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US close: Stocks slip after choppy session ahead of MLK Day
16th Jan 2026 19:54
(Sharecast News) - US stocks were struggling for direction on Friday, finishing marginally lower as investors refrained from taking on too much risk ahead of the long weekend, with markets shut on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr Day.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks end strong week in the red
16th Jan 2026 17:18
(Sharecast News) - European markets edged lower on Friday as investors paused after a week of record highs, with sentiment tempered by lingering geopolitical tensions and a rotation away from recent technology-driven gains.
Read moreUS open: Stocks mixed as investors pause after Thursday's rebound
16th Jan 2026 14:47
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Friday, with investors pausing after a strong rebound in the previous session.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Ninety One surges; China-related stocks slide
16th Jan 2026 14:29
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,332.22 0.22%
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: IHG boosted by broker note; miners slump
16th Jan 2026 14:27
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 10,227.78 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Read moreUS industrial production rises for second straight month
16th Jan 2026 14:12
(Sharecast News) - Industrial production growth across the United States held steady in December, according to data from the Federal Reserve on Friday, with output increasing more than analysts expected.
Read moreBerenberg lifts Genus forecasts, remains bullish for year ahead
16th Jan 2026 13:13
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg has raised its target price for Genus following the animal genetics group's first-half trading update on Friday, keeping the stock at a 'buy' citing "multiple catalysts" for the year ahead.
Read moreBerenberg lifts Genus forecasts, remains bullish for year ahead
16th Jan 2026 13:13
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg has raised its target price for Genus following the animal genetics group's first-half trading update on Friday, keeping the stock at a 'buy' citing "multiple catalysts" for the year ahead.
Read morePlexus expanding wellhead fleet to build more predictable revenues
16th Jan 2026 13:05
(Sharecast News) - Plexus Holdings said in an update on Friday that it was focussed on expanding its rental wellhead fleet, as it looked to build more predictable revenues.
Read moreEuropa Oil granted two-year extension to Cloughton licence
16th Jan 2026 12:59
(Sharecast News) - Europa Oil & Gas announced on Friday that it has been granted a two-year extension to the first phase of its PEDL343 licence, which contains the Cloughton gas discovery in North Yorkshire, extending the deadline for appraisal work to March 2028.
Read moreGCM Resources raises £1m to progress Phulbari Project
16th Jan 2026 12:52
(Sharecast News) - GCM Resources announced the conditional raising of £1m before expenses through a placing of new shares on Friday, with the proceeds to be used for working capital as it continued to progress its Phulbari Coal and Power Project in Bangladesh.
Read moreCelLBxHealth warns of lower-than-expected 2025 revenue
16th Jan 2026 12:48
(Sharecast News) - CelLBxHealth said in an update on Friday that it expected to report lower-than-anticipated revenues for 2025 after the deferral of several sales contracts, while highlighting a strong cash position and significant cost reductions as it positions the business for commercial progress in 2026.
Read moreSpectra Systems subsidiary wins HMRC vape duty stamp deal
16th Jan 2026 12:44
(Sharecast News) - Spectra Systems said on Friday that it has been informed by HM Revenue and Customs that its security printing subsidiary, Cartor Security Printers, had been selected as the winning bidder for a contract to produce and supply vape duty stamps, subject to finalisation of the agreement.
Read moreMedPal AI raises another £0.38m through ATM facility
16th Jan 2026 12:41
(Sharecast News) - MedPal AI said in an update on Friday that it has raised a further £0.38m in gross proceeds through its at-the-market equity issuance facility, issuing 6.2 million new ordinary shares at an average price of 6.11p per share.
Read moreBroker tips: Close Brothers, BP, Genus
16th Jan 2026 12:31
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Close Brothers sparked on Friday after RBC Capital Markets upgraded the stock to 'outperform' from 'sector perform' and hiked its price target to 625p from 475p.
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