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London close: Stocks drop as peace deal hopes underwhelm, oil sinks
9th Jun 2026 15:41
(Sharecast News) - UK stocks dropped sharply on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 falling to its lowest in nearly four weeks despite increased hopes that a peace deal in the Middle East was nearing its final stages.
Read moreMorgan Stanley reiterates 'underweight' on PageGroup, slashes price target
9th Jun 2026 15:37
(Sharecast News) - Morgan Stanley reiterated its 'underweight' rating on PageGroup on Tuesday and slashed the price target, as it "neutralised" its rating on recruitment peer Hays to 'equalweight' from 'underweight'.
Read moreDirector dealings: Mpac's Clive Whiley raises stake
9th Jun 2026 15:26
(Sharecast News) - Mpac revealed on Tuesday that senior independent director Clive Whiley had acquired 25,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed packaging automation firm.
Read moreUS existing home sales top forecasts as affordability improves
9th Jun 2026 15:16
(Sharecast News) - Improving affordability pushed US existing home sales to a five-month high last month, according to figures out on Tuesday from the National Association of Realtors.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks fall back from OpenAI filing surge
9th Jun 2026 15:10
(Sharecast News) - European shares closed lower on Tuesday and oil prices fell as Iran and Israel reportedly agreed a ceasefire and US president Donald Trump again claimed that a peace deal with Tehran was close.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: WPP gains, Oxford Instruments slides
9th Jun 2026 14:52
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,103.31 0.39%
Read moreUS open: Stocks higher as chip rebound, easing crude prices steady sentiment
9th Jun 2026 14:49
(Sharecast News) - Major indices opened higher on Tuesday as chipmakers extended their rebound and oil prices eased on hopes of progress in talks between Washington and Tehran.
Read moreUS open: Stocks higher as chip rebound, easing crude prices steady sentiment
9th Jun 2026 14:49
(Sharecast News) - Major indices opened higher on Tuesday as chipmakers extended their rebound and oil prices eased on hopes of progress in talks between Washington and Tehran.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Bunzl gains on upgrade; GSK slumps on acquisition
9th Jun 2026 14:05
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 10,332.58 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
Read moreThor Energy shares surge on hydrogen readings from HY-Range
9th Jun 2026 13:45
(Sharecast News) - Thor Energy said on Tuesday that preliminary results from its phase two soil air geochemistry survey at the HY-Range project in South Australia had recorded natural hydrogen readings of up to 3%, validating three of its highest-priority exploration areas.
Read moreFirst Development subsidiary awarded Northern Territory grant
9th Jun 2026 13:39
(Sharecast News) - First Development Resources said on Tuesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary URE Metals had been awarded a AUD 100,000 grant from the Northern Territory Government to support drilling at the Lander West gold target in Australia.
Read moreWednesday preview: WH Smith trading update, US CPI due
9th Jun 2026 13:27
(Sharecast News) - Wednesday will see the release of full-year results from pub group Fuller, Smith & Turner and water company Pennon, as well as a trading update from retailer WH Smith.
Read moreAlien Metals reports 'transformational' 2025
9th Jun 2026 13:16
(Sharecast News) - Alien Metals said on Tuesday that 2025 had been a "transformational" year, as it reported annual results and highlighted the completion of strategic joint ventures across its Elizabeth Hill silver and Munni Munni platinum group metals projects in Western Australia.
Read moreBP unveils plans to simplify organisational structure
9th Jun 2026 13:16
(Sharecast News) - Oil major BP on Tuesday set out plans to reorganise the business into the two units, Upstream and Downstream, as it attempts to streamline and become more efficient.
Read moreQ4 earnings beat forecasts at JM Smucker
9th Jun 2026 12:44
(Sharecast News) - Shares in The JM Smucker Company sweetened on Tuesday, after the American jam-to-coffee food group posted above-forecast quarterly earnings.
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