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Stock Market Today: Live Updates 15.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 15, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 16, 2026, 2:55 AM EDT Christie Group (AIM: CTG) Nearly Doubles Profit as Revenue Jumps 19.2% July 16, 2026, 2:55 AM EDT. Christie Group said revenue rose 19.2% to £70.6 million in 2025, with operating profit almost doubling to £6.9 million. The AIM-listed company pushed earnings per share up 87.9% to 19.37p. Christie ended the year with £9.4 million net funds and no external debt. Return on capital employed was 39%, putting it in the top 5% of London-listed firms. The Professional & Financial Services arm led the way, up
July 15, 2026
Unilever Stock Price Hovers Near 1-Year Low as McCormick Foods Deal Doubts Persist
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Unilever Stock Price Hovers Near 1-Year Low as McCormick Foods Deal Doubts Persist

Unilever hovered just above its lowest mark in a year Thursday, slipping 0.4% to 4,504 pence by the close of late London trading. The stock touched 4,481 pence on Wednesday, the weakest level in twelve months, according to FT market data. Not much wiggle room here. Fernando Fernandez, aiming to prove Unilever’s stripped-down profile can actually pick up the pace post-Magnum ice cream spinoff, still has a tough sell: back in February, the company projected 2026 growth scraping the lower bound of its 4%-6% target—despite delivering a 20% operating margin in 2025 and announcing a fresh 1.5 billion euro share buyback.
March 26, 2026
BAE Systems Share Price Today: Stock Slips Despite Pentagon Deal and Turkey Typhoon Boost
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BAE Systems Share Price Today: Stock Slips Despite Pentagon Deal and Turkey Typhoon Boost

Shares of BAE Systems edged lower in London on Thursday, adding to losses since last week’s top. At 1244 GMT, the stock was off 1.25% at 2,129 pence—roughly 10% under its March 18 high of 2,360p. The significance here: BAE still stands out as perhaps Europe’s top rearmament play. NATO on Thursday reported that defence budgets jumped 20% across Europe and Canada for 2025. BAE, for its part, recently pointed to a record 83.6 billion pounds in orders waiting to be filled, and it's guiding for 7% to 9% sales growth into 2026. Chief Executive Charles Woodburn described this as a "new era" in defence spending.
March 26, 2026
Rolls-Royce Stock Back in Focus After German Defence Order as Buyback Rolls On
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Rolls-Royce Stock Back in Focus After German Defence Order as Buyback Rolls On

Shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings drew attention Thursday after the company announced its Power Systems division had secured one of its biggest-ever defense deals—roughly 200 mtu propulsion units are headed to Germany’s Puma infantry fighting vehicle. On Wednesday, the stock finished 2.45% higher at 1,194 pence, but that’s still about 16% down from the 52-week peak of 1,420 pence reached on Feb. 26. Timing is key for shareholders here. Rolls-Royce shares have already surged, fueled by stronger earnings, upgraded guidance, and that hefty 7 billion-to-9 billion pound buyback—the company buying back its own shares. Any new defence contracts have to stack up against this higher bar.
March 26, 2026
Centrica PLC stock price slips as Ceres fuel-cell deal targets AI power crunch
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Centrica PLC stock price slips as Ceres fuel-cell deal targets AI power crunch

Centrica Plc dipped roughly 0.5% to 200.4 pence as of 1119 GMT on Thursday, following news that the British Gas parent is teaming up with Ceres Power to roll out on-site fuel-cell power solutions for businesses in the UK and Europe. Broader London shares also lost ground, with the FTSE 100 slipping about 0.9%. Why does it matter? Power demand from data centres, AI computing hubs, manufacturing, and logistics is outpacing the speed at which grids can hook up new capacity. Right in the thick of it: solid oxide fuel cells. These on-site systems convert fuel directly into electricity. According to Ceres, their technology goes in quicker than either gas turbines or nuclear, and can start out running on natural
March 26, 2026
Barclays PLC Share Price Falls 2.8% as Private-Credit Strain and FCA Compensation Risk Weigh on Stock
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Barclays PLC Share Price Falls 2.8% as Private-Credit Strain and FCA Compensation Risk Weigh on Stock

Barclays slipped 2.8% to 383.25 pence out of the gate Thursday, erasing the 2.64% it gained a day earlier, when shares closed at 394.20 pence. Shares dipped just a day after Reuters said Barclays was retreating from certain smaller collateral-backed loans, following losses linked to the failures of Market Financial Solutions and Tricolor Holdings. The lender is pivoting to focus on larger corporate borrowers. According to Reuters, MFS owes Barclays 495 million pounds. Barclays wouldn't comment.
March 26, 2026
Rio Tinto plc (RIO) Stock Price Slips as Boyne Smelter Support Fails to Offset Mining Selloff
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Rio Tinto plc (RIO) Stock Price Slips as Boyne Smelter Support Fails to Offset Mining Selloff

Rio Tinto plc shares in London slipped to 6,362 pence early Thursday, down from their last close at 6,563 pence. Shares saw action between 6,345 and 6,448 pence, keeping the stock far off its 52-week peak of 7,557 pence. Why does it matter? Rio is pushing further into aluminium and copper, aiming to cut back on iron ore dependence at a time when governments are moving to support smelters and regional aluminium prices are getting squeezed. Back in February, Rio pointed out iron ore would still make up roughly 60% of group earnings in 2025. Copper? About 30%.
March 26, 2026
Why LSEG Shares Fell: London Stock Exchange Group Hit by Market Selloff Despite £3 Billion Buyback
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Why LSEG Shares Fell: London Stock Exchange Group Hit by Market Selloff Despite £3 Billion Buyback

Shares of London Stock Exchange Group slipped roughly 1.6% to 8,320 pence by 1415 GMT on Thursday, dragged lower along with the broader London market despite the company's recent buyback activity. Earlier in the day, the FTSE 100 declined 1.1%. LSEG reported it repurchased 352,244 shares on March 25 for cancellation as part of its ongoing program. The drop is significant: LSEG remains under pressure to show its buyback program can support its battered stock, especially with activists circling. Shares had already lost roughly 30% over the prior year heading into February’s earnings, with investors jittery about AI threats, sluggish subscription growth, and margins that Elliott Management argues trail the competition.
March 26, 2026
Lloyds Share Price Falls Toward 93p Ahead of FCA Motor Finance Update
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Lloyds Share Price Falls Toward 93p Ahead of FCA Motor Finance Update

Lloyds Banking Group shares dropped over 2% to about 93 pence in lagging London trade on Thursday, with investors eyeing the FCA’s March 30 update on hidden car loan commission payouts. UK stocks slid as well. Timing is key here. The Financial Conduct Authority announced Tuesday it will unveil its stance after markets shut on Monday. Lloyds has racked up nearly 2.0 billion pounds in provisions for the looming charges. Barclays, Santander, and Close Brothers could take hits as well.
March 26, 2026
National Grid Stock Price Falls as AI Grid Deal Meets Fresh Broker Calls
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National Grid Stock Price Falls as AI Grid Deal Meets Fresh Broker Calls

National Grid dropped nearly 2% on Thursday, erasing some of Wednesday’s 2.44% gain despite rolling out a fresh artificial-intelligence grid agreement in New York just the day before. Shares traded near 1,237 pence in London, down from their previous close at 1,262 pence, with the FTSE 100 slipping about 1.3%. National Grid’s future is riding on a surge in electricity demand and stepped-up grid investment, with the company—operator of power and gas networks across Britain and the U.S. Northeast—laying out a ramped-up spending plan earlier this month. On March 2, management unveiled an increased investment target of at least £70 billion by fiscal 2031. Alongside that, National Grid accepted the RIIO-T3 framework, a price-control regime that determines UK transmission spending
March 26, 2026
GSK Share Price Holds Near 2,057p After Two-Day Rally as Analysts Stay Cautious
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GSK Share Price Holds Near 2,057p After Two-Day Rally as Analysts Stay Cautious

GSK was last seen trading around 2,057 pence midday Thursday, eking out a 0.15% gain. The shares had notched up 3.89% on Wednesday and rose 2.07% on Tuesday, pushing the price close to the 2,055p level marked after Luke Miels unveiled his first growth strategy as CEO back in February. All this, even as London’s benchmark indexes slipped over 1% on the latest Middle East jitters. This time around, broker sentiment still isn’t budging. On Tuesday, Deutsche Bank’s Emmanuel Papadakis stuck with Neutral and held his 1,900p target, while Berenberg on Thursday repeated its Hold stance—neither firm ready to upgrade to a buy. So the question for investors: will advances in GSK’s drug pipeline, its in-development medicines, and capital returns
March 26, 2026
Shell Stock Today: Share Price Climbs as LNG Squeeze Boosts Windfall Bets
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Shell Stock Today: Share Price Climbs as LNG Squeeze Boosts Windfall Bets

Shell Plc climbed 0.86% to 3,462.5 pence by 11:56 GMT on Thursday, after investors saw upside for its major LNG operations following fresh supply pressures—this time from war-related outages in Qatar and lingering trouble at the Strait of Hormuz. This is significant: Shell holds the top spot globally in LNG trading. LNG—short for liquefied natural gas—is natural gas cooled to a liquid to make overseas shipping possible. When cargoes have to take longer routes and market prices surge, those trades turn even more lucrative. On Wednesday, Reuters said investors have been snapping up shares of Western gas exporters and trading firms with Qatari flows under pressure.
March 26, 2026
HSBC Stock Price Today: Shares Slip in Hong Kong as Oil Shock Tests AI Turnaround
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HSBC Stock Price Today: Shares Slip in Hong Kong as Oil Shock Tests AI Turnaround

HSBC Holdings shares in Hong Kong finished marginally down at HK$124.8 on Thursday, dipping 0.16% after moving in a range from HK$123.60 to HK$125.80. Renewed oil price gains and waning optimism for a Middle East ceasefire seemed to prompt a shift toward safer assets. The Hang Seng index dropped 1.9%. HSBC wants investors on board with its AI-driven cost-cut push, but the timing’s tricky. Oil topped $105 a barrel on Thursday, reigniting concerns about inflation, interest rates, and trade disruptions—right as the bank chases quicker profit growth.
March 26, 2026
Co-op CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq to Step Down as Cyberattack Fallout and Costs Bite
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Co-op CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq to Step Down as Cyberattack Fallout and Costs Bite

Shirine Khoury-Haq is leaving her post as Co-op Chief Executive on March 29, ending a four-year stint at the helm. Board member Kate Allum steps in as interim chief while the search for a permanent replacement gets underway. The shakeup follows a challenging period for the British member-owned retailer, including a cyberattack, sluggish sales, and fresh scrutiny over leadership culture. Timing is key here. Co-op reported a 2.3% drop in 2025 revenue to 11 billion pounds, swinging from last year’s 131 million pound profit to a 35 million pound underlying operating loss. The company attributed a 285 million pound revenue shortfall and a 107 million pound profit hit to the cyberattack, and says it’s targeting 200 million pounds in annual
March 26, 2026
BP Share Price Today: Oil Spike Lifts BP Stock as UK Markets Slide, Even as Climate Fight Deepens
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BP Share Price Today: Oil Spike Lifts BP Stock as UK Markets Slide, Even as Climate Fight Deepens

BP shares climbed roughly 1.2% to near 574 pence in London on Thursday, outpacing the FTSE 100, which slipped, with Brent crude shooting above $105 a barrel after prospects for a swift resolution to the Iran conflict dimmed. This shift stands out—energy remains one of the last refuges for investors spooked by the latest bout of inflation. By 1013 GMT, the FTSE 100 had fallen 1.1%, yet the energy index was up 0.6%. That’s a clear sign: when crude jumps, money is flowing back into oil producers.
March 26, 2026
Australia Inflation Warning: Fuel Shock Could Push Prices Past 5% as Canberra Rules Out Rationing
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Australia Inflation Warning: Fuel Shock Could Push Prices Past 5% as Canberra Rules Out Rationing

Fuel rationing isn’t on the table in Australia, despite Treasurer Jim Chalmers admitting the government’s scenario of inflation hitting 5% is looking “pretty conservative”—a nod to how quickly the oil shock has outpaced February’s slight dip in consumer prices. That puts Canberra in the tricky position of reassuring drivers, all while acknowledging the economic blow from the Middle East conflict keeps deepening. This is relevant, given the softer February print is already out of date. Annual consumer price inflation eased to 3.7% from 3.8%, while the trimmed mean — the Reserve Bank of Australia’s preferred core measure, which excludes volatile items — remained at 3.3%. The ABS noted a 3.4% drop in automotive fuel during February, but all that came
March 26, 2026
Glencore Plc Stock Price Slips 2% After Push Toward 52-Week High
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Glencore Plc Stock Price Slips 2% After Push Toward 52-Week High

Glencore Plc dropped roughly 2% in London on Thursday, tracking a pullback in mining names across Europe. After opening at 529.9 pence, shares slipped to around 528.5 pence by late morning, down from a 539.5 pence finish the day before. This shift landed right as Glencore shares were testing their recent highs. By the end of Wednesday’s session, the stock was sitting just 1.3% off the 52-week top at 546.5 pence, notched on March 2—underscoring how quickly sentiment has turned.
March 26, 2026
Anglo American Share Price Slides 5% as Chile Copper Approval Rally Fades
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Anglo American Share Price Slides 5% as Chile Copper Approval Rally Fades

Anglo American shares dropped over 5% in London on Thursday, erasing a chunk of Wednesday’s surge that followed Chile’s competition regulator giving the green light to a major copper expansion with Codelco. AJ Bell quoted the stock at 3,010p to sell and 3,012p to buy in delayed trading at 10:57 GMT—down 5.07% from the previous 3,173p close. That comes on the heels of a 3.9% jump the day before. The shift is key: Chile’s ruling strikes right at the core of Anglo’s copper ambitions. The Andina-Los Bronces project should bring in another 120,000 metric tons per year and generate a minimum of $5 billion through boosted production and cost cuts.
March 26, 2026
Capita Shares Jump After £1 Sale of Loss-Making Contact Centre Business to Inspirit
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Capita Shares Jump After £1 Sale of Loss-Making Contact Centre Business to Inspirit

Capita has agreed to offload its private-sector contact centre unit to Inspirit Capital for just £1, the company said Thursday, as it zeroes in on public services and pensions. The division, responsible for customer calls and digital support, gets spun off in the deal. Capita shares surged 13.7% to 273.50 pence at 0950 GMT. Capita’s sale is notable: the unit had stood out as a drag on the business. The company reported a 17.5% drop in contact-centre revenue for 2025 earlier this month and warned the segment would remain in the red into 2026. Shares slumped 15%—their steepest single-day loss since March 2024.
March 26, 2026
Commonwealth Bank Fixed Home Loan Rates Rise Again as CBA Savings Hike Comes With Fine Print
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Commonwealth Bank Fixed Home Loan Rates Rise Again as CBA Savings Hike Comes With Fine Print

SYDNEY, March 26, 2026, 22:17 Commonwealth Bank of Australia will hike all fixed home loan rates by 30 basis points, or 0.30 percentage point, starting Friday, March 27—its second increase on mortgages this month. Variable mortgage rates jump by 25 basis points as well, and some savings rates are set to go up by as much as 25 basis points from the same day.
March 26, 2026
UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 26.03.2026
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UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 26.03.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: March 26, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: March 26, 2026, 11:58 PM EDT Top 10 ASX Gainers on Friday Include Whitehaven Coal and New Hope March 26, 2026, 11:58 PM EDT. On Friday, Whitehaven Coal (WHC) led gains among ASX-listed firms, rising 3% to AU$9.13. New Hope (NHC) also climbed 3% to AU$5.63. Other notable movers were Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) and Yancoal Australia (YAL), each up 2%, closing at AU$13.29 and AU$8.28 respectively. Smaller advances of 1-3% were seen in 4D Medical (4DX), a2 Milk (A2M), Life360 (360), News Corp (NWS), Ampol (ALD), and Harvey Norman Holdings (HVN).
March 26, 2026
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