News 30 June 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
Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) stock drops on high volume as North America performance put to test
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Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) stock drops on high volume as North America performance put to test

London cash trading was closed at the time; the London Stock Exchange reports normal trading runs from 0800 to 1630 local, and London time was 2202 BST. Rentokil shares dropped again Tuesday, finishing at 426.69p, off 0.89%. The stock opened at 428.10p and touched a session low at 425.40p, according to Investing.com. About 14.49 million shares changed hands, 85% more than the average for June from the same source.
June 30, 2026
Manolete Partners share rise leaves NAV discount wide after CEO option sale
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Manolete Partners share rise leaves NAV discount wide after CEO option sale

Manolete Partners Plc rose on Tuesday after a same-day director dealing notice showed Chief Executive Mena Halton sold shares to cover costs tied to an option exercise, a transaction that looked large against daily volume but small against the new share count. Hargreaves Lansdown showed Manolete’s sell/buy quote at 38p/41p after the London close, up 3p, or 8%, with volume of 206,574 shares and a market value of £17.74 million. The FTSE AIM All-Share was up 0.27% near the close, Google Finance data showed.
June 30, 2026
Winvia Entertainment (LON:WVIA) up 8% as Romanian gaming brings in bulk of 2025 revenue
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Winvia Entertainment (LON:WVIA) up 8% as Romanian gaming brings in bulk of 2025 revenue

Winvia Entertainment PLC jumped 8.23% by the end of trade Tuesday, snapping back after weakness late in June. The AIM-listed prize-draw and gaming stock closed higher as London AIM wrapped up trading at the usual time. AIM hours went from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; June 30 wasn’t scheduled as a full-day closure for the LSE in 2026. No new company RNS showed up for Winvia on Tuesday, with the last posted item still the AGM results from June 26. That keeps the day's move looking like it's about liquidity or valuation, not a response to any new operational update.
June 30, 2026
Smith & Nephew (LON:SN) drops after Cevian lifts stake, growth gap lessens
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Smith & Nephew (LON:SN) drops after Cevian lifts stake, growth gap lessens

Smith & Nephew plc dropped 4.63% on Tuesday to finish at 1,090.50p, while the FTSE 100 added 0.12%. Hargreaves Lansdown reported trading volume at 5.95 million shares and a market value of £9.22 billion. London trade had closed by the time of this report. Smith & Nephew shares fell the same day the company filed a U.S. Form 6-K, reporting that Cevian Capital II GP Limited upped its voting rights stake to 13.206621%, or 111,788,454 voting rights. The filing lists the previous position as 13.056468%, and says no new notification threshold was triggered.
June 30, 2026
RELX launches £100 million buyback ahead of July results
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RELX launches £100 million buyback ahead of July results

RELX PLC edged up 0.25% to 2,366p on Tuesday. The buyback now has more of an impact than recent earnings updates. The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.12%. RELX finished with a market cap close to £41.5 billion in London trading. RELX said Monday it will launch a £100 million buyback from July 1 to July 21. That follows the end of a £200 million program on June 26. The new buyback is part of RELX’s £2.25 billion 2026 plan.
June 30, 2026
UK power outages bring renewed attention to outage minutes as grid upgrade costs reach £89bn
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UK power outages bring renewed attention to outage minutes as grid upgrade costs reach £89bn

Outage minutes in Cheltenham and Warrington, flagged by local power-cut reports, put numbers to a risk investors know in British power networks. On Tuesday, the National Energy System Operator said Britain will need around 89 billion pounds in grid investment in the 2030s—53% more than the 2024 plan. Network charges already stand at about a quarter of a typical domestic power bill. National Grid said a high-voltage line fault was reported in Cheltenham at 10:37 a.m. on June 27, hitting the GL53 area. Early local reports put 1,791 properties off supply, then a GloucestershireLive update raised that figure to 2,117. All power was back by 12:57 p.m., according to Cheltenham Times.
June 30, 2026
Reckitt trades just over buyback average as UBS weighs in on guidance
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Reckitt trades just over buyback average as UBS weighs in on guidance

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc slipped Tuesday, with shares ending just over the price the company paid in its final buyback round, which wrapped up. The drop wasn’t big. Reckitt settled at 4,911p, off 0.63%. The FTSE 100 Index added 0.12%. The buyback price is the key number here. Reckitt said on June 16 that it wrapped up the third and last leg of its current £1 billion buyback, picking up 11,122,383 shares at an average of £48.55 each between March 9 and June 15. Shares closed Tuesday at £49.11, just 1.2% above the average paid.
June 30, 2026
InterContinental Hotels shares edge lower after $13 million buyback at fresh dollar quote
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InterContinental Hotels shares edge lower after $13 million buyback at fresh dollar quote

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC edged down after hours in London, last changing hands at $172.25 at 1800 BST, off 0.29%. The FTSE 100 Index had closed up 0.12% at 10,497.12. LSE’s normal trading closes at 1630 local, so this was a post-market price, not from the regular order book. Investors looked to the buyback price. IHG said Tuesday it purchased 74,905 ordinary shares on June 29 via Goldman Sachs International, part of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, paying between $171.7500 and $173.6000 per share. The average price paid was $172.8874, which is 0.37% above the last trade at $172.25.
June 30, 2026
Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) shares steady as $1.5bn buyback wraps, new Europe fees chief named
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Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) shares steady as $1.5bn buyback wraps, new Europe fees chief named

Trading on the London Stock Exchange followed regular hours Tuesday, open from 0800 to 1630 BST. This report comes after the cash close. London was operating on BST at the time. Standard Chartered barely moved at the close, with the action looking less like buyers jumping in and more like a wait-and-see. Data from Hargreaves Lansdown had the stock trading 2,048p/2,049p, up just 1p, or 0.05%. Volume was 3.6 million shares, and the market cap sat near 44.38 billion pounds.
June 30, 2026
Eurasia Mining (EUA.L) shares up after FX gain offsets cash drop in 2025 report
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Eurasia Mining (EUA.L) shares up after FX gain offsets cash drop in 2025 report

Eurasia Mining plc moved higher Tuesday after the Russia-facing miner posted a profit for 2025, but the headline hides a weaker story for shareholders. The profit was down to an accounting foreign exchange gain, with cash actually flowing out of the business. The AIM-listed share last traded at GBX 2.64 at 16:30 in London, gaining 10.0% on the day. Trading volume came in at 5.42 million shares, about 1.45 times the 3.73 million average according to Google Finance. Market cap stood at £77.92 million.
June 30, 2026
Focusrite (LON:TUNE) rallies after cash bounce, Harwood stake boost and director buying
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Focusrite (LON:TUNE) rallies after cash bounce, Harwood stake boost and director buying

Focusrite plc shares moved sharply on Monday after final results. But the bigger signal for investors landed Tuesday, with news of a chair buying in and Harwood Capital flagging a new 5% stake. Focusrite, which sells audio interfaces, software, and live sound equipment, is listed on London’s AIM market. At 17:13 BST, Fidelity listed Focusrite up 19p, or 9.5%, at 215p/225p on the sell-buy quote. Hargreaves Lansdown had the same bid-offer after the London close, showing a 20p, or 10%, jump. This quote is delayed retail data and not the official live close—regular trading on the London Stock Exchange ends at 16:30 local time.
June 30, 2026
Strategic Minerals (SML:LON) jumps, light AIM trade boosts value by £11m
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Strategic Minerals (SML:LON) jumps, light AIM trade boosts value by £11m

Strategic Minerals Plc gained 10.0% Tuesday. The AIM-listed miner’s shares rose 0.40p, lifting market value by about £11.3 million. Reported volume was 10.49 million shares, under 0.4% of shares in issue, according to market data and Reuters calculations. This is notable since the swing came on light trading. Google Finance put average volume at 16.38 million shares, so Tuesday’s turnover was just 64% of that. The share move outpaced the FTSE AIM All-Share’s 0.27% rise by around 9.7 points.
June 30, 2026
Zanaga Iron Ore up 10% as Red Arc timeline puts bigger share float in focus
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Zanaga Iron Ore up 10% as Red Arc timeline puts bigger share float in focus

Zanaga Iron Ore Co. Ltd. finished the London session with a 4.31p bid and 4.50p offer, up 10.12% for the day. Hargreaves Lansdown showed volume at 30,290,662 shares and put the market cap at 44.6 million pounds. The move outpaced the headline price change. Volume on Tuesday hit nearly 13.6 times the 60-day average of 2.23 million shares, according to the latest LSE/FTSE Russell numbers. That was about 3.1% of the company’s expanded share base. Shares traded at the mid-price were valued at around £1.3 million.
June 30, 2026
SSE shares drop as £12bn Scotland grid expansion stretches spending nerves
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SSE shares drop as £12bn Scotland grid expansion stretches spending nerves

SSE PLC dropped 0.94% to 2,436p on Tuesday, lagging a stronger FTSE 100, after its electricity transmission unit flagged that a new UK grid plan may bring about £12 billion of possible investment in northern Scotland. The shares took a hit as investors focused on the higher capex hints instead of any immediate boost to earnings. Putting the £12 billion number in stock terms sharpens the view. That’s about 41% of SSE’s market cap. Based on SSE owning 75% of SSEN Transmission, the figure drops to about £9 billion, or roughly 31% of the group’s market value, ahead of any debt, partner share, regulator outcomes, or the final project slate.
June 30, 2026
UK energy price cap increase pushes gas and debt questions for utility investors
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UK energy price cap increase pushes gas and debt questions for utility investors

UK households are now facing higher bills, but the squeeze is showing up more in how utilities calculate the cap and handle debt than just higher wholesale prices. From Wednesday, Ofgem’s old typical use measure puts the average direct-debit dual-fuel bill up £221 to £1,862. Most of that increase—£183—comes from gas. Electricity is up about £39, and standing charges are nearly unchanged. For investors, the split means that drops in spot oil and gas prices won’t translate right away into lower bills. Cornwall Insight’s price-cap model, using figures as of June 29 and updated Tuesday, set the October-December cap at £1,849.15 using current average consumption, a fall of just £12.85 from £1,862 in July-September. Based on Ofgem’s new lower-use metric,
June 30, 2026
Prudential buyback trims voting rights to 2.51 billion
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Prudential buyback trims voting rights to 2.51 billion

Prudential plc closed up on Tuesday. But investors watching the buyback filings saw the insurer cutting its share count again as the stock trades around 1,000p. That’s below the average price paid so far under this year’s repurchase program, and the number may matter more than the day’s move for some holders. The stock finished at 1,003.00p, gaining 5.20p. It traded between 992.20p and 1,014.00p for the day, based on Davy data from 19:02 BST, which is 20 minutes delayed. AJ Bell reported volume close to 7.49 million shares and a market cap around 25.04 billion pounds.
June 30, 2026
Pensana (LON:PRE) rallies 11% on £1.2m turnover, outpacing £32m market cap jump
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Pensana (LON:PRE) rallies 11% on £1.2m turnover, outpacing £32m market cap jump

Pensana Plc ended among small-cap gainers in London on Tuesday, adding 10.96% to close at 92.10p. Earlier, Alliance News put the stock up 10% at 91.55p late in the morning. The final move outpaced the FTSE 100’s 0.1% rise, with the FTSE 250 steady, Reuters said. Price action tells the story here. VWAP and volumes show just £1.17 million traded, yet shares climbed 9.10p, a near £32.2 million jump in equity value. Markets can lurch like this on a tight register, especially before funding and offtake deals close.
June 30, 2026
Vodafone (LON:VOD) slips as Safaricom move doesn’t help FTSE laggard
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Vodafone (LON:VOD) slips as Safaricom move doesn’t help FTSE laggard

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company dropped over 3% on Tuesday and was one of the FTSE 100’s laggards. The move came as Vodafone closed a deal, taking control of a major telecom and mobile-money player in Africa. Vodafone shares finished 3.72% lower at 99.60p. The FTSE 100 was up 0.12% at 10,497.12, so Vodafone lagged the index by 384 basis points for the day. With a market value of £22.93 billion at Hargreaves Lansdown, Vodafone lost about £890 million in equity value from the single-day decline, by calculation.
June 30, 2026
Intertek trades at 3.3% discount to EQT offer after dividend
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Intertek trades at 3.3% discount to EQT offer after dividend

Intertek Group plc traded as a deal-spread name on Tuesday, with shares holding a minor gap to EQT AB’s agreed cash bid after the final dividend detached. The market saw little focus on earnings here. Shares were shown at 5,805p to sell and 5,810p to buy on Hargreaves Lansdown, with the shares flagged as "Bid situation." The FTSE 100 added 12.90 points, up 0.12% at 10,497.12 at 16:35 BST.
June 30, 2026
UK car finance redress path may shift to courts after FCA pushes back deadline
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UK car finance redress path may shift to courts after FCA pushes back deadline

UK appeal court judges on Tuesday cleared the way for mass motor-finance claims to continue, while the Financial Conduct Authority’s planned redress scheme missed its June 30 start. The court threw out an appeal from lenders including Black Horse, a Lloyds Banking Group plc unit, who had tried to block lawyers from bringing group actions for thousands of car buyers, the Financial Times said. The FCA said last week it won’t force firms to send letters to customers, pay claims, or file reports under the timetable, since the court fight is ongoing. Investors now see more than the £7.5 billion refund pool as the key issue. It's about whether lenders can still process millions of cases through a lower-cost mass
June 30, 2026
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