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London close: Stocks rise despite oil price rally as banks gain
17th Mar 2026 16:17
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 pushed higher for the second day on Tuesday, along with European and US markets, despite another rise in oil prices, with gains in the heavyweight banking sector providing a lift.
Read moreSix Flags should be put up for sale, says activist investor
17th Mar 2026 15:44
(Sharecast News) - Investment management firm and activist investor Jana Partners has called for American theme park operator Six Flags Entertainment to be put up for sale, according to a Reuters report on Tuesday.
Read moreImpax Environmental Markets launches exit tender after clash with Saba
17th Mar 2026 15:24
(Sharecast News) - Impax Environmental Markets launched an exit tender offer on Tuesday, that would allow eligible shareholders to sell up to 100% of their holdings for cash, after a previous continuation tender failed because activist investor Saba Capital declined to participate.
Read moreRasberry Pi surges as Hedgeye goes long
17th Mar 2026 14:49
(Sharecast News) - Raspberry Pi shot higher on Tuesday after Hedgeye Risk Asset Management recommended buying shares of the maker of high-performance, low-cost single-board computers (SBCs), and boosted by comments from Nvidia boss Jensen Huang.
Read moreBerenberg raises target price on Property Franchise Group
17th Mar 2026 14:34
(Sharecast News) - Over at Berenberg, analysts hiked their target price on The Property Franchise Group from 645p to 680p on Tuesday, citing "continuing progress from organic initiatives".
Read moreBroker tips: Zotefoams, The Property Franchise Group
17th Mar 2026 14:33
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on foams manufacturer Zotefoams from 640p to 675p on Tuesday following the group's in-line 2025 numbers.
Read moreUS open: Stocks higher as oil climbs, geopolitical tensions remain in focus
17th Mar 2026 14:27
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the green early on Tuesday, even as oil prices resumed their upward march.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Raspberry Pi, Trustpilot surge; Close Bros slides
17th Mar 2026 14:15
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,297.72 1.25%
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Banks, BT Group in the black
17th Mar 2026 14:00
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was 1% higher at 10,418.46 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
Read moreMastercard expands into digital assets space with BVNK acquisition
17th Mar 2026 13:57
(Sharecast News) - Payments giant Mastercard has announced the $1.8bn acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK, which the firm says will enable it to address new use cases with stablecoins, tokenised deposits and tokenised assets.
Read moreAmazon introduces one-hour deliveries in "hundreds" of US locations
17th Mar 2026 12:55
(Sharecast News) - Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced that it is introducing a new one-hour delivery option, seven days a week across "hundreds" of cities and towns across America.
Read moreMidwich confident despite decline in full-year earnings
17th Mar 2026 12:40
(Sharecast News) - Midwich Group reported a decline in full-year earnings for 2025 on Tuesday, amid challenging market conditions, although the audio-visual distributor returned to revenue growth in the second half and maintained record gross margins.
Read moreEssentra buoyant for coming year, shares spark
17th Mar 2026 12:17
(Sharecast News) - Essentra confirmed full-year guidance on Tuesday, despite a slide in annual profits, sending shares in the components manufacturer sharply higher.
Read moreDirector dealings: Ocado's Rausing snaps up another £3.6m in shares
17th Mar 2026 12:14
(Sharecast News) - Ocado revealed on Tuesday that non-executive director Jorn Rausing had acquired 1.78m ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed grocery software technology business.
Read moreEurope midday: Markets rally despite oil hitting $100
17th Mar 2026 11:58
(Sharecast News) - European shares rallied on Tuesday as volatile oil prices jumped above $100 again after Iran hit oil and gas facilities for the first time since the US and Israel started their war on Tehran.
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