News 15 June 2026

Etihad Orders 10 Boeing Jets, Raising Talk of Hard-to-Get 787 Slots
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Stock Market Today: Live Updates 11.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 11, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 11, 2026, 6:06 AM EDT Nuclear Energy Stocks Draw Interest as Uranium Supply, Enrichment Expand July 11, 2026, 5:07 AM EDT. Nuclear energy names are seeing renewed investor interest with inflation concerns and choppy energy prices putting the spotlight back on the sector’s stable power supply. Worley (ASX:WOR), the engineering firm with a A$5.3 billion market cap, continues to roll out sustainability projects targeting hydrogen and low-carbon fuels, but it’s facing a modest 6.7% return on equity and still depends on outside debt. Silex Systems (ASX:SLX), at A$1.6 billion, is
July 11, 2026
Smith & Nephew Shares Hold Steady as Buyback and Cevian Stake Keep Turnaround in Focus
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Smith & Nephew Shares Hold Steady as Buyback and Cevian Stake Keep Turnaround in Focus

Smith & Nephew plc shares were almost flat in London on Monday, with Hargreaves Lansdown showing the stock at a 1,134p sell price and 1,135p buy price, up 1.5p, or 0.13%, while the FTSE 100 was down 0.32%. The move was small, but it mattered because the medical technology group remains in a tug of war between shareholder-return support and doubts about the speed of its turnaround. The same quote showed a market value of about £9.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.94 and a 2.56% dividend yield. A price-to-earnings ratio, or P/E, compares a company’s share price with its earnings and is often used as a quick valuation check. The latest support for the stock comes from Smith &
June 15, 2026
3i Group share price slips as Action worries keep FTSE 100 stock on deep NAV discount
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3i Group share price slips as Action worries keep FTSE 100 stock on deep NAV discount

3i Group plc shares edged lower in London on Monday, with Hargreaves Lansdown showing a 2,305p sell price and 2,306p buy price, down 0.13%, while 3i’s own investor page displayed 2,307p, down 0.09%. The move was small, but it came after a sharp rebound late last week: MarketWatch reported that 3i rose 3.78% on Friday to close at £23.09, outperforming the FTSE 100 that day. The reason investors are still focused on the share price is the gap between 3i’s market value and its portfolio value. AJ Bell showed 3i trading at a 24.22% discount to estimated NAV, with estimated NAV at 3,046.90p. NAV, or net asset value, is the estimated value of an investment company’s assets after debts and
June 15, 2026
RELX Dips After Buyback Update; July Results Ahead
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RELX Dips After Buyback Update; July Results Ahead

London, June 15, 2026, 14:06 BST. RELX PLC shares slipped Monday, down 20p, or 0.8%, at 2,471p to sell and 2,473p to buy, AJ Bell figures showed. The information-and-analytics company’s market cap was about £43.54 billion. The FTSE 100 edged up, last up 0.08% at 10,479.70 on delayed Hargreaves Lansdown data, while RELX underperformed. Some traders questioned whether the stock now looks appealing after its drop or if worries about AI disruption keep it a hold. Investors often exit names on sector rotation, profit taking, or company uncertainty, even when the market is up.
June 15, 2026
Antofagasta Jumps as Copper Prices Rally, FTSE 100 Miner in Focus
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Antofagasta Jumps as Copper Prices Rally, FTSE 100 Miner in Focus

Antofagasta plc shares surged Monday as copper and cyclical stocks came back into favor. The company’s website showed shares last at 4,317p, up 6.75% as of 14:06 BST. Hargreaves Lansdown’s delayed data put the shares at 4,304p/4,308p, up 6.48%. The FTSE 100, by comparison, was up just 0.09%. Antofagasta shares usually trade in line with copper. Copper up, forecasts for mining groups like Antofagasta tend to go higher. A fall in copper can mean quick selloffs for these stocks. The London Metal Exchange last closed three-month copper at $13,698 a tonne, up 1.60%. Copper is "key for electricals, construction, EVs and renewables," the exchange said.
June 15, 2026
Admiral Group Moves Higher With FTSE 100 as Motor Insurance Stays in Focus
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Admiral Group Moves Higher With FTSE 100 as Motor Insurance Stays in Focus

Admiral Group plc edged higher in London trading Monday, last up 0.23% at GBX 3,472 by 14:05 BST. The FTSE 100 insurer started the day at GBX 3,462 and reached GBX 3,480, but held below its 52-week high of GBX 3,686. Shares changed hands at about 14.3 times earnings, meaning the market priced Admiral at about 14 times annual EPS. The dividend yield stuck close to 4.6%. That payout is still luring income-seeking buyers. Admiral shares were flat after its new trading update. The only items in the latest regulatory release were routine disclosures of director shareholdings on June 12. London stocks pushed higher as European markets moved into risk-on mode, helped by hopes for cheaper energy and calmer geopolitics.
June 15, 2026
Beazley Shares Hover Below Zurich Cash Offer as EU Review Becomes Key Test
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Beazley Shares Hover Below Zurich Cash Offer as EU Review Becomes Key Test

Beazley Plc shares were steady in London trading on Monday, holding near the Zurich Insurance takeover price as investors shifted their attention from shareholder approval to regulatory timing. The stock was quoted at 1,283p at 14:05 BST on Google Finance, unchanged on the session, while Hargreaves Lansdown showed a 1,283p sell price and 1,283.5p buy price with the FTSE 100 slightly higher. The immediate news is not Beazley’s underwriting performance, but the takeover timetable. Insurance Business reported that Zurich formally notified the European Commission on June 11, starting a Phase I review — the first stage of an EU competition assessment — for its planned acquisition of the London-listed specialty insurer. The European Commission’s own merger update page lists ZURICH
June 15, 2026
Halma Shares Edge Higher on Broker Upgrade; Photonics Outlook Still in Focus
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Halma Shares Edge Higher on Broker Upgrade; Photonics Outlook Still in Focus

Halma plc shares climbed Monday as buyers moved back in after the FTSE 100 group's sharp drop last week. The stock traded at 4,054.19p at 14:06 BST, rising 4.01% on the session, with a range between 3,994p and 4,136p based on Davy data. Hargreaves Lansdown also put Halma up about 4%, with a market cap near £15.31 billion and a price/earnings ratio of 34.18. That P/E, which measures the share price against earnings per share, is one way investors gauge if a stock is pricey. Halma got a lift after Exane BNP Paribas bumped its rating to “outperform” from “neutral” and took its price target to 4,550p from 4,450p, according to Alliance News. Price targets signal where analysts think shares
June 15, 2026
DCC Share Price Edges Higher as KKR Bid Spread Puts July 8 Deadline in Focus
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DCC Share Price Edges Higher as KKR Bid Spread Puts July 8 Deadline in Focus

London, June 15, 2026, 13:06. DCC Plc shares were little changed in Monday trading, which says as much as a sharp move would have done. Davy’s delayed London quote showed the FTSE 100 stock at 6,140p at 13:04 BST, up 5p, or 0.08%, with a day range of 6,130p to 6,195p. Hargreaves Lansdown separately showed a 6,135p sell price and 6,145p buy price and marked the shares ex-dividend, a relevant point because the current takeover discussion includes a proposed final dividend whose ex-dividend date was May 28.
June 15, 2026
Experian drops as buyback fails to shift FY27 worries
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Experian drops as buyback fails to shift FY27 worries

London, June 15, 2026, 13:04. Experian PLC shares dropped on Monday in London, last seen at 2,558p in late trade. That’s down from a prior close at 2,569p. Hargreaves Lansdown quoted a sell price of 2,559p and buy at 2,560p, about 0.4% lower. The FTSE 100 edged slightly higher. Experian is still trading well below the 52-week high at 4,101p from July 2025, but above the May 2026 low at 2,203p. Investors aren’t treating Experian as broken, just not paying up like last year.
June 15, 2026
IMI Hits All-Time High After Buyback Push
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IMI Hits All-Time High After Buyback Push

London, June 15, 2026, 13:04 BST. IMI plc jumped 3.26% to 2,943p in London trading Monday, edging closer to its top level for the year. The stock touched a new 52-week high and has gained over 40% in the past 12 months, according to Investors Chronicle. Volume was about 826,520 shares at 12:48 BST, Investors Chronicle said.
June 15, 2026
BT drops as traders watch Openreach, Ofcom pricing battle
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BT drops as traders watch Openreach, Ofcom pricing battle

London, June 15, 2026, 13:04 BST. BT Group plc shares slid Monday as fresh competitive pressure on Openreach put the focus back on a key part of BT’s value story. AJ Bell priced BT at 203.5p–203.6p, off 5.93p, or 2.83%, after an open at 210p. The last trades came just before 13:00 BST. Hargreaves Lansdown data was in line, with BT shares down 6p, or 2.86%. The FTSE 100 was up 0.07%. That drop against a flat market suggests the move is about BT, not the broader index.
June 15, 2026
Legal & General rises on £1.2bn buyback as traders look at FTSE 100 income
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Legal & General rises on £1.2bn buyback as traders look at FTSE 100 income

Legal & General Group Plc gained in London trading on Monday. Hargreaves Lansdown showed the stock at 282.1p to sell and 282.2p to buy, a rise of 1.5p or 0.53%. The FTSE 100 inched up 0.08%. No fresh earnings reports were out. Most traders pointed to continued talk over Legal & General, as the FTSE 100 insurer offers high yields and a large capital return plan, but doubts stay on valuation and capital. HL lists market cap close to £15.48bn and a 7.72% dividend yield. Buybacks are still the main support under the share price. In these programs, the company buys its own shares to cut the float and lift earnings per share. Legal & General’s buyback site shows the
June 15, 2026
National Grid Shares Slip as Investors Weigh £70 Billion Grid Spending Plan and Dividend Timing
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National Grid Shares Slip as Investors Weigh £70 Billion Grid Spending Plan and Dividend Timing

London, June 15, 2026, 11:41 BST. National Grid plc shares weakened on Monday, with the London-listed stock quoted at a 1,196.0p sell price and 1,196.5p buy price, down 13.0p, or 1.08%, while the FTSE 100 was slightly higher at the same delayed market snapshot. The move matters because National Grid is usually treated as a defensive utility: when it falls on a firmer market day, investors are often looking beyond the broad index and focusing on stock-specific issues such as valuation, dividend timing, debt and future returns on investment. Hargreaves Lansdown listed the stock on a 15.5 times price-to-earnings ratio and a 4.05% dividend yield; P/E is the share price divided by annual earnings per share, while dividend yield shows
June 15, 2026
IQE Shares Jump as Tower Semiconductor Deal Puts AI Data Centre Demand Back in Focus
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IQE Shares Jump as Tower Semiconductor Deal Puts AI Data Centre Demand Back in Focus

London, June 15, 2026, 11:57 BST. IQE plc surged in London on Monday after the Cardiff-based semiconductor materials supplier announced a multi-year agreement to supply indium phosphide, or InP, epiwafers to Tower Semiconductor for optical connectivity products used in AI-driven data centres. InP is a compound semiconductor material used in high-speed photonics, while an epiwafer is a wafer with engineered semiconductor layers grown on it for chip manufacturing. IQE shares jumped 17% to 53.90p in Monday morning trading, according to Alliance News, and Hargreaves Lansdown later showed the stock at 54.70p to sell and 55.00p to buy, up 8.55p, or 18.49%, with a previous close of 46.25p.
June 15, 2026
NatWest edges higher ahead of Bank of England decision
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NatWest edges higher ahead of Bank of England decision

NatWest Group Plc Ticker: NWG:LSE added 8p to 622.2p, a gain of 1.3% by 11:28 BST Monday. Turnover stood at around 3.01 million shares. This followed a strong Friday, when NatWest’s total return was 4.53% and it outperformed the FTSE 100’s 1.63% move. The stock is still trading below the 705.4p year high, but stays in the upper part of its range. Traders are watching for any further upside in UK bank names. European stocks jumped Monday as oil prices retreated and talk of a US-Iran peace deal took some heat out of markets. The Stoxx 600 set a fresh high. The FTSE 100 climbed to its best level in two months. Bank names like NatWest led after recent strength,
June 15, 2026
Elliott Takes Bunzl Stake, Puts Spotlight on Buybacks and US Business
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Elliott Takes Bunzl Stake, Puts Spotlight on Buybacks and US Business

London, June 15, 2026, 11:56 BST. Bunzl plc was up in London Monday after a Reuters report said Elliott Investment Management has built a near-5% stake and is pressing for a sizable buyback along with a review of the group’s North America arm. Reuters said shares jumped as much as 3.7% to 2,632p during early trading. Google Finance showed Bunzl at 2,570p, up 1.26% by late morning. The stock hit a 52-week high of 2,634p.
June 15, 2026
BAT stock trades close to 4,630p as Velo gains, cigarette drop eyed
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BAT stock trades close to 4,630p as Velo gains, cigarette drop eyed

London, June 15, 2026, 11:57 BST. British American Tobacco p.l.c. shares barely moved on Monday. Hargreaves Lansdown data showed the stock trading at 4,630p to sell and 4,631p to buy, off 2p, or 0.04%. The FTSE 100 was up 0.08%. BAT is one of the big defensive names for income, so when the shares lag on a stronger day, investors often look past the dividend and question growth. HL put the market cap at about £100 billion, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.08 and a dividend yield of 5.19%. The P/E ratio measures price to annual earnings; the dividend yield is the yearly payout against the share price.
June 15, 2026
easyJet Trades Higher With Oil Falling As Castlelake Bid Deadline Arrives
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easyJet Trades Higher With Oil Falling As Castlelake Bid Deadline Arrives

easyJet shares were higher Monday as traders looked at cheaper oil and possible takeover interest. Any potential deal is still uncertain. Market bets on rising earnings, better cash flow, or takeover premiums can lift stocks, while the opposite can send them lower. Airlines see profits move most with fuel prices. Reuters said the STOXX 600 hit a new record after the U.S. and Iran reached a first-step deal, which could open the Strait of Hormuz. The travel and leisure index also made a record. “If oil flows return sustainably, then it will give European markets a real boost,” IG's Chris Beauchamp told Reuters. Takeover talk is still circling the stock. Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith told Reuters that Castlelake hasn’t
June 15, 2026
Unilever Pushes Higher as Market Watches for July Results and Food Arm News
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Unilever Pushes Higher as Market Watches for July Results and Food Arm News

Unilever PLC lifted 0.31% in early London action Monday, trading near 4,399.5p. The UK market traded higher as well. Google Finance showed the 52-week band between 3,644.00p and 5,542.11p, with the stock still below the year’s top. AJ Bell data listed Unilever’s market cap near £95.28 billion, a 3.86% yield, and a price-to-earnings ratio of about 19.6. The P/E ratio divides price by earnings per share. Unilever shares are trading higher mostly on solid momentum, not because of any fresh company news. Investors tend to push stocks up when earnings look stronger, risks fall, or companies promise bigger cash returns. In Unilever's case, it just wrapped up a €1.5 billion buyback and posted better first-quarter volume growth, while investors seem
June 15, 2026
Anglo American Climbs; Copper Lifts FTSE 100 Mining Stocks
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Anglo American Climbs; Copper Lifts FTSE 100 Mining Stocks

Anglo American plc shares traded higher on Monday. The stock was up 122 pence, or 3.05%, to 4,124 GBX as of 11:01 a.m. in London. Prices moved between 4,109 GBX to 4,152 GBX during the session, according to delayed data from Davy. GBX stands for pence sterling. At 4,124 GBX, each share was priced at £41.24. Anglo American is drawing more copper focus than its diversified label would suggest. Copper was at $6.49 per pound on June 15, gaining 0.96% from the previous session, per Trading Economics. Miners with high copper exposure can see earnings rise when prices move up. That’s because copper goes into everything from energy to EVs and buildings. Shares in these names can jump when profit
June 15, 2026
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