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US close: Stocks surge as US-Iran tensions ease, corporate earnings impress
6th May 2026 23:17
(Sharecast News) - US stock markets surged on Thursday on the back of renewed hopes for a peace deal between Washington and Tehran, with falling oil prices and a host of stronger-than-expected blue chip quarterly results boosting sentiment.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks surge on peace deal hopes as oil prices slide
6th May 2026 17:08
(Sharecast News) - A big drop in the price of oil and renewed hopes for an imminent peace deal between the US and Iran lit a fire under global stock markets on Wednesday, with London's FTSE 100 jumping 2.2%.
Read moreEurope close: Oil sinks, equities rally on Iran peace hopes
6th May 2026 16:25
(Sharecast News) - European shares surged on Wednesday while oil prices plunged after Iran suggested the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and US president Donald Trump paused an operation to protect shipping through the key waterway amid signs of progress towards a peace deal.
Read moreJubilee Metals reports rise in saleable copper production
6th May 2026 16:22
(Sharecast News) - Jubilee Metals reported a 29% increase in saleable copper production for the first nine months of its 2026 financial year on Wednesday, as output from its Roan operations more than doubled and the Molefe Mine continued to expand.
Read moreGunsynd to start summer field programme at Barb project
6th May 2026 16:18
(Sharecast News) - Gunsynd said on Wednesday that it expected to start its summer field programme at the Barb gold project in Manitoba by mid-June, subject to final snow melt.
Read moreKKR drops out of the race for Nestle's water brands - report
6th May 2026 15:49
(Sharecast News) - Private equity firm KKR has reportedly dropped out of the multibillion pound auction for Nestle's bottled water brands.
Read moreThursday preview: Shell Q1 reslults, JD Sports FY numbers eyed
6th May 2026 15:24
(Sharecast News) - Thursday will bring first-quarter results from oil giant Shell, a trading and operations update from Harbour Energy and first-quarter earnings from McDonald's.
Read moreDeutsche Bank lowers target price on Whitbread following CMD
6th May 2026 15:19
(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank lowered its target price on hospitality group Whitbread from 2,815p to 2,530p on Wednesday as it attempted to "distill the impressively detailed" capital markets day into analysing the targeted £165m pre-tax profit uplift and the firm's revenue/cost guidance.
Read moreBroker tips: Synthomer, Whitbread
6th May 2026 15:10
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on chemicals business Synthomer from 60p to 100p on Wednesday as it said the firm had received "some big, although temporary support" from Iran-linked raw material shortages at Asian peers.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Travel stocks surge; Telecom Plus tanks
6th May 2026 15:08
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,840.55 1.77%
Read moreUnion Jack Oil shares rise on spudding of Crossroads well
6th May 2026 15:07
(Sharecast News) - Union Jack Oil said on Wednesday that drilling had started at the Crossroads well in southern Oklahoma.
Read moreDirector dealings: Hargreaves Services CEO completes tender sale
6th May 2026 15:07
(Sharecast News) - Hargreaves Services revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Gordon Banham had tendered 199,300 shares into the company's recently completed tender offer, which formed part of a capital‑return programme announced in late March.
Read moreSeeing Machines reports record quarter for automotive volumes
6th May 2026 15:02
(Sharecast News) - Seeing Machines reported a record quarter for automotive production volumes on Wednesday, with more than 1.28m vehicles produced using its driver and occupant monitoring technology in the three months to 31 March.
Read moreCorning surges on multiyear optical fiber partnership with Nvidia
6th May 2026 15:02
(Sharecast News) - Corning shares surged on Wednesday after it announced a multiyear commercial and technology partnership with Nvidia to expand US-based manufacturing of the advanced optical connectivity solutions needed to power next-generation AI infrastructure.
Read moreGuardian Metal progresses work at Pilot Mountain
6th May 2026 14:59
(Sharecast News) - Guardian Metal Resources said on Wednesday that work on the pre-feasibility study for its wholly-owned Pilot Mountain tungsten project in Nevada was progressing as planned, with key engineering, resource, permitting and exploration workstreams advancing.
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