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EKF Diagnostics buys back, cancels 50,000 shares
12th Jun 2026 13:06
(Sharecast News) - EKF Diagnostics said on Friday that it had purchased 50,000 of its own shares as part of its share buyback programme.
Read moreTruFin plans £80m shareholder return after Playstack sale
12th Jun 2026 13:03
(Sharecast News) - TruFin said on Friday that it planned to return £80m to shareholders following the completion of the sale of Playstack.
Read moreQuadrise shares fall on delay of Valkor equipment
12th Jun 2026 13:00
(Sharecast News) - Quadrise said on Friday that deployment of equipment for its Valkor project in Utah had been delayed, while $950,000 of a $1.0m licence fee remained outstanding.
Read moreCiti upgrades Halma to 'buy', says shares no longer include photonics premium
12th Jun 2026 12:35
(Sharecast News) - Citi upgraded Halma to 'buy' from 'neutral' on Friday and lifted the price target to 4,600p from 3,700p after the company's results a day earlier.
Read moreVerici Dx raises additional £0.19m through retail offer
12th Jun 2026 11:38
(Sharecast News) - Verici Dx said on Friday that it had raised about £190,000 through its WRAP retail offer, taking total gross proceeds from the offer and an associated placing to approximately £2.6m.
Read moreBoohoo secures sublease for unused US distribution centre
12th Jun 2026 11:20
(Sharecast News) - Boohoo said on Friday that it has completed the sublease of a distribution centre in the US that it no longer uses to ID Logistics, mitigating a "material future liability".
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE extends gains, oil falls further amid Mideast peace hopes
12th Jun 2026 11:17
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday as oil prices fell further after Donald Trump said a deal with Iran was close to being agreed, and as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data and eyed the hotly-anticipated SpaceX IPO.
Read moreEurope midday: Shares hold gains on Trump peace deal claims
12th Jun 2026 11:13
(Sharecast News) - European sharemarkets rallied and oil prices fell on Friday after US President Donald Trump paused threatened air strikes against Iran and once again claimed a deal on ending his war of choice with Tehran was close.
Read moreMP Evans crop, production volumes rise strongly
12th Jun 2026 11:12
(Sharecast News) - MP Evans said on Friday that crop and production volumes rose strongly in the first five months of 2026, while palm-oil pricing remained firm and production costs were expected to remain broadly stable.
Read moreAsia report: Kospi leads gains as oil prices slide
12th Jun 2026 11:11
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets closed higher on Friday as investors welcomed signs of progress toward a US-Iran peace agreement and looked ahead to SpaceX's historic stock market debut.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures higher as traders eye Middle East tensions, SpaceX IPO
12th Jun 2026 10:34
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street future were in the green ahead of the open on Friday as traders turned their attention to Middle East developments and SpaceX's landmark initial public offering.
Read moreMcBride warns FY profits will miss expectations, shares slide
12th Jun 2026 10:05
(Sharecast News) - McBride tumbled on Friday as the maker of own brand household products warned that full-year profit for this year and the next would fall short of analysts' expectations, citing cost increases due to the Iran war.
Read moreShore Capital says 'buy' Tesco despite challenging Q1 comparatives
12th Jun 2026 09:55
(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital has reiterated its 'buy' rating on Tesco ahead of the supermarket's first-quarter results next week, though it doesn't expect any big positive surprises with the company facing tough comparatives with last year.
Read moreVirgin Wines says FY profit and revenue will miss market views, shares slide
12th Jun 2026 09:24
(Sharecast News) - Virgin Wines tumbled on Friday as it said full-year profit and revenue were set to miss analysts' expectations as it cited higher costs and weaker consumer confidence due to the Iran war.
Read moreUK inflation expectations rise as consumers outlook weakens
12th Jun 2026 09:17
(Sharecast News) - Inflation expectations in the UK picked up sharply in May, according to a closely watched Bank of England survey, with consumer perceptions about the current environment and future outlook pointing to rising price pressures at the till.
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