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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, 10:48 AM EDT EU Hits Meta With Charges Over Social Media Design and Teen Safety July 10, 2026, 10:33 AM EDT. The European Commission charged Meta, saying the design of its platforms like Facebook and Instagram puts young users’ mental and physical health at risk through addictive features like autoplay and infinite scroll. The EU says this breaches the Digital Services Act, aimed at curbing online harms. Meta pushed back, pointing to steps like ‘Teen Accounts’ that add parental controls for time spent online. The probe, which started
July 10, 2026
RELX shares trail FTSE as £14 million daily buyback implied
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RELX shares trail FTSE as £14 million daily buyback implied

RELX PLC shares slipped 0.8% to 2,359 pence as of 1401 BST Thursday. The move came as the FTSE 100 added 0.87%. RELX was still down 41.5% from its 52-week high at 4,030 pence. RELX started the week with around £71.9 million left to spend under its June 9-26 buyback, according to purchases disclosed through June 19. That means £14.4 million per day if spread equally across the week’s five sessions. At Thursday’s price, that’s about 610,000 shares daily, or 11% of its reported average daily volume. The £200 million mandate is part of RELX’s £2.25 billion plan running to 2026.
June 25, 2026
Barratt Redrow jumps 12% after Phoenix backs buyback at 32% tangible book discount
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Barratt Redrow jumps 12% after Phoenix backs buyback at 32% tangible book discount

Barratt Redrow plc was up 5.2% at 295.7p Thursday afternoon. The two-day rally since Tuesday’s close is 12.2%. Market cap stood at around £4.14 billion. Shares are still down 37.8% from the 52-week high. FTSE 100 rose 0.85% at 1331 BST, up 1.2% since Tuesday’s close. Barratt’s stock jumped enough over two sessions to outperform the index by about 11 percentage points.
June 25, 2026
Standard Chartered up 6% in the week, ahead of FTSE 100
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Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) gains after $1.5 billion buyback reduces shares

Standard Chartered PLC gained 1.1% to 2,056 pence during Thursday afternoon in London, trading ahead of the FTSE 100’s 0.8% rise. The price quote lagged by at least 15 minutes. Standard Chartered said it finished its $1.5 billion buyback after picking up another 539,518 shares on Wednesday. In total, the bank bought back 62,797,188 shares at an average of £17.803262. After cancelling those shares, 2.191 billion shares remain outstanding.
June 25, 2026
SSE PLC (LON:SSE) up as £29bn grid plan edges near market value
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SSE PLC (LON:SSE) up as £29bn grid plan edges near market value

SSE PLC hovered at 2,423 pence Thursday, close to its session peak of 2,431 pence. The FTSE 100 added 0.6%, putting SSE about 2.6 points ahead of the index. SSEN Transmission put out economic modelling for £29 billion in new and upgraded grid infrastructure in northern Scotland. The company said the plan could support as many as 24,000 jobs in Scotland. “Scotland is entering a period of unprecedented investment in its transmission network,” said Rob McDonald, managing director of SSEN Transmission.
June 25, 2026
NatWest (LSE: NWG) steady at 636p as Starmer quits, traders see quiet session
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NatWest (LON:NWG) shares up as Berenberg price target points to £16bn gap

NatWest Group Plc jumped 1.7% to 658.20 pence by 1250 BST on Thursday, trading close to the session high. This comes after Berenberg began covering the stock with a “buy” rating and set an 860p target. NatWest is still down 6.7% from its 52-week high of 705.40p. At 7.97 billion shares, the target values NatWest at around £68.5 billion. That’s £16.1 billion more than its market value at midday, which stood at £52.45 billion. The target is nearly 22% higher than the current 52-week high.
June 25, 2026
Haleon shares slip into the weekend after Redburn downgrade tests recovery hopes
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Haleon (LON: HLN) steady after 4% gain; oral care props up results

Haleon PLC was flat around 348 pence Thursday, after gaining 4.3% the day before. The FTSE 100 was up 0.45% in the afternoon. Haleon shares bounced even as JPMorgan Chase & Co cut its price target to 315p from 335p and stuck with an underweight. That new target is about 9.5% under where the stock traded Thursday. A June 18 LSEG poll showed a median target of 422.5p, up 21.4% versus the shares, with targets from 325p to 512p. JPMorgan has now moved its target under even that prior range.
June 25, 2026
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) trades above analyst average as H2 margin outlook seen weaker
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Bunzl (LON:BNZL) trades above analyst average as H2 margin outlook seen weaker

Bunzl plc edged up 0.1% to 2,678p at 1300 BST on Thursday, hitting a session high of 2,679.5p earlier. Shares now trade 8.7% above Monday’s 2,464p close, nearly touching the 52-week high, just eight pence shy. The stock climbed 2.84% Wednesday to hit a new 52-week high. Just 747,831 shares traded, well under the 50-day average of 1.4 million. That follows Tuesday’s 5.6% jump on 1.6 million shares.
June 25, 2026
Compass Group share price climbs, 52-week data thrown by dollar move
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Compass Group share price climbs, 52-week data thrown by dollar move

Compass Group PLC gained 0.46% to $32.60 as of 1254 BST on Thursday. Market data showed a 52-week high at $2,748, which was more than 84 times the latest price, though the numbers were not comparable dollar values. FTSE 100 gains 0.46% to 10,509.54. Compass shares had no new company news, with the last filing on the RNS list a June 1 voting-rights notice.
June 25, 2026
BAE Systems Share Price Falls 3%; £500 Million Buyback Can Retire 8% More Shares
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BAE Systems Share Price Falls 3%; £500 Million Buyback Can Retire 8% More Shares

BAE Systems plc fell 3.0% to 1,769.04 pence at 11:59 BST in midday London trading. The FTSE 100 was up 0.3% earlier in the session, while BAE stood 25% below its 52-week high of 2,360 pence. The drop changes the arithmetic on BAE’s buyback. The company finished its second tranche after retiring 26,088,012 shares at an average 1,916.59 pence for about £500 million. It then opened a third tranche of up to £500 million, due to finish by June 30, 2027.
June 25, 2026
Experian (LON:EXPN) holds up after new £12m buyback filing
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Experian PLC (LON:EXPN) ex-dividend dip masks 0.7% gain as buyback accounted for 12% of two-day volume

Experian PLC traded near 2,533 pence around midday in London, down about 0.7% from Wednesday’s 2,551-pence close. The quoted fall was smaller than the estimated value of the dividend removed from the stock on Thursday. The second interim dividend is 48 U.S. cents a share. At the morning rate of £0.7582 per dollar, it was worth 36.4 pence. The 2,532-pence quote plus that amount was 2,568.4 pence, or 0.68% above the prior close. Experian will set the final sterling conversion on July 3 unless a shareholder elects payment in dollars.
June 25, 2026
GSK shares unchanged as Nuvalent guidance puts pressure on $10.6 billion buyout
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GSK shares unchanged as Nuvalent guidance puts pressure on $10.6 billion buyout

GSK shares didn’t move much Thursday as the company kicked off its $124-per-share cash tender offer for Nuvalent. New filings from Nuvalent spell out the sales growth GSK needs to make this its biggest purchase in over ten years. Nuvalent is projecting net revenue of $14 million in 2026, climbing to $1.35 billion by 2030 and $2.53 billion for 2031, according to its unaudited, risk-adjusted management forecast. EBIT is negative until 2029, then expected to hit $1.50 billion by 2031. Unlevered free cash flow stays below zero through 2029, then moves up to $275 million in 2030, hitting $936 million in 2031.
June 25, 2026
Rio Tinto inches higher, analysts see lithium driving 2% of 2026 EBITDA
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Rio Tinto inches higher, analysts see lithium driving 2% of 2026 EBITDA

Rio Tinto plc traded at 7,180 pence, a gain of 0.3%, during delayed dealing in London. Shares remained down 1.2% from Tuesday’s £72.64 finish. That still leaves about £1.4 billion in market cap missing, using AJ Bell’s £116.75 billion figure and assuming the share count hasn’t changed. FTSE 100 climbed 0.3% at 0901 GMT. Financials outperformed. Retail updates gave some support to shares.
June 25, 2026
Unilever Stock Bucks FTSE Selloff as World Cup Bet Meets a Cost Test
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Unilever edges higher, stock now 9% above average buyback price

Unilever PLC gained 1.1% to 4,592.5 pence at 11:58 BST on Thursday. The FTSE 100 added roughly 0.4%. The gain gives another look at when Unilever finished its €1.5 billion share buyback. Unilever picked up 30,703,780 shares, paying a market value of €1,499,999,891. The buyback ran from April 30 to June 5 and aimed to cut capital.
June 25, 2026
London Stock Exchange Group stock slips under buyback price with gap growing
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LSEG shares down 2.5% on wider buyback discount

LSEG shares fell 2.5% to 8,076 pence by 10:59 BST Thursday. The FTSE 100 was up 0.3% just after 11 a.m., so LSEG lagged the wider index by around 2.8 points. LSEG is now paying more than the market price for its own shares. It picked up 12.8 million shares for £1.1 billion in the first quarter, paying an average £84.59. On Thursday, the shares traded 4.5% under that buyback price. The company still plans to return £3 billion to shareholders via buybacks by February 2027, it said.
June 25, 2026
BAT shares up £7.4 billion, outpacing dividend and buyback
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BAT shares up £7.4 billion, outpacing dividend and buyback

British American Tobacco p.l.c. shares edged down 0.1% to 4,672 pence as of 11:01 BST Thursday. The move follows a run where the stock gained 7.9% over three sessions. The FTSE 100 opened higher, posting a 0.3% gain. Shares of BAT finished at 4,337p Friday, then moved to 4,446p Monday, 4,585p Tuesday and reached 4,678p on Wednesday. FTSE 100 rose roughly 0.9% during that stretch. BAT’s move left it about seven points ahead of the index.
June 25, 2026
BP shares claw back 2.8%, still down 5.7% for the week as Hormuz fears hit market
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BP stock drops as oil retreats despite Abu Dhabi gas agreement

BP PLC slipped 1.4% to around 473 pence in late-morning trading in London on Thursday. The FTSE 100 added 0.3%. BP shares are down 5.1% since the close on Tuesday, trailing the FTSE 100, which is up 0.6% for the same stretch. BP lagged the index by about 5.7 percentage points. On Wednesday BP fell 3.73% while the FTSE edged up 0.31%.
June 25, 2026
IAG (LON:IAG) touches new 52-week high after oil price dip despite dividend move
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IAG (LON:IAG) touches new 52-week high after oil price dip despite dividend move

IAG is looking at a smaller fuel bill than what it flagged in May. Shares rose Thursday after adding 2.8% Wednesday, which also saw the stock notch a 52-week high. The shares are trading at 489.10p with the 4.314p dividend, putting the total value at 493.414p. That’s up from Wednesday’s 480.90p close. On a total-return basis, that's a 2.6% jump for the day, not just the 1.7% price move that shows up on the screen.
June 25, 2026
Lloyds shares close to 109p after smaller buyback boost to share count
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Lloyds shares close to 109p after smaller buyback boost to share count

Lloyds Banking Group plc climbed roughly 1.2% to about 109 pence on Thursday, ahead of the FTSE 100. With the stock up, its £1.75 billion buyback will take out fewer shares per pound. Lloyds picked up 5 million shares on June 24, paying a volume-weighted average price of 108.3071 pence, according to a filing. Trades came in between 107.55 pence and 108.90 pence. Lloyds plans to cancel the shares.
June 25, 2026
Shell stock slides as Brent slips under $74, buyback remains on hold after ARC decision
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Shell holds steady as Brent slides; ARC premium narrows

Shell Plc dropped 0.7% to 2,926 pence Thursday morning at 1000 BST. The FTSE 100 gained 0.28%. Brent for August slipped 1.44% to $72.68 by 0639 GMT, marking the weakest price since February 27. Shell shares are down 9.1% since closing at 3,220.5p on June 12, the day the company paused its buyback. Brent crude has fallen 16.8% from its $87.33 settlement that session. Shell’s slide works out to around 55% of the decline in crude.
June 25, 2026
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