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Berenberg raises target price on James Fisher
16th Jun 2026 07:39
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lifted their target price on James Fisher from 790p to 850p on Tuesday after attending the group's capital markets day earlier in June, saying it came away "very encouraged" about the growth prospects for its defence division.
Read moreRBA holds rates but warns hikes still possible amid high inflation
16th Jun 2026 07:38
(Sharecast News) - Australia's central bank held interest rates but warned that it was prepared to tighten monetary policy again if inflation persisted.
Read moreTuesday newspaper round-up: EVs, Aviva, Doncasters Group
16th Jun 2026 07:27
(Sharecast News) - Motorists in the UK and EU should not expect a sharp drop in the cost of electric vehicles despite increased competition among Chinese manufacturers, one of the country's biggest electric carmakers has said. Brian Gu, the vice-chair of the manufacturer Xpeng, said that Chinese carmakers could compete on quality to win customers in the EU and UK, rather than unleashing a brutal price war as they have in China. - Guardian
Read moreCiti reiterates 'buy' rating on Shaftesbury
16th Jun 2026 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Citi reiterated its 'buy' rating on Shaftesbury Capital on Tuesday, driven by historically opportunistic valuation levels and significant rental income support to earnings per share and net asset value.
Read moreHilton Food taps Mark Clare for chairman, Mark Allen moves to CEO
16th Jun 2026 07:21
(Sharecast News) - Food packaging business Hilton Food Group said on Tuesday that Mark Clare has been appointed independent non‑executive chair with effect from 1 July, while Mark Allen, currently executive chair, will step into the role of group chief executive on the same date.
Read moreIWG's appoints Christian Schmitz CEO as founder Dixon becomes exec chair
16th Jun 2026 07:19
(Sharecast News) - International Workplace Group founder Mark Dixon on Tuesday said he was stepping aside as chief executive to become executive chair, with head of regions Christian Schmitz moving up to take the top job.
Read moreThames Water rescue deal at risk after government raises concerns
16th Jun 2026 07:04
(Sharecast News) - Thames Water edged closer to possible re-nationalisation on Tuesday after the government baulked at a proposed £10bn rescue plan put in place by the stricken utility's creditors.
Read moreUS close: Dow Jones registers fresh record close on news of Iran deal
15th Jun 2026 22:42
(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed higher on Monday as the holiday‑shortened trading week got off to a positve note, buoyed by news that Washington and Tehran had reached an agreement to end the war.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE 100 underperforms as oil, defensive stocks fall after peace deal
15th Jun 2026 17:13
(Sharecast News) - A peace deal between the US and Iran wasn't enough to lift UK stock markets on Monday, with the FTSE 100 underperforming global equity indices to post a daily loss of 0.4%.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks pare gains as oil prices continue to fall
15th Jun 2026 16:18
(Sharecast News) - European shares pared gains by the close on Monday after Israel said its troops would remain in Lebanon, casting doubt on a US-Iran agreement intended to end their four-month war.
Read moreFusion Antibodies reports progress with DR5 project
15th Jun 2026 16:10
(Sharecast News) - Fusion Antibodies said on Monday that its grant-funded DR5 project with Queen's University Belfast had made further progress, with the antibody successfully humanised using the company's proprietary CDRx platform and several more complex structural variants showing positive results in tumour cell death assays.
Read moreTeam Internet flags results at least in line with analyst expectations
15th Jun 2026 16:07
(Sharecast News) - Team Internet said on Monday that 2025 results remained in line with or above analyst expectations and that trading in 2026 to date was also in line with expectations, supported by improving Search profitability and strong growth in its Domains, Identity & Software and Comparison divisions.
Read morePulsar Helium expands mineral position at Topaz
15th Jun 2026 16:04
(Sharecast News) - Pulsar Helium said on Monday that it has expanded its mineral position at the Topaz helium project in Minnesota and is preparing to move into the next phase of development following the successful completion of its seven-well Jetstream exploration programme.
Read moreBradda Head reports solid surface sampling results from Whistlejacket
15th Jun 2026 15:59
(Sharecast News) - Bradda Head Lithium reported surface sampling results of up to 3.03% lithium oxide at its Whistlejacket project in Arizona on Monday, with 18 of 60 rock samples returning grades above 0.59% lithium oxide and 12 exceeding 1.0%.
Read moreJPMorgan downgrades Taylor Wimpey and Vistry, keeps Persimmon as 'top pick'
15th Jun 2026 15:40
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan said on Monday that Persimmon remains its "top pick" in the UK housebuilding sector, as it downgraded its stance on Taylor Wimpey and Vistry to 'underweight' from 'neutral'.
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