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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, 7:56 AM EDT SpaceX stock slumps 13% in a week as investors eye tech costs, bond plan July 11, 2026, 7:56 AM EDT. SpaceX shares slid almost 13% this week, changing hands near $145 after hitting $211 just after the IPO. The company’s market cap shrank from around $3 trillion to under $2 trillion. Investors are on edge about heavy AI spending and the expensive Starship program, plus a $25 billion bond deal that shook sentiment. Upcoming IPO lockup expirations could mean more selling. Rate hike worries and
July 11, 2026
UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 14.06.2026

UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 14.06.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: June 14, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: June 15, 2026, 3:56 AM EDT 3 UK Stocks Trading Up to 48.6% Below Intrinsic Value Amid Market Pressure June 15, 2026, 3:56 AM EDT. UK’s FTSE 100 faces headwinds from weak Chinese trade data and slow economic recovery, pressuring companies linked to China. Investors eye undervalued stocks with strong growth potential based on discounted cash flow analysis. Notable stocks include RHI Magnesita (48.6% undervalued), Vulcan Two Group (49.9%), and Tristel (49.7%). Computacenter trades 13.6% below fair value, forecasting 7.8% revenue growth and 12% earnings growth despite margin declines and insider
June 14, 2026
Fresnillo trades higher on silver gains despite gold rate concerns
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Fresnillo trades higher on silver gains despite gold rate concerns

Fresnillo PLC jumped 4.53% to close at £30.02 on Friday, outpacing the FTSE 100, which added 1.63% to finish at 10,471.72. Fresnillo is a leading London name for investors betting on silver and gold moves, so a bump in metals expectations can swing the stock. Even with Friday’s jump, the shares are still off 32.87% from the 52-week high of £44.72 set January 26. That gap points to ongoing volatility in the wake of this year’s sharp run higher in precious metals. UK stocks rallied Friday, Reuters said, as hopes for an Iran-U.S. peace deal sent oil prices down and boosted risk appetite. That created a mixed but mostly positive backdrop for shares. For Fresnillo, silver offered the better signal—spot
June 14, 2026
Babcock Rises as FY26 Numbers Bring Type 31 Risk Back Up
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Babcock Rises as FY26 Numbers Bring Type 31 Risk Back Up

London, June 13, 2026, 23:04. Babcock International Group PLC finished the week stronger, with shares up as UK stocks advanced and investors waited for the company’s full-year numbers. Late Hargreaves Lansdown data had the FTSE 100 name up 6.0p, or 0.58%, quoting at 1,033.0p to sell and 1,033.5p to buy after the close. The FTSE 100 itself jumped 1.63% to 10,471.72. Reuters said UK blue chips moved higher Friday on the back of lower oil prices and optimism over a possible U.S.-Iran peace deal.
June 14, 2026
Antofagasta Rallies as Copper Surge Shifts Focus to July Production Update
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Antofagasta Rallies as Copper Surge Shifts Focus to July Production Update

London, June 13, 2026, 23:03. Antofagasta plc closed out Friday up 4.88% at £40.44, or 4,044p. The FTSE 100 finished 1.63% higher at 10,471.72. Antofagasta is still trading 9.63% below its 52-week top of £44.75. Volume reached 743,306, well under the 50-day average of 1.5 million shares. The stock climbed on lighter-than-usual trading.
June 14, 2026
ICG Shares Up Following Ex-Dividend Date Ahead of July Trading Update
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ICG Shares Up Following Ex-Dividend Date Ahead of July Trading Update

ICG plc jumped in London on Friday, ending the session at 1,779p, or £17.79, as UK stocks staged a broader rebound and financials gained ground. ICG finished ahead of the FTSE 100 and clawed back losses after its ex-dividend date, when the window for qualifying for the next payout closed for buyers. The stock is still well under its 52-week top of £23.40, keeping it in recovery mode rather than breaking out. Dividend dates kept ICG in the spotlight. The group’s calendar lists June 11 as the ex-dividend date, June 12 for the record, and July 31 for the ordinary payout. May results showed a total ordinary dividend of 87p per share for FY26, up from 83p. That’s a 16th
June 14, 2026
Persimmon Shares Bounce; Bank of England Decision Up Next for UK Housebuilders
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Persimmon Shares Bounce; Bank of England Decision Up Next for UK Housebuilders

London, June 13, 2026, 23:03. Persimmon Plc shares rebounded Friday, June 12, finishing up 2.56% at about £10.43. The stock outpaced the broader London market, with the FTSE 100 gaining 1.63% to close at 10,471.72, according to MarketWatch. Trading volume on Persimmon was above its 50-day average, pointing to higher than normal investor interest. Thursday, Persimmon dropped 2.26%. Shares are still roughly a third below the 52-week high of £15.52 from February 18.
June 14, 2026
Imperial Brands Trades Close to £28 With Buybacks Balancing Tobacco Drop
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Imperial Brands Trades Close to £28 With Buybacks Balancing Tobacco Drop

Imperial Brands PLC stayed in the spotlight after reporting it bought back 270,000 ordinary shares for cancellation on June 12 at an average price of 2,797.5322p. The FTSE 100 tobacco company said the transaction, done through Barclays, is part of its £1.45 billion buyback plan. After these shares are settled and cancelled, the number of ordinary shares outstanding, excluding treasury shares, drops to 772,030,293. Buybacks use cash to repurchase shares and, with a lower share count, can lift earnings per share. Imperial shares closed the week with only a small gain, trading at 2,806p to sell and 2,808p to buy in AJ Bell’s late pricing Friday. That’s up 10p, or 0.36%. The FTSE 100 closed higher, up 1.63% on the
June 13, 2026
LSEG Stock Climbs; Investors Weigh AI Optimism Against Listing Concerns
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LSEG Stock Climbs; Investors Weigh AI Optimism Against Listing Concerns

London Stock Exchange Group plc closed higher Friday, with LSEG up 160p at 9,010p, a gain of 1.81%. The FTSE 100 rose 1.63% on the day. That’s after a rough year for the stock. LSEG is still off 18.72% over 12 months, based on Investors Chronicle data, even after Friday’s rally. LSEG shares are getting support now as investors rethink the risk that AI could hit the group’s high-value data business. According to Reuters, the stock is up 27% since Elliott Management disclosed a stake in February, but it’s still off its 2025 highs. Deutsche Bank’s Benjamin Goy told Reuters, “It’s actually pretty cheap compared to other data companies.” UBS analyst Michael Werner called AI a “show me” story when
June 13, 2026
InterContinental Hotels Group Shares Hit 2026 High as Buybacks and Hotel Demand Put August Results in Focus
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InterContinental Hotels Group Shares Hit 2026 High as Buybacks and Hotel Demand Put August Results in Focus

London, June 13, 2026, 22:02 BST. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC shares ended the latest London session sharply higher, closing Friday at $166.45, a 3.77% gain that beat the broader FTSE 100 move of 1.63%. AJ Bell data showed the stock touched a year high of $167.00 during the session, with market capitalisation around $24.70 billion. The comparison matters because IHG’s move was not just part of a broad UK rally; it also reflected investor attention on the company’s ongoing capital return programme.
June 13, 2026
3i Group Shares Climb; NAV Discount and Action Uncertainty in Focus
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3i Group Shares Climb; NAV Discount and Action Uncertainty in Focus

3i Group plc shares bounced 3.78% to £23.09 on Friday, ending the week higher as the broader London market also gained. The stock outpaced the FTSE 100’s 1.63% jump for the day after adding 1.74% on Thursday. Even with the two-day rally, shares remain down 48.65% from their 52-week high of £44.97 set on October 27, 2025. 3i’s rally is worth noting. The company is a listed private-equity and infrastructure investor, and the share price often gets measured against its net asset value, or NAV, basically the estimated value of what it owns minus debts. AJ Bell data put 3i at about a 24% discount to its estimated NAV, so the shares are trading much lower than the group says
June 13, 2026
Diageo Trails FTSE 100 as India Dispute Weighs on Stock
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Diageo Trails FTSE 100 as India Dispute Weighs on Stock

Diageo plc shares finished Friday up but still trailed the FTSE 100. The Guinness, Johnnie Walker, and Don Julio owner closed at 1,514.50p, rising 8p, or 0.53%, on volume of 3.47 million shares. AJ Bell data showed the wider index climbing 1.63% that day. Diageo's lag comes as the group works to regain investor trust after a tough 12 months. The shares are still down 23.14% over the past year. UK blue chips ended up Friday, with the FTSE 100 closing 1.6% higher at 10,471.7—the highest since May 27, Reuters reported. Oil prices fell as traders bet on a possible U.S.-Iran peace agreement. Diageo lagged, with a smaller gain that pointed to investors still holding back on backing the drinks
June 13, 2026
British Land Shares Rise as FTSE 100 Rally Puts Rent Growth Back in Focus
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British Land Shares Rise as FTSE 100 Rally Puts Rent Growth Back in Focus

London, June 13, 2026, 21:02. British Land Company PLC’s share price ended the latest London session firmer, with market screens showing the stock up about 2% around 418p–419p, while the FTSE 100 index, a benchmark of large UK-listed shares, rose 1.6% to 10,471.7 points in a broad UK market rally. The move matters because listed property stocks often react strongly to shifts in bond yields and risk appetite: when yields fall, the future rental income from commercial real estate can look more valuable relative to bonds.
June 13, 2026
easyJet Edges Higher as Markets Watch Takeover Chatter
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easyJet Edges Higher as Markets Watch Takeover Chatter

easyJet plc ended the week up, with takeout talk still the main driver for the FTSE 250 airline. Shares settled at 500.00p on Friday, adding 2.04%. MarketScreener data showed a 6.00% gain for the week, but the stock is still off 2.08% for the year. Hargreaves Lansdown pegged the market cap around £3.74 billion and reported trading volume over 10.8 million shares. Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith said at the Paris Air Forum that Castlelake has not approached the airline group to join a bid for easyJet. Smith said Air France-KLM is not actively looking at easyJet, but he still called easyJet’s assets “amazing.” “There are some amazing assets that easyJet has,” Smith said.
June 13, 2026
Bunzl Lags as FTSE 100 Climbs, Distributor Misses Out on Rally
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Bunzl Lags as FTSE 100 Climbs, Distributor Misses Out on Rally

Bunzl plc traded lower on Friday as the FTSE 100 moved higher, with the stock at 2,538p on June 12, down 20p or 0.78%. The FTSE 100 closed up 1.63% to 10,471.72, its highest since May 27. UK shares got a lift as oil prices dropped and investors showed more risk appetite. Bunzl’s slump stands out since the company is seen as a reliable player supplying non-food consumables like packaging, hygiene and cleaning products, safety gear and healthcare items. A fall in a defensive stock like this on a strong day often gets picked up by investors as a sign of trouble—think questions over margins, demand, or how quickly business is coming back in North America, which is Bunzl’s biggest
June 13, 2026
Haleon stock moves higher as buybacks, U.S. momentum, July report watched
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Haleon stock moves higher as buybacks, U.S. momentum, July report watched

Haleon PLC finished Friday’s London session up 0.84% at about 336.8p. The stock hit an intraday high of 337.4p, according to AJ Bell, as the FTSE 100 added 1.63%. There were about 19.0 million shares traded. Haleon’s market cap stands near £29.74 billion. The P/E ratio was 18.21, per AJ Bell, a standard measure comparing share price to earnings. Haleon has seen shares trade mostly on Friday’s market rally and its ongoing buyback plan, with no major earnings updates in recent sessions. The group is listed in London and New York. Investors have also been watching the credibility of Haleon’s 2026 guidance. Its U.S. ADRs finished Friday nearly flat at $9.13, the latest available quote.
June 13, 2026
Centrica Share Price Falls as Sizewell B Deal Hopes Meet July Earnings Test
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Centrica Share Price Falls as Sizewell B Deal Hopes Meet July Earnings Test

Centrica plc shares slipped into the weekend, underperforming a strong London market as investors weighed near-term earnings pressure against the company’s longer-term infrastructure plans. The British Gas owner’s stock was shown at 185.8p on June 12, down 1.04% on the day, after trading between 183.8p and 188.6p on volume of about 33.4 million shares. That contrasted with a 1.63% gain for the FTSE 100, the benchmark index of large London-listed companies. The move matters because a stock falling while its main index rises often signals investors are marking down company-specific expectations, taking profits, or demanding a higher risk premium. Shares rise when buyers expect better future profits, dividends or buybacks; they fall when expected cash flow, meaning money generated after
June 13, 2026
M&S Shares Face Results Test as Marks & Spencer Starts £340 Million Warehouse Build
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M&S shares gain 4% with profit recovery back in focus

Marks & Spencer Group plc jumped 4.15% to 376.30p on Friday, beating the FTSE 100’s 1.63% advance. MKS shares traded at 376.70p to sell and 376.90p to buy, according to AJ Bell. That put the retailer’s market cap around £7.73 billion. M&S beat the broader UK market, not just moving in line with the rally. Reuters said the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 both gained 1.6% on Friday as shares climbed across the board. Hopes for a possible Iran-U.S. agreement and weaker oil prices helped drive the move. Stocks tend to rise when investors see stronger earnings ahead or accept less “risk premium”—a smaller reward for taking on uncertainty. They fall when profit forecasts, cash outlooks or confidence drop.
June 13, 2026
Tesco Shares Edge Higher Before Q1 Trading Update, Buyback in Focus
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Tesco Shares Edge Higher Before Q1 Trading Update, Buyback in Focus

Tesco PLC shares closed up 0.87% at 473.00p in London on Friday, rising 4.10p for the week, market data showed. The stock is still trading below its 52-week high at 508.00p, but stays well above the 52-week low at 392.60p. Investors are watching to see if the next trading update will support the rally. FTSE 100 jumped 1.6% to 10,471.7 points on Friday as UK markets rallied, helped by talk of a possible U.S.-Iran peace deal that sent oil prices down and boosted risk appetite. Lower oil helps Tesco, as fuel costs ease and shoppers may keep spending. A rising FTSE often means more money into defensive blue-chip names like Tesco.
June 13, 2026
Compass Group Lifts Profit Outlook But Shares Slide on Friday
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Compass Group Gains 4.6% While FTSE 100 Climbs Ahead of July Update

Compass Group PLC closed Friday at $34.18, up $1.51 or 4.62%, with trading volume around 2.66 million shares. That move put the contract caterer among the FTSE 100’s stronger names at week’s end. The FTSE 100 added 1.63% to finish at 10,471.72, with UK equities mostly stronger. Compass’s ordinary shares now quote in U.S. dollars on the London Stock Exchange, after shifting from GBp on April 1. That currency change means old price comparisons can be distorted unless currency is factored in. Friday’s rally in Compass stood out against a wider UK market lift, with the scale of the move pointing to investor reaction to the company’s recent earnings run and higher profit guidance. Stocks usually go up when investors
June 13, 2026
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