News 27 June 2026 - 28 June 2026

Etihad Orders 10 Boeing Jets, Raising Talk of Hard-to-Get 787 Slots
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Stock Market Today: Live Updates 10.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 10, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 10, 2026, 6:28 AM EDT Deutsche Bank Cuts Bytes Technology Group Rating After Update July 10, 2026, 6:23 AM EDT. Deutsche Bank downgraded Bytes Technology Group PLC (LSE:BYIT) even after a trading update that pointed to steady performance. The broker pointed to limited upside for shares. Bytes is listed in London, Frankfurt and Johannesburg. The move signals caution for a sector where growth looks hard, even as operations remain stable. Bytes reassures but Deutsche Bank downgrades on limited upside GRIT Investment Trust in RTO Talks With Mining Company, Shares Still
July 10, 2026
Antofagasta (LON:ANTO): 10% move in a week brings by-product credits into view
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Antofagasta (LON:ANTO): 10% move in a week brings by-product credits into view

London’s cash market stayed closed on Saturday. The London Stock Exchange runs from 0800 to 1630 on weekdays. Antofagasta’s next test on the cash side comes Monday, following a week where its shares outpaced the metal. Antofagasta finished Friday at 3,825p, up 32p on the day. Shares moved in a range from 3,684p to 3,825p. Over the week, the stock dropped from 3,912p. Monday’s high hit 3,997p, while Wednesday saw a low at 3,579p. Volume on Friday was 810,550 shares, a fraction of last week’s 5.94 million shares traded on Friday’s selloff.
June 28, 2026
Admiral Group gains 8% this week as UK car insurance premiums rise
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Admiral Group gains 8% this week as UK car insurance premiums rise

Admiral Group plc gained 1.85% on Friday to close at 3,524p, putting shares just 4.4% under their 52-week high. The move marks a quick shift for the insurer, which often trades on UK motor insurance price trends. The London Stock Exchange closes weekends. Regular sessions run Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in London. Admiral shares didn't just jump for a day. The bigger story is that Admiral rallied this week as new UK motor-premium numbers showed the first uptick in comprehensive car insurance quotes since late 2023. The Confused.com car insurance price index, using data from WTW, reported the average comprehensive policy at £719. That’s up £8, or 1%, in the past three months, but still 5%
June 27, 2026
easyJet (LON:EZJ) bid premium leaves £590 million deal spread
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easyJet stock lags Castlelake offer by £508 million with time running out

easyJet plc is looking more like a takeover spread bet than an airline play heading into next week. Shares finished Friday at 583p after rising 1.53%, still trading 67p under Castlelake's 650p-per-share bid. The last price was 583p at 4:35 p.m. in London, according to Google Finance, with market cap about £4.42 billion and 758.01 million shares out. That gap is the week’s clearer read. At 583p, shares show an equity value of about £4.42 billion. Castlelake’s newest offer prices the company around £4.93 billion on the same number of shares. The market trades about £508 million below the bid, meaning the stock is at an 11.5% discount to the offer price.
June 27, 2026
Intertek trades 3% under EQT bid as dividend is paid
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Intertek trades 3% under EQT bid as dividend is paid

Intertek Group plc became a takeover-spread name after EQT AB, a Swedish private equity firm, said it would buy the testing and inspection company. The market in London had already closed for the weekend, so Friday’s close at 5,810p—up 20p or 0.35%—is the price investors have to work from. The key figure isn’t the £61.077 headline value anymore. Intertek’s 107.7p final dividend was set for June 24, payable to shareholders of record as of May 29. For buyers today, the cash part is £60, which put shares at Friday’s close 190p under the cash offer. That’s a 3.2% discount to the payout, or 3.3% gross upside if the deal closes at £60.
June 27, 2026
Rosebank Industries (LON:ROSE) bounces after float but closes first FTSE 250 week under issue price
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Rosebank Industries (LON:ROSE) bounces after float but closes first FTSE 250 week under issue price

London Stock Exchange stayed closed Saturday. Regular trading goes Monday to Friday. Rosebank Industries Plc closed Friday at 323p, up 12p, after dipping to 301p earlier in the session. FTSE 250 newcomer Rosebank finished its first week in the index down 6.1%. The company was added to the FTSE 250 in the June reshuffle, with the changes after market on June 19 and taking effect June 22. Rosebank shares closed at 344p on June 19, but ended the week at 323p on June 26.
June 27, 2026
Vodafone (LSE:VOD) drops for sixth day, closes in on 20% slide from past year’s high
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Vodafone slide brings 105p exec buy level into play ahead of July update

• Vodafone ended Friday at 105.65p, up 0.67% for the session but still down 1.26% over the week. The FTSE 100 gained about 1.40% for the same period.• Four senior managers picked up 268,453 shares at 105.125p on June 25, spending around £282,211 as part of bonus deferral plans.• Almost 60% of Vodafone's weekly share volume traded on Monday and Tuesday. Friday, with 45.28 million shares, was the quietest day.• Next up for Vodafone: the Q1 FY27 trading update on July 27, with the FY26 final dividend set for July 30. Vodafone Group Public Limited Company heads into the week with shares in London trading less than 1% above the price senior managers used to buy deferred-bonus shares. Early in
June 27, 2026
SEGRO (LON:SGRO) gap narrows as Prologis shares drop in U.S. trade
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SEGRO (LON:SGRO) gap narrows as Prologis shares drop in U.S. trade

SEGRO plc starts the week trading with a real bid gap that’s narrower than the headline 925p from Prologis Inc’s rejected all-share approach. Prologis’ stock has slipped since the bid. SEGRO finished Friday at 880.20p. The stock jumped 19.0% from 739.80p a week ago. The FTSE 100 was up 1.4% for the week but closed out Friday 0.21% lower at 10,508.02.
June 27, 2026
BT Group stock stuck near 195p as pension cash call shifts focus from fibre targets
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BT Group stock stuck near 195p as pension cash call shifts focus from fibre targets

Because June 27 is a Saturday, the latest trade for BT Group plc is Friday’s London close. The shares ended at 195.00p on June 26, up 3.15p, or 1.64%, while the FTSE 100 finished at 10,508.02, down 21.87 points. BT was still down 0.4% for the week from 195.70p on June 19. The narrow weekly move hides a weaker month. BT is down 6.6% from its May 29 close of 208.80p. Friday volume was 27.7 million shares, less than half the 57.0 million traded on June 19. The stock sits about 19% below its 52-week high of 242.00p and 13% above its 173.00p low. At Friday’s price, the market value was £19.21 billion.
June 27, 2026
3i Group rises as Action reports stronger six-week sales
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3i Group (LON:III) bounces back, spotlight on Action discount trade after AGM update

3i Group plc heads into the weekend with London markets closed and investors still watching whether last week’s Action update shrinks the discount that widened during May’s slide. Shares finished Friday at 2,532p, flat on the session, but MarketWatch shows a five-day rise of 14.99%. The FTSE 100 closed out Friday at 10,508.02, which is up about 1.4% from the week before. 3i updated investors Thursday at its AGM with new numbers out of Action. Year-to-date like-for-like sales growth at the discount chain was 3.3% at the end of week 25, versus 2.4% at week 19 in May. Store openings also picked up, reaching 105 from 69 over those six weeks, or about six new stores a week.
June 27, 2026
Haleon PLC (LON:HLN) rises after report of Thorne bid puts focus on possible cash move
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Haleon PLC (LON:HLN) rises after report of Thorne bid puts focus on possible cash move

London markets were closed Saturday, so Friday’s prices held. Haleon PLC ended at 348.3p, rising 0.03% for the day. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.21% to 10,508.02. Haleon moved up 4.3% since last Friday’s 334.0p finish, ahead of the index, which gained 1.4%. Haleon’s 14.3p gain for the week all hit on Wednesday, jumping from 333.7p to 348.0p. The stock didn’t move much after that—by Friday, it was only 0.3p higher than Wednesday’s close. Friday’s volume came in at 15.84 million shares, trailing both Wednesday’s 25.03 million and Thursday’s 31.60 million. The Thorne report out late in the week got little response as London closed on Friday.
June 27, 2026
Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) slips after $1.5 bln buyback ends
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Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) trades after $1.5 billion buyback wraps up

London markets didn’t open Saturday, as the London Stock Exchange holds to its weekday trading. Investors last saw prices at Friday’s close, with Standard Chartered PLC slipping 1.31% to 2,036p. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.21%. Standard Chartered closed 10.62% under its 52-week high of 2,278p, set June 24. Standard Chartered wrapped its $1.5 billion buyback started in February, saying on June 25 it made a last purchase of 539,518 shares on June 24. The bank bought 62.8 million shares in total, to be cancelled, at an average price of £17.803262 per share. That leaves 2.191 billion voting shares outstanding after cancellation.
June 27, 2026
Prudential falls as China discount shows up in buyback pricing
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Prudential chairman buys shares at discount to market during wider buyback gap

Prudential plc closed out the week and the stock is trading below the average price the insurer paid for this year’s buybacks. That puts its buyback approach to a clearer test. London-listed shares ended Friday at 1,006.50 pence, down 5p, or 0.49%. Hargreaves Lansdown said the market closed with a £25.13 billion value and 5.7 million shares changed hands. The FTSE 100 finished 0.21% lower at 10,508.02.
June 27, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser trades higher after post-buyback pricing, market checks for July payout update
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Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RKT) up 6.9%, all eyes on buyback price

June 27 lands on a Saturday in London this year, which makes Friday’s closing price the last available for Reckitt Benckiser Group plc. Reckitt ended Friday at 4,931p, up 2.15%. The shares have now risen for five straight sessions, with a 6.9% jump for the week after starting at 4,614p on June 19. The FTSE 100 slipped 0.21% on Friday.
June 27, 2026
Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) drop puts lithium prospects up against iron ore cash
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Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) drop puts lithium prospects up against iron ore cash

London’s market was closed Saturday, so Rio Tinto plc ended the week worse off than its slight loss Friday. Shares finished at 7,168 pence on June 26, down 18p or 0.25%, London Stock Exchange data showed. The stock is down 3.1% from £73.94 on June 19. The bigger focus is Rio’s drop from its May top. Shares closed Friday down 21.4% from the 52-week high of 9,117p touched on May 27. But they are still up 74.4% from the 52-week low of 4,110p. The stock sits between the old iron ore payout story and a pitch for new copper and lithium growth.
June 27, 2026
Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) buybacks take edge off as shares slip after grocery numbers
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Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) buybacks take edge off as shares slip after grocery numbers

Tesco PLC ended Friday at 459.90p, up 4.90p, or 1.08%. London equities are closed for the weekend. The last trade in Tesco shares was at 16:38 BST on June 26. The FTSE 100 fell 0.21% for the session, Hargreaves Lansdown data showed. Tesco ended the week up 4.33%, according to London Stock Exchange/FTSE Russell data, topping the FTSE 350 by 3.1 points for the period. Year to date, Tesco is up 4.10%, but that trails the FTSE 350 by 1.4 points. The difference stands out for a stock bought as a defensive play, not for value recovery.
June 27, 2026
Experian (LON:EXPN) buyback takes in 8% of trades, stock lags FTSE 100
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Experian (LON:EXPN) buyback takes in 8% of trades, stock lags FTSE 100

Experian PLC finished Friday under the FTSE 100 even as the company kept buying back shares in size. London was shut Saturday so there was no new move for the stock. Credit data firm picked up around 2.38 million shares in five sessions reported in this week’s RNS filings. It spent close to 60.0 million pounds, going by purchase totals and weighted average price. That was about 8.4% of the trades during those days.
June 27, 2026
BAE Systems (LON:BA) buyback case looks better after shares fall with UK defence review coming
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BAE Systems (LON:BA) buyback case looks better after shares fall with UK defence review coming

BAE Systems plc had a mixed week, bouncing on Friday while the broader market slumped, but still posted a lower finish over five days. The dip means its fresh buyback program will pick up more shares with the same money. BAE closed at 1,808p in London, up 0.89% for the day, Hargreaves Lansdown data said. The FTSE 100 lost 0.21% on Friday. But BAE finished the week 2.1% lower than last Friday's close.
June 27, 2026
SSE PLC (LON:SSE) up as £29bn grid plan edges near market value
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SSE PLC (LON:SSE): Coire Glas puts grid rally to storage test

London markets didn’t trade Saturday, so SSE PLC last changed hands at Friday’s close. The stock finished at 2,421 pence, gaining 0.08%. Turnover hit 3.4 million shares, about 81% of its 65-day average. SSE outperformed the FTSE 100 this week, up 4.13% over five days while the index added 1.40%. The FTSE 100 moved from 10,363.27 on June 19 to 10,508.02 on June 26. That put the stock ahead of the index by around 2.7 percentage points.
June 27, 2026
NatWest (LSE: NWG) steady at 636p as Starmer quits, traders see quiet session
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NatWest share price: Berenberg 860p target leaves £16 billion gap after weekly gain

NatWest Group Plc ended Friday at 656.40 pence, down 4.60p on the day, after trading between 646.00p and 661.80p. The stock still gained 2.9% on the week from the prior Friday’s 637.80p close, beating the FTSE 100, which rose 1.4% over the same span. The useful detail for investors is where the buying came from. Monday accounted for 42.2 million shares, about 35% of NatWest’s 118.9 million shares traded across the week. The stock jumped 3.95% that day to 663.00p, then gave back some ground but kept most of the weekly gain.
June 27, 2026
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