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
UK stock market today: FTSE 100 gain masks late fade as banks and defence lead
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UK stock market today: FTSE 100 gain masks late fade as banks and defence lead

The FTSE 100 Index rose 12.90 points, or 0.12%, to 10,497.12 on Tuesday, but the close was only 13.26 points above the session low and 116.06 points below the high. The positive close hid a weak finish: the blue-chip index ended in the bottom 10.3% of its day range. The FTSE 250 Index, the cleaner read on domestic UK shares, fell 1.40 points, or 0.01%, to 23,013.45. It closed in the bottom 9.6% of its intraday range. That matters because the same late fade hit both large caps and mid-caps, even though the headline FTSE 100 print was higher.
June 30, 2026
Compass Group trades around $32 with valuation at 1.1x 2026 sales after dollar switch
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Compass Group trades around $32 with valuation at 1.1x 2026 sales after dollar switch

Compass Group PLC ended Tuesday’s London session close to flat, up 0.06%. But the more important figure for investors was the move to U.S. dollars for its LSE ordinary-share trading currency, which kicked in on April 1, shifting the math on the stock out of sterling and into dollars. This is relevant since Compass reports and gives guidance in dollars, but most UK terminals show index and peer data in sterling. Compass said the LSE restated pre-April share price at 1 GBp to $0.0132080. But Bloomberg and others use daily historic GBp/USD rates. So chart screens will differ by data vendor even before you look at the shares themselves.
June 30, 2026
Jade Road Investments (LON:SHR) share price climbs as Shaires reset slips under split-adjusted raise price
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Jade Road Investments (LON:SHR) share price climbs as Shaires reset slips under split-adjusted raise price

Jade Road Investments Limited, now listed on AIM as Shaires Holdings Ltd, climbed 7.1% to $7.50 on Tuesday, with delayed LSEG data showing a 50 cent move on 1,310 shares traded. The London Stock Exchange’s regular hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time, so the 17:05 BST timestamp is after the close for AIM stocks. The jump in price stands out on the screen, but market depth shows less action. With 1,076,019 shares out and a price of $7.50, the company’s own numbers put equity value near $8.1 million. Volume Tuesday was about 0.12% of the float—roughly $9,800 at the quote.
June 30, 2026
Petra Diamonds debt towers over stock after Finsch bailout
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Petra Diamonds debt towers over stock after Finsch bailout

Petra Diamonds Limited shares climbed in London on Tuesday. For investors, though, the bigger takeaway isn’t the price move. The market cap is still only around an eighth of net debt, so lenders, diamond tender results, and the Finsch turnaround hold more sway over the company’s future than the share price does. The dateline comes after the London Stock Exchange closed at 16:30 BST. The exchange’s calendar put June 30 as a regular trading day, open from 08:00 to 16:30.
June 30, 2026
STV Group share price jumps as heavy volume tests World Cup ad bounce
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STV Group share price jumps as heavy volume tests World Cup ad bounce

STV Group plc jumped on Tuesday after the London close, a sharp move for a small-cap broadcaster whose investment case now turns on whether World Cup advertising and cost cuts can offset weak UK advertising and programme commissioning. The London Stock Exchange session was a regular Tuesday session, running 0800-1630 BST. Google Finance showed STV at 106.50 pence at 16:35 BST, up 10.90 pence, or 11.4%, on volume of about 274,280 shares. That compared with an average volume of about 37,070 shares. Hargreaves Lansdown showed the market closed with a 102p/103p sell-buy quote and the same 10.90p move; it put the FTSE All Share gain at 0.26%.
June 30, 2026
Diageo plc (LON:DGE) Shares Edge Down as Fiscal Year Ends, Hits 50-Day Line
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Diageo plc (LON:DGE) Shares Edge Down as Fiscal Year Ends, Hits 50-Day Line

Diageo plc shares slipped Tuesday, sitting near a near-term chart line as its financial year closed out. The stock was at 1,542.14p, off 1.55%, at 17:03 BST, according to Davy. The FTSE 100 edged up 0.12% in late London trading. Hargreaves Lansdown showed the market as shut. The focus was on moving averages. LSE/FTSE Russell’s June 29 data showed Diageo with a 50-day average of 1,521p and a 200-day average at 1,635p. Google Finance had Tuesday’s low at 1,522.50p and the stock last at 1,542.14p. The low was just 0.1% off the 50-day line. The stock still sat about 5.7% under the 200-day moving average.
June 30, 2026
Gem Diamonds shares climb in light trading as Letšeng sales top market cap
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Gem Diamonds shares climb in light trading as Letšeng sales top market cap

Gem Diamonds stock moved up on thin volume after sales from its Letšeng mine again came in well above the company's market value. Gem Diamonds Limited climbed Tuesday with a notable trade driving the bump: a quote at 3.60p/3.93p, volume at 502,256 shares, market cap at £5.39 million. AJ Bell listed the last trade at 3.8475p. On that price, turnover for the day came in close to £19,300.
June 30, 2026
Devolver Digital stock bounce rests on tiny turnover and a $62 million first-half revenue floor
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Devolver Digital stock bounce rests on tiny turnover and a $62 million first-half revenue floor

Devolver Digital, Inc. rose 11.76% to 19p in delayed LSEG data on Tuesday, but the move sat on just 1.23k shares, equal to about £234 of stock at the quoted price. That is the market story for now: a double-digit gain, but not a heavy-volume reset. The London Stock Exchange’s regular session for June 30 runs from 08:00 to 16:30 BST, so the 13:59 BST quote was not a final close.
June 30, 2026
Ukrproduct share jump hides £58 turnover and debt-heavy balance sheet
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Ukrproduct share jump hides £58 turnover and debt-heavy balance sheet

Ukrproduct Group Ltd rose on Tuesday in London, but the move said more about the stock’s thin trade than about a clean shift in investor demand. At 16:02 BST, less than 30 minutes before the regular London close, Google Finance last showed the AIM-listed Ukrainian dairy and kvass producer at 6.73 pence, up 11.68%, with just 858 shares changing hands. That made the move look large on a screen and small in cash. At the displayed price, the reported volume was worth about 58 pounds. The 0.70p rise, applied to Google’s 39.67 million shares outstanding, equates to roughly 278,000 pounds of added paper market value. Google showed market value at 2.67 million pounds.
June 30, 2026
Experian PLC (LON:EXPN) drops 32% in a year with buyback price at support
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Experian PLC (LON:EXPN) drops 32% in a year with buyback price at support

Experian PLC ticked up 0.2% to 2,556p in Tuesday's delayed London session. Shares traded just 0.6% higher than where the credit-data firm did its buyback on Monday, keeping the repurchase program near the market price. Experian said in a new RNS that it picked up 476,000 ordinary shares in the London market via J.P. Morgan Securities plc, paying an average of 2,539.6014p. The buyback prices ran from 2,521p to 2,560p. The company will cancel these shares.
June 30, 2026
National Grid eases after UK grid plan favors NGET for 88% of options
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National Grid eases after UK grid plan favors NGET for 88% of options

National Grid plc slipped in late trade Tuesday. Google Finance posted shares at 1,251.50p at 15:54:57 BST, down 0.24%. AJ Bell listed a sell price of 1,248.00p, off by 0.48%. Hargreaves Lansdown saw the stock down 0.40%. The FTSE 100 gained 0.31%. The pick-up for equity holders showed up in new grid files from the National Energy System Operator, not from the tape. NESO's own workbook lists NGET in 94 out of 102 options, and in 38 of 43 options NESO likes for the 2030s grid setup.)
June 30, 2026
Rightmove (LON:RMV) share price: buyback keeps running as UK housing data weakens
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Rightmove (LON:RMV) share price: buyback keeps running as UK housing data weakens

Rightmove plc was trading little changed on Tuesday, but the better story for investors was not the tick-by-tick move. The property portal is buying stock at almost the same level as the market price, just as UK housing data points to fewer deals for the agents and developers that pay for its platform. Rightmove said on Monday it bought 160,000 shares at 441.731p each through UBS AG London Branch. The purchase cost about £707,000 and cut shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, to 745.56 million. On Friday, it bought 165,000 shares at 429.117p. The two trading days took 325,000 shares out of issue, about 0.044% of the latest share count, for roughly £1.41 million.
June 30, 2026
BAE Systems stock (LON:BA) rises as UK defence plan improves buyback maths
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BAE Systems stock (LON:BA) rises as UK defence plan improves buyback maths

BAE Systems plc rose in London trade on Tuesday, but the cleaner number for shareholders was in the buyback, not just the UK government’s new spending line. The stock was last quoted at 1,834p at 13:52 BST, up 26p, or 1.44%, after opening at 1,810.50p. The stock is still about 22% below its 2,360p year high. That gives the new buyback more force. BAE began the third tranche of its up to £1.5 billion programme on June 22, telling J.P. Morgan Securities plc to buy up to £500 million of shares by June 30, 2027 for cancellation.
June 30, 2026
Tesco shares hold ground as buyback helps balance UK grocery slip
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Tesco shares hold ground as buyback helps balance UK grocery slip

Tesco PLC shares are getting a boost from a buyback that has taken out about 1.6% of shares so far, a larger impact than the recent 10 basis point drop in grocery market share. The London Stock Exchange is set for a standard session on June 30, trading from 0800 to 1630 BST. Tesco said Tuesday it bought 5 million shares on June 29, paying an average 463.61p. The highest price hit 465.60p, the lowest was 459.80p. The company now has 6.2825 billion shares out. Tesco has spent £468.2 million on the current buyback since it started on April 22.
June 30, 2026
Beacon Energy jumps with Colle Santo investor in focus as AIM volume stays light
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Beacon Energy jumps with Colle Santo investor in focus as AIM volume stays light

Beacon Energy PLC traded higher on AIM with light volume Tuesday after announcing a major Italian distributor acquired a stake in LNEnergy Italy, the group linked to the Colle Santo gas project in Abruzzo. Beacon said the investor subscribed €1.4 million for a roughly 10% stake in LNEnergy Italy. At the same time, LNEnergy Italy took its working interest in Colle Santo up to 100% from 90%. Beacon said these two moves keep its indirect economic interest in the project at 43.2%, assuming the second acquisition goes through.
June 30, 2026
IAG share buyback cushion stays thin as stock trades near 52-week high
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IAG share buyback cushion stays thin as stock trades near 52-week high

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA was holding just below last week’s high on Tuesday, helped by a steady buyback but with the company’s own purchases still small beside market turnover. The British Airways and Iberia owner traded at 477.10 pence at 13:53 BST, up 1.90p, or 0.4%, with 6.7 million shares traded. The stock opened at 477.50p, hit 484.60p and fell as low as 472.60p, according to delayed market data. The London Stock Exchange was open; its main session runs from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST.
June 30, 2026
NatWest shares steady at 655p after new buyback guide
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NatWest rises while UK mortgage slump challenges loan growth ahead of July results

NatWest Group Plc traded higher in London on Tuesday, though UK credit data pulled more focus. Mortgage approvals dropped at their quickest pace lately as the bank approaches half-year numbers. NatWest traded at 667p on Hargreaves Lansdown, rising 10.4p or 1.58%. Google Finance had shares at 667.20p as of 13:44 BST. The FTSE 100 was last up 0.83% to 10,571.41. The London Stock Exchange ran normal hours, from 0800 to 1630, so this was an intraday price, not the close.
June 30, 2026
Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) trails FTSE as iron ore prices hit lithium push
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Rio Tinto shares gain after Mongolia copper deal shines light on $4.4 billion stake

Rio Tinto plc gained 1.96% to trade at GBX 7,215 by 13:40 BST Tuesday, outpacing the FTSE 100, which was up 0.85%. The London Stock Exchange was open in its usual hours, with its June 30 session listed from 0800 to 1630 local time. The stock traded higher as miners rallied. Reuters said Tuesday that industrial metal mining stocks were up 2.1%. Rio Tinto, Anglo American plc, and Glencore PLC all gained between 1.7% and 2.8% as the FTSE 100 was on track for its sixth straight quarter of gains.
June 30, 2026
SIG plc (LON:SHI) trades higher on light volume as investors eye August results, debt picture
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SIG plc (LON:SHI) trades higher on light volume as investors eye August results, debt picture

The London Stock Exchange was open for its standard 0800-1630 BST trading hours at the time. SIG plc was trading near 8.55p, up 6.15%. The FTSE All-Share was up 0.80% at 5,674.02. The rise outpaced London’s wider market but didn’t see the same volumes. Turnover for the day reached about 18% of the average volume reported by Google Finance, and the bid-offer spread at 0.70p was about 8.3% of the mid according to Investors Chronicle. That’s significant for a small-cap—quotes can shift quickly, but it’s harder to move real size.
June 30, 2026
SulNOx shares: wide AQSE spread frames EPS share issue and valuation gap
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SulNOx shares: wide AQSE spread frames EPS share issue and valuation gap

SulNOx Group PLC was quoted with a wide spread on London’s Aquis Stock Exchange on Tuesday, making the small-cap fuel technology stock’s screen value more a function of liquidity than of the latest trade. At 14:03 BST, AQSE was inside its regular weekday trading window, which runs from 0800 to 1630 in London. Aquis showed SulNOx at a 60p mid-price, with a 55p bid, 65p ask, £86.73 million market value and 144.6 million tradable securities.
June 30, 2026
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