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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
National Grid trades up on New York grid project, sees limited earnings boost
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National Grid jumps after New York line clears key test in £70 billion plan

National Grid plc was up 1.17% at 1,255.5 pence as of 1002 BST on Thursday. The FTSE 100 was 0.31% higher. Shares climbed 1.26% Wednesday. Shares climbed 2.45% from Tuesday’s close, or 30 pence higher. With 4.98 billion shares out, that move added around £1.49 billion to National Grid’s market cap. Gains stuck as the UK 10-year gilt yield ticked up 1.8 basis points to 4.7036%.
June 25, 2026
easyJet up as Castlelake buyout clock ticks
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easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) stock leaves £579 million takeover gap after Castlelake raises bid

easyJet shares rose in London morning trade after the board rejected Castlelake’s £4.93 billion proposal but agreed to give the U.S. investor limited commercial information. Castlelake has until July 5 to make a firm offer or walk away. At 0954 BST, easyJet was 34 pence higher at 573.6 pence after touching 580 pence. Its market value was £4.35 billion. Across 758.01 million shares, the gap between the market price and Castlelake’s 650-pence proposal was about £579 million, equal to 13.3% upside from the quote.
June 25, 2026
3i Group rises as Action reports stronger six-week sales
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3i Group rises as Action reports stronger six-week sales

3i Group plc shares jumped roughly 9.5% Thursday after the private-equity firm said its Dutch discount retailer Action is heading for a solid profit quarter, even as year-to-date sales growth falls short of the yearly goal. 3i was the top gainer on the FTSE 100 in early trade. Action reported like-for-like sales growth of 3.3% through week 25, which closed June 21. CEO Simon Borrows said Action is on track for “a good quarter of profit growth.” Borrows also said the rest of 3i’s private equity portfolio showed “good momentum in line with our expectations.” After paying a €450 million dividend in May, Action had €699 million in cash left.
June 25, 2026
Anglo American slips after $5 billion Chile copper deal, ownership details weigh
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Anglo American stock climbs after Chile copper agreement locks in 30,000 tonnes a year

Anglo American plc climbed in early Thursday trading in London. The company announced its Chile copper plan finished a day earlier, adding a headline 120,000 tonnes per year, though Anglo’s actual economic share amounts to around 30,060 tonnes based on its stake. The delayed quote put the stock at 3,654 pence at 09:06 BST, up 42 pence, but still off 6.4% from Monday’s close. The FTSE 100 traded 0.3% higher than Monday. Shares in Anglo dropped 2.6% Wednesday.
June 25, 2026
Rolls-Royce shares edge past analyst median, buyback drops to 584 shares
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Rolls-Royce shares edge past analyst median, buyback drops to 584 shares

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc added 0.45% to reach 1,425.6 pence at the open in London on Thursday, coming off a 2.01% gain on Wednesday. The FTSE 100 showed little movement. Rolls-Royce’s Wednesday buyback filing showed it bought just 584 shares between June 16 and June 22. All the shares were purchased on June 22 at an average price of 1,397.64p, for a total of around £8,162.
June 25, 2026
Glencore falls harder than copper ahead of August standstill deadline
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Glencore falls harder than copper ahead of August standstill deadline

Glencore shares slipped 0.5% to 519 pence at 0920 BST, company data showed. The stock started the session at 513.9 pence and moved back up to just under 520 pence. Glencore’s market cap was around 61 billion pounds. Glencore shares dropped 4.2% Tuesday and slid another 2.5% Wednesday, putting the two-day loss at 6.7%. Volume moved up as well, climbing from 44.6 million to 54.3 million shares over those sessions.
June 25, 2026
HSBC (LSE: HSBA) trades close to highs as London keeps edge on Hong Kong
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HSBC trades close to 52-week high, price-to-book at five-year top

HSBC Holdings Plc was quoted close to its 52-week high Thursday, with Google Finance putting the stock up 0.5% at 1,436.4 pence as of 0849 BST. That was just 1.3% under the 1,456-pence top. HSBC’s price-to-book ratio hit 1.67, the highest in five years and over double the 0.82 median, according to FTSE Russell data from June 23. The shares climbed 63.1% across 52 weeks and are up 23.2% in 2024. That’s ahead of the FTSE 350 by 45.4 points for the year and 18.5 points for 2024.
June 25, 2026
Advanced Medical Solutions shares hold 2.3% deal spread after H.B. Fuller bid
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Advanced Medical Solutions shares hold 2.3% deal spread after H.B. Fuller bid

Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc shares jumped 16.1% to 278.5 pence Thursday after H.B. Fuller Company said it would acquire the company at 285p per share in cash. The stock quote at 08:56 BST was 6.5p, or 2.3%, under the offer price. AMS’s fully diluted equity is valued at £659 million in the offer, with an enterprise value put at £715 million. The price is 34.8% above the 212p undisturbed close on May 20, but the premium over Wednesday’s 240p close is 18.8%.
June 25, 2026
Orica (ASX:ORI) jumps with strong volume, adds almost A$1 billion after results
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Orica (ASX:ORI) jumps with strong volume, adds almost A$1 billion after results

Australian shares were still in pre-open at the dateline. Regular trading on the cash market is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sydney time. Orica Limited heads into Thursday coming off its biggest one-day gain since June 18. Shares are little changed over the past month. The stock is up 21.5% in the past year. The benchmark finished Wednesday at 8,808.4.
June 25, 2026
Brambles (ASX:BXB) shares rise but buyback leaves US repair gap,
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Brambles (ASX:BXB) shares rise but buyback leaves US repair gap,

Brambles Limited outperformed the market by 0.93 percentage point Wednesday. The ASX cash market sat in pre-open as of the dateline, with trading set to begin just before 10 a.m. Sydney time. Brambles’ latest buyback filing shows it bought 8,488,423 shares for A$152.42 million through June 22. Weighted average was around A$17.96 per share, which is A$1.11 below Wednesday’s closing price. Using the A$19.07 share price, those shares would now be worth A$9.5 million more than what Brambles paid. This is a measure of execution, not accounting profit.
June 25, 2026
Coles Group trades close to FY26 high, margins pressured by food inflation
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Coles Group trades close to FY26 high, margins pressured by food inflation

Coles Group Ltd was trading just under its fiscal-year peak before the ASX cash-market opened Thursday, as fresh food-price numbers put pressure on the grocer heading into the end of Q4. The company faces a choice: raise prices for shoppers or absorb more meat and dairy costs itself. The ASX was still in pre-open, with normal trading expected from about 10 a.m. Sydney time. Coles dropped 0.4% to A$23.77 on Wednesday. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.24% to 8,808.4. Shares in Coles are up 13.8% in FY26 but remain 2.1% under the recent high of A$24.28.
June 25, 2026
REA Group sinks to year low, still well below buyback average
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REA Group sinks to year low, still well below buyback average

REA shares barely moved at the close, up 6 cents or 0.05%. But the stock stayed pinned near the session bottom, ending only 14 cents off the day’s low. Trading hit 621,000 shares—about 61% more than the 386,540 average on Google Finance. Trailing P/E stood at 30.35. REA’s buyback hasn’t worked out in its favor. The company shelled out A$199,999,934.31 to repurchase 1,257,405 shares at an average price of A$159.06. At Wednesday’s close, that same amount could pick up around 1.52 million shares, 21% more.
June 25, 2026
Santos (ASX:STO) stocks watch Brent as Pikka output rises
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Santos (ASX:STO) stocks watch Brent as Pikka output rises

Santos shares will open Thursday after hitting a fresh production mark and seeing lower oil prices. The stock dropped A$0.07 on Wednesday, moving in a range from A$7.16 to A$7.38. Trading volume was 10.79 million shares. The S&P/ASX 200 finished up 0.24% at 8,808.4. Santos trailed the index by 1.20 percentage points. Energy names and miners traded weaker than other sectors.
June 25, 2026
Computershare (ASX:CPU) outperforms ASX as investors look ahead to FY27
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Computershare (ASX:CPU) outperforms ASX as investors look ahead to FY27

Computershare Limited traded higher in Thursday’s ASX pre-open, adding 34 cents to A$37.17 after rising on Wednesday. The shares outperformed the benchmark by 0.68 percentage point. Turnover reached about 2.28 million shares. Continuous trading is due to start at 09:59:45 Sydney time. No new filings came out. Computershare’s investor page still shows May 5 as its last ASX update. That update held FY26 management EPS near 144 U.S. cents, a gain of roughly 6%, and raised margin income guidance to about US$740 million. The company now expects average client balances to be US$0.5 billion higher than previously, with the weighted yield unchanged at 2.37%.
June 25, 2026
Mineral Resources up 120% on chair’s options with June 30 hurdle ahead
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Mineral Resources up 120% on chair’s options with June 30 hurdle ahead

Mineral Resources Limited was up almost 120% over the exercise price for Chair Mal Bundey’s first batch of options as brokers lined up orders ahead of Thursday’s ASX open. Full trading was set for 09:59:45 Sydney time. MIN finished at A$65.86 on Wednesday, gaining 1.4%. The S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.24%. That puts MIN ahead of the benchmark by 1.16 points. About 1.32 million shares changed hands, more than its usual 1.07 million.
June 25, 2026
ALS (ASX:ALQ) ends at DRP price as ASX 50 change drives volume
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ALS (ASX:ALQ) ends at DRP price as ASX 50 change drives volume

ALS Ltd closed Wednesday at the same level as its final-dividend DRP price, with trading over five sessions shaped by the June index rebalance. The cash market moved into pre-open at 08:08 AEST Thursday. Macquarie Securities, a Macquarie Group Ltd unit, was tapped to buy ALS shares on market during the pricing period under the plan. ALS said it would only issue new shares if that purchase couldn’t go through.
June 25, 2026
Transurban (ASX:TCL) boosts payout 6.2%, yield still trails 10-year bond
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Transurban (ASX:TCL) boosts payout 6.2%, yield still trails 10-year bond

Transurban Group Ltd found itself under more income pressure ahead of the ASX open Thursday. The company’s FY26 distribution is up faster than local inflation, but the yield as of Wednesday’s close came in lower than long-dated government bonds. Shares ended at A$15.16, slipping A$0.03, or 0.2%. The S&P/ASX 200 edged up 21.4 points, or 0.24%, to finish at 8,808.4. The 69-cent payout means a 4.55% yield at that price, which is 22 basis points under Australia’s 10-year government bond yield of 4.775%. That put the stock 44 basis points behind the benchmark.
June 25, 2026
Suncorp slips ahead of A$2.4 bln reinsurance cover
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Suncorp slips ahead of A$2.4 bln reinsurance cover

Suncorp Group shares ended down 0.3% at A$18.93 Wednesday. The insurer posted a Corporations Act disclosure on holdings in controlled entities, according to its latest ASX filing. ASX cash market was still closed at the dateline, with trading set to start around 10 a.m. as usual on June 25. Wednesday, Suncorp changed hands in a range of A$18.83 to A$19.15.
June 24, 2026
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