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FTSE 100 movers: Next surges on results; 3i slumps
26th Mar 2026 14:35
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.9% at 10,017.77 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Read moreIsrael says it killed Iranian naval commander
26th Mar 2026 14:24
(Sharecast News) - Israel said on Thursday that it has killed the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy, Alireza Tangsiri.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Ceres powers ahead, Currys tumbles
26th Mar 2026 13:44
(Sharecast News) - 21,371.19 -104.26 (-0.49%)
Read moreUS open: Stocks lower as Middle East tensions remain in focus
26th Mar 2026 13:14
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Thursday as market participants remained zeroed-in on Middle East developments.
Read moreCanaccord Genuity raises target price on Volex
26th Mar 2026 13:10
(Sharecast News) - Over at Canaccord Genuity, analysts hiked their target price on power products supplier Volex from 445p to 500p on Thursday, stating the firm's latest update highlighted "a strong step-up" in data centre activity, which it noted continued to be "the main driver" behind another high-single-digit upgrade to forecasts.
Read moreNS&I expected to repay millions to customers and bereaved families
26th Mar 2026 11:35
(Sharecast News) - National Savings and Investments is reportedly readying to pay hundreds of millions of pounds to customers and bereaves families after mismanaging premium bonds accounts.
Read moreShares jump as Treatt reiterates full-year guidance
26th Mar 2026 11:28
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Treatt sparked on Thursday, after the ingredients and extracts specialist reiterated full-year guidance despite ongoing headwinds.
Read moreDirector dealings: Franchise Brands co-founder snaps up shares
26th Mar 2026 11:07
(Sharecast News) - Franchise Brands revealed on Thursday that executive chairman Stephen Hemsley had acquired 72,500 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed franchise operator.
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE extends losses as oil prices climb; Next bucks trend
26th Mar 2026 10:59
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had fallen further by midday on Thursday as oil prices climbed amid conflicting messages about the status of the war in the Middle East.
Read moreHenkel to buy US premium haircare brand Olaplex in $1.4bn deal
26th Mar 2026 10:54
(Sharecast News) - Germany's Henkel said on Thursday that it has agreed to buy Olaplex in a $1.4bn deal, sending shares in the US premium haircare brand surging.
Read moreEurope midday: Shares slide as Trump tells Iran to 'get serious' about talks
26th Mar 2026 10:50
(Sharecast News) - European shares were sharply lower on Thursday over uncertainty around Iran war ceasefire talks, with US President Donald Trump warning Tehran to "get serious soon" about negotiations or "it won't be pretty", sending oil prices higher.
Read moreShares in Boliden plunge as Swedish mine hit by seismic activity
26th Mar 2026 10:43
(Sharecast News) - Swedish metals, mining, and smelting group Boliden saw its share price drop by nearly a fifth on Thursday after the company slashed output targets at its Garpenberg project by 70% due to "abnormally high seismic activity".
Read moreOxford Biomedica reiterates full-year guidance, flags first-half loss
26th Mar 2026 10:30
(Sharecast News) - Oxford Biomedica posted a surge in annual revenues on Thursday, but warned it was on track to swing to an interim loss this year before returning to growth in the second half.
Read moreUS initial jobless claims rise by 5,000
26th Mar 2026 10:10
(Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated pace in the week ended 21 March, according to the Labor Department, contrasting with weak signals seen in February's jobs report.
Read moreAvingtrans subsidiary submits 20th quantum computing magnet
26th Mar 2026 10:08
(Sharecast News) - Avingtrans said on Thursday that its subsidiary Scientific Magnetics had shipped its 20th superconducting magnet for quantum computing applications, marking a milestone as the group looked to capitalise on growing demand in the emerging sector.
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