WH Smith (LON:SMWH) high-street sale faces investor focus after TG Jones court delay
TG Jones, which bought WH Smith’s high street stores, was still waiting on a High Court
South32 Ltd (ASX:S32) share price bounce leaves June selloff intact before quarterly update
South32 Ltd entered Tuesday’s pre-open after a 1.79% rise on Monday, but the bounce did little to repair June’s damage. The miner closed at A$3.98; since June 22 it is down 4.1%,
Tesco trades higher as repurchase hits 59% of target, grocery share cools
Tesco PLC traded higher in London on Monday. A new buyback update showed Tesco has now executed around 59% of its planned £750 million repurchase, providing some direct per-share support as UK grocery volume figures remain mixed. London Stock Exchange was open for business, with the regular session running from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST. TradingHours.com confirmed the exchange was open Monday. As of 10:55 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.27% at 10,479.49. Tesco traded at 463.70p, up 3.80p, or 0.83%, according to delayed London South East data.
easyJet (LON:EZJ) stock trails Castlelake offer on deal terms snag
easyJet plc shares remain priced with a takeover discount, after the airline gave Castlelake access to only limited commercial information. The delayed quote showed the stock at 580.2p to sell, 580.6p to buy, off 0.51% for the day. Shares opened at 587p and closed previously at 583p. The discount figure is what investors are watching. Castlelake put forward a fourth offer at 650p a share in cash. easyJet turned it down, calling it too low, but said more access to data could bring a “more attractive proposal”.
IAG shares dip on Heathrow cost dispute, offsetting oil price drop and dividend
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA shares dropped Monday. But for investors, fuel wasn’t the only concern. The British Airways parent is trading close to its old highs, as a new dispute about who pays for Heathrow’s expansion brings attention to a costly item the company can’t hedge. IAG was last at 473.25 pence, off 9.45 pence, as of 0946 BST. Volume was 2.24 million shares. The stock is trading 3.99% under its 52-week high of 492.90 pence from June 25, but it's still up 39.5% for the year, per delayed market data.
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.
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 16.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 16, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 16, 2026, 3:52 PM EDT ASX penny stocks watch: Accent Group, Focus Minerals move under A$2B cap July 16, 2026, 3:42 PM EDT. ASX looks set to tick higher, with traders eyeing penny stocks under A$2 billion market cap. Accent Group Limited, valued at A$444.88 million, got a A$300 million offer from Frasers Group, but its board said the bid is too low given recent earnings and margin pressure. Focus Minerals Limited, with a A$468.52 million cap, posted 1612% earnings growth, carries no debt, and has solid asset backing. The
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 15.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 15, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 16, 2026, 3:56 AM EDT Rolls-Royce or Lloyds: Which Stock Looks Cheaper Now? July 16, 2026, 3:44 AM EDT. Shares in Rolls-Royce Holdings trade at a far richer price compared to Lloyds Banking Group. Rolls-Royce is on a P/E of 47.3, versus 16.1 for Lloyds, showing the market prices in bigger growth hopes for Rolls-Royce but with more risk. On dividends, Lloyds pays out a lot more, with a 2025 yield seen at 3.2% and climbing to 3.8% in 2026, compared to Rolls-Royce’s trailing 0.7%. Lloyds’ price-to-book is just 1.35,
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 14.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 14, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 15, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT ASX 200 up as BHP rallies, Macquarie sets record in choppy commodity trade July 15, 2026, 3:50 AM EDT. The ASX 200 ended higher, lifted by a jump in BHP after positive moves in commodity prices. BHP rose on supply worries and higher demand. Macquarie Group hit an all-time high, with its shares getting a boost from volatile commodity markets, a key area for the bank’s asset management and banking units. Traders rotated into resource and financial stocks while global markets stayed volatile. The strength
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 13.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 13, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 14, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) Set for Investor Webcast as Shares Hover Near 80p July 14, 2026, 3:48 AM EDT. SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT), which has a £220 million market cap, traded around 80p with investors looking for the shares to push back above 100p. CEO Simon Tucker is due to give another round of corporate updates at an Investor Webcast, the first since April 29. The company has built up its balance sheet and has been adding to its order book. Shares jumped from 40p
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 12.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 12, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 13, 2026, 3:58 AM EDT ASX 200 Flat as Investors Watch U.S. Inflation, China Numbers July 13, 2026, 3:58 AM EDT. ASX 200 edged up just 3 points to finish at 8,808, as gains in telecom, banks, and energy names offset weaker tech and industrials. Traders sat tight before key U.S. inflation data and Fed Chair Warsh’s testimony, while U.S. futures softened. Investors also kept an eye on China’s June trade numbers, Q2 GDP, and new sentiment readouts for Australia. Miners slipped ahead of earnings-BHP and Rio Tinto both fell.
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 11.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 11, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 12, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT Five Dock House Fetches $2.401m, Beating Reserve by $200,000 at Sydney Auction July 12, 2026, 3:56 AM EDT. A three-bedroom house at 28 Sutton Street, Five Dock, sold at auction for $2.401 million, or $200,000 above its $2.2 million reserve. The home has period features and is close to a proposed metro station. Two buyers registered for the auction, with a local family bidding up to win. Sydney’s auction clearance rate was 53% last week, just above recent lows but still under the 60% level
London stocks lagged Tuesday as FTSE 100 missed surge in other corners
The FTSE 100 edged lower Thursday, though the main index drop didn’t tell the whole story. A big pharmaceutical stock weighed on the benchmark, but banks, miners, tech names and mid-cap shares all moved up in the background. FTSE 100 slipped 0.2% to 10,472.5. Gains in banks, up 2.2%, and miners, both industrial and precious-metal names, up over 4%, couldn’t make up for AstraZeneca’s trial news. The FTSE 250 added 1.0%, breaking a three-day losing streak and suggesting investors aren’t just pulling out of UK names.
Rio Tinto Just Bounced. The Volume Tells a Different Story
Rio Tinto plc climbed on Thursday, clawing back just over half of the previous session’s drop, as investors moved back into large miners before next week’s production update and after a rough day for London equities. The shares closed up 2.85% at 6,675 pence, while the FTSE 100 fell 0.16% to 10,472.45. The harder number was volume: 1.6 million shares changed hands, against a 65-day average of 2.56 million, suggesting the rebound was not yet a full-throated reversal of Wednesday’s selloff.
LSEG shares slip as market eyes two under-the-radar bets
London Stock Exchange Group plc slipped Thursday, as investors weighed two new business lines aimed at private-company share trading and wider clearing collateral. Shares settled at 8,768p, off 1.06%, while the FTSE 100 dipped 0.16%. LSEG is still about 20% under its 52-week high of 10,985p. This matters now because LSEG’s public-market brand faces a tough home market. The Financial Times said UK takeover bids hit £59.7 billion in the first half of 2026, compared to just £2.2 billion raised from new London listings. That’s a 27-to-1 ratio, adding to pressure on the old exchange story. LSEG is leaning into other areas: data, indices, clearing, workflow software, and some private-market liquidity.
Adnams Shares Trade in £300,000 Block as Small Brewer Runs Turnaround Math
Adnams plc Class B got a jolt of activity Thursday, as a single £300,000 chunk traded in the afternoon and ended up making up nearly all of the session’s turnover. The mid-price held steady at 1,600p after the AQSE close. Aquis data showed 18,851 shares moved in three trades, about 6.6% of Adnams’ B ordinary shares. The final trade came at 15:43 BST. Liquidity mattered more than price here. The main trade was 18,750 shares at 1,600p, almost all the day’s volume at 99.5%. The spread stayed so wide it could take out half the mid-price. For a stock this illiquid, that’s the story—not momentum, at least not now.
Unilever (ULVR.L) Sinks After $66 Billion Food Deal Hit by More Terry Smith Criticism
Unilever PLC dropped almost 2% in London on Thursday, giving up most of Tuesday’s bounce. The move came as ex-shareholder Terry Smith renewed criticism of its $66 billion food deal, keeping focus on management and governance instead of product lines or profit margins. Delayed data from AJ Bell put the shares at 4,566p, off 1.9%, with market cap just under £98 billion. Based on Tuesday’s £46.89 close, the drop has wiped out about £2.6 billion from Unilever’s equity value. This matters now because the latest drop isn’t about a new profit warning. Investors are reacting to Unilever’s plan for a new structure. The company aims to dig further into beauty, wellbeing, personal care and home care, while splitting off Foods
Anglo American Rallies 6%, Trades on Thin Volume
Anglo American plc bounced 5.83% to 3,578p in London on Thursday, recovering some ground after a sharp midweek drop. Trading volume stayed orderly. Davy put the quote at 17:08 BST, about 20 minutes delayed, after the London Stock Exchange session closed at 16:30. This matters because Anglo’s stock isn’t just about metals trading. It’s also the currency for its planned deal with Teck Resources Ltd. Every move in Anglo’s share price changes the value of that all-share offer. Teck said one Teck share will swap for 1.3301 Anglo shares under the deal.
Domino’s Pizza Stock Gets Another Warning Before Its July 20 Earnings Test
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 9, 2026, 10:01 EDT Domino’s Pizza shares edged lower Thursday after TD Cowen cut its price target on the stock to $295 from $350 and kept a Hold rating, the latest downshift before the pizza chain reports second-quarter results on July 20. The shares were recently trading around $301, little changed to slightly lower in morning U.S. trading.
Trump’s Australia-Inspired Retirement Proposal May Spark Social Security Clash
President Donald Trump said his team is looking at an Australia-style retirement savings plan for U.S. workers, adding it could go to Congress once new child investment accounts roll out. The question matters because it goes to a basic debate in U.S. retirement policy—should private savings just top up Social Security, or take on more weight? Trump hasn’t put out a bill yet, and the White House is focused now on new savings accounts, expanded IRA access, and federal matches. There’s no move yet toward a required employer-funded model.
Lloyds CEO’s Five Money Rules Show Why UK Savers Are Under Pressure
Lloyds Banking Group Chief Executive Charlie Nunn has urged British households to build savings automatically and slow down before making online payments, warning that scams and social-media investment tips are now part of the everyday money risk facing consumers. Nunn’s remarks put the head of one of Britain’s biggest retail lenders into a debate that has moved beyond interest rates. Households are still trying to rebuild buffers after years of high living costs, while banks are under pressure to make basic services easier to reach for people with thin finances or weak documentation.
$85 CASHCAT Play Turns Into $2 Million Surprise on Robinhood Chain
CASHCAT, a Robinhood Chain memecoin with a cat theme, pulled back Thursday morning after speculative buying earlier this week sent some early holders’ wallets into the millions. CASHCAT traded near $0.0896 on DEX Screener, down roughly 27% in the past 24 hours. The token had a market cap around $88.8 million with close to $5.8 million in liquidity on its main Uniswap V3 pool on Robinhood Chain. Liquidity refers to the tokens and cash available in the pool for trading—low liquidity can make it hard for holders to sell fast.
OpenAI debuts GPT-5.6 as competition starts to catch up
OpenAI plans to roll out GPT-5.6 to the public on Thursday, bringing its newest and most advanced model set to market after a hold tied to U.S. government worries over misuse in hacking and other high-stakes jobs. OpenAI says the launch package features GPT-5.6 Sol, as well as Terra and Luna, which are designed to be less expensive. The launch is seen as a test for regulators and AI firms as they look at who gets access to technology that can code and help with cybersecurity. Axios said Trump-era officials let OpenAI move forward after more checks and meetings, though a White House official denied any required approval, saying: “No such permission is required or granted.”
Tesla (TSLA) Robotaxi Push Runs Into New Roadblock
New Jersey lawmakers are stepping into Tesla’s robotaxi tech debate, asking if just cameras and AI are enough. A bill up for a vote this year would make all fully autonomous cars in the state use cameras plus two more sensing systems. That could cut out Tesla’s camera-only Robotaxi unless it adds new hardware. “This is not anti-Tesla,” Sen. Andrew Zwicker told The Verge. “I’m pro-New Jersey safety.” Carnegie Mellon’s Philip Koopman said, “camera-only technology is not up to the challenge.” This is important now as Tesla looks to turn a small robotaxi launch into evidence its self-driving tech can scale up. On July 3, Tesla said its robotaxi hit Miami, following the June start of unsupervised robotaxis in Austin.
Nvidia Wins China Nod, New AI Project Starts to Move
China is getting ready to allow a few leading AI firms to buy a restricted batch of Nvidia H200 chips, possibly giving the U.S. chip supplier a small but key route back into a market pressed by U.S. export restrictions and China’s drive to use more domestic suppliers. Nvidia’s H200 GPU is designed for heavy AI workloads. Chinese regulators told Alibaba, ByteDance, and DeepSeek they might get the green light to buy some H200 chips, Reuters said, citing The Information. Beijing could let in fewer than 200,000 chips, which is less than half of what these firms wanted earlier this year.
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 09.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 9, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 10, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT ASX 200 Closes Up as Miners Jump; Healthcare Pulls Back July 10, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. The ASX 200 finished higher after gains in gold and mining stocks lifted the index. Miners helped steady sentiment following recent declines. On the flip side, healthcare stocks fell sharply, with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (PME) and CSL Ltd trading among the biggest laggards. Traders cited sector-specific headwinds for healthcare, but rising commodity prices kept buyers in miners. Evening Wrap: ASX 200 closes higher on gold and mining stocks