 5.7% as Bitcoin holdings stay above share price
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Smarter Web up 5.7% as Bitcoin holdings stay above share price

The Smarter Web Company PLC finished Friday in positive territory, though traders paid more attention to the difference between the share price and the firm's Bitcoin-backed valuation measures. The stock closed at 28.39p, rising from 26.86p in the last session. It traded in a 26.74p to 28.99p range during the day, and ended 18.3% above its 52-week low of 24.00p hit on June 29. Shares remain 35.5% off their 52-week high at 44.00p from Feb. 3, Investors Chronicle said, citing S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
July 3, 2026
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