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FTSE 250 movers: Trainline rallies; Miners slip
13th Mar 2026 14:37
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,164.48 -0.02%
Read moreBroker tips: Admiral, ICG, Unite, Sabre Insurance, Computacenter
13th Mar 2026 14:20
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets upgraded Admiral to 'outperform' from 'sector perform' on Friday and lifted its price target on the stock to 3,560p from 3,100p after the insurer's full-year results.
Read moreDirector dealings: Ocado's Rausing snaps up shares
13th Mar 2026 14:11
(Sharecast News) - Ocado revealed on Friday that non-executive director Jorn Rausing had acquired 910,698 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed grocery technology business.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: L&G recovers some ground; Fresnillo drops
13th Mar 2026 14:08
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 10,319.24 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Read moreUS open: Stocks higher as traders weigh inflation figures, GDP revisions
13th Mar 2026 14:06
(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the green early on Friday as market participants digested key inflation and GDP figures.
Read moreUS consumer sentiment drops to three‑month low amid Middle East tensions
13th Mar 2026 13:56
(Sharecast News) - US consumer sentiment weakened in March, according to a preliminary reading of the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index, with the headline index slipping to 55.5 from 56.6 in February, though still coming in slightly ahead of expectations of 55.
Read moreUS durable goods orders stall in January
13th Mar 2026 13:33
(Sharecast News) - Orders for US-manufactured durable goods were flat month-on-month in January, according to the Census Bureau, following December's downwardly revised 0.9% decrease and compared to consensus expectations of a 1.2% increase.
Read moreReeves meets with petrol retailers amid profiteering claims as oil prices surge
13th Mar 2026 13:30
(Sharecast News) - UK chancellor Rachel Reeves was set to meet with the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) on Friday amid allegations of profiteering by fuelling stations as the price of oil trades at four-year highs,.
Read moreCatenai ups stake in AI software developer Alludium
13th Mar 2026 13:00
(Sharecast News) - Catenai said on Friday that it has increased its stake in artificial intelligence software developer Alludium through a further £250,000 investment as part of a broader fundraising by the business
Read moreIndian gasoline tanker sails out of Strait of Hormuz
13th Mar 2026 12:30
(Sharecast News) - Indian oil products tanker Jag Prakash has reportedly started moving away from the Gulf of Oman in the east of Strait of Hormuz.
Read moreUS fourth-quarter GDP growth revised down to 0.7%
13th Mar 2026 12:28
(Sharecast News) - US economic growth for the fourth quarter of 2025 was revised sharply lower on Friday, as consumer spending and fixed investment growth both slowed, and steep declines were seen in exports and government spending.
Read moreUS inflation eases in January as headline PCE dips to 2.8pc
13th Mar 2026 12:23
(Sharecast News) - US inflation eased slightly at the beginning of 2025, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, with headline PCE growth slowing to 2.8% year-on-year in January, down from 2.9% in December.
Read moreUS launches trade probes into 60 countries
13th Mar 2026 11:55
(Sharecast News) - A swathe of countries including the UK could be hit with fresh tariffs after the White House launched an investigation into practices around forced labour.
Read moreEurope midday: Shares rally as US pauses sanctions on Russian oil
13th Mar 2026 11:39
(Sharecast News) - European shares rallied on Friday as oil prices slid below the critical $100 level after the US paused sanctions on Russian oil exports in a desperate bid to ease the supply crisis caused by the war on Iran.
Read moreStifel slashes target price for Unite as occupancy concerns persist
13th Mar 2026 11:26
(Sharecast News) - Stifel has slashed its target price for student housing group Unite, saying that the macro developments holding back occupancy levels are unlikely to ease anytime soon.
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