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Synthomer reports continued strong trading
22nd Jun 2026 07:57
(Sharecast News) - Synthomer said on Monday that trading in the first half remained strong, with the speciality chemicals group expecting revenue, EBITDA and margins to improve year-on-year despite ongoing geopolitical and end-market uncertainty.
Read moreEurope open: Shares edge ahead as Iran-US agree peace deal roadmap
22nd Jun 2026 07:48
(Sharecast News) - European shares opened slightly higher on Monday as Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued to threaten the fragile truce between Iran and the US while traders also eyed the latest UK political turmoil surrounding Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Read moreBabcock FY revenue rises but profit hit by frigate charge
22nd Jun 2026 07:47
(Sharecast News) - Babcock backed its FY27 expectations on Monday as it posted a rise in annual revenue but a dip in underlying operating profit as it took a hit from a charge on a contract.
Read moreBerenberg raises target price on Legal & General
22nd Jun 2026 07:41
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lifted their target price on Legal & General from 308p to 353p on Monday, saying growing confidence in the sustainability of the insurer's dividend growth was helping drive a stronger share price performance this year.
Read moreAEP to implement 10-for-one share split
22nd Jun 2026 07:35
(Sharecast News) - Palm oil producer Anglo-Eastern Plantations said it planned a 10-for-one share split "to enhance the affordability" of its stock and increase trading liquidity and marketability.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to nudge up amid progress in US-Iran talks; Starmer to quit
22nd Jun 2026 07:30
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to nudge up at the open on Monday following news of progress in peace talks between the US and Iran, although gains were expected to be muted amid reports that Prime Minister Keir Starmer was on the brink of resigning.
Read moreGreat Portland Estates fully pre‑lets 30 Duke Street
22nd Jun 2026 07:29
(Sharecast News) - Property investment firm Great Portland Estates has fully pre‑let 30 Duke Street in St James's, SW1 after signing a final retail lease with Australian menswear brand MJ Bale.
Read moreTue preview: Bunzl update, FedEx results in focus
22nd Jun 2026 07:13
(Sharecast News) - Tuesday will bring the release of full-year results from Telecom Plus and Gear4Music and a pre-close trading statement from Bunzl.
Read morePantheon Infra plans $55m investment in US-based Terra-Gen
22nd Jun 2026 07:13
(Sharecast News) - Pantheon Infrastructure said it was investing $55m (£41m) in US-based renewable energy platform Terra-Gen through a co-investment vehicle managed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners.
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Tech companies, Pennon, David Lloyd gyms
22nd Jun 2026 07:11
(Sharecast News) - Leave-voting areas have seen faster relative growth in foreign workers since the Brexit referendum, a Guardian investigation has found. Data analysis suggests that the decade since the Brexit vote may not have matched the expectations of many Leave supporters, showing their local areas have also become relatively more deprived over the same period. - Guardian
Read moreUK PM Keir Starmer resigns
22nd Jun 2026 06:51
(Sharecast News) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer succumbed to internal pressure and resigned on Monday just two years after leading Labour to a landslide general election victory, with Andy Burnham swiftly declaring his candidacy for the leadership of the party and the country.
Read moreStarmer set to resign as early as Monday - reports
21st Jun 2026 09:04
(Sharecast News) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly set to resign as early as Monday and set out an orderly exit following Andy Burnham's Makerfield by-election win.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks fall, bond yields rise on UK political uncertainty
19th Jun 2026 16:24
(Sharecast News) - UK stocks fell for the second day on Friday as the heavyweight mining sector tracked commodity prices lower, while risk appetite was sapped by rising geopolitical uncertainty in the UK as Gilt yields climbed.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks slip as US-Iran talks called off
19th Jun 2026 15:58
(Sharecast News) - European shares slipped into the red on Friday as Iran-US peace talks were cancelled after further exchanges of fire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, while UK political uncertainty also weighed on sentiment.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: PPHE, Unite slump
19th Jun 2026 15:16
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,156.66 -0.75%
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