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Europe close: Markets turn weaker ahead of ECB decision
17th Dec 2025 17:36
(Sharecast News) - European equities turned marginally lower by the close on Wednesday as investors positioned ahead of the final round of central bank rate decisions of the year.
Read moreAvacta reports 'clinically meaningful' tumour shrinkage in AVA6000 trial
17th Dec 2025 17:11
(Sharecast News) - Avacta Therapeutics said on Wednesday that new data from the phase 1b cohort of its ongoing trial of faridoxorubicin, also known as AVA6000, showed clinically meaningful tumour shrinkage in patients with salivary gland cancer, reinforcing results previously reported from the phase 1a stage of the study.
Read moreHutchmed launches development programme for next-gen therapy platform
17th Dec 2025 17:08
(Sharecast News) - Hutchmed said on Wednesday that it has initiated a global phase one clinical development programme for HMPL-A251, marking the first clinical-stage candidate from its next-generation Antibody-Targeted Therapy Conjugate platform.
Read moreBroker tips: M&G, Glencore, HSBC
17th Dec 2025 15:15
(Sharecast News) - UBS downgraded M&G on Wednesday to 'neutral' from 'buy' as it said the stock was now fairly valued, as the Swiss bank noted M&G currently trades with a FY27E dividend of roughly 8% - the lowest within the UK life insurance subsector.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Phoenix boosted by UBS upgrade; Bunzl drops
17th Dec 2025 15:08
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 1.7% at 9,847.19 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
Read moreDirector dealings: Aberdeen CFO snaps up shares
17th Dec 2025 15:01
(Sharecast News) - Aberdeen revealed on Wednesday that chief financial officer Siobhan Boylan had acquired 76,305 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed investment firm.
Read moreExpanded Netcall trading in line with expectations
17th Dec 2025 14:41
(Sharecast News) - Netcall said in an update on Wednesday that trading in the first half of its 2025-2026 financial year had remained positive and in line with management expectations, citing continued demand for its Liberty cloud platform and growing adoption of automation and artificial intelligence capabilities.
Read moreChinese GPU firm MetaX surges nearly 700pc on debut
17th Dec 2025 14:37
(Sharecast News) - MetaX Integrated Circuits surged nearly 700% in its Shanghai trading debut on Wednesday, marking one of the most explosive first-day performances for a major Chinese initial public offering in recent years and underscoring investor enthusiasm for domestic artificial intelligence chipmakers amid Beijing's push for technological self-sufficiency.
Read moreUS open: Stocks mixed as traders weigh jobs data ahead of CPI
17th Dec 2025 14:33
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Wednesday as investors continued to weigh the latest non-farm payrolls reports ahead of tomorrow's consumer price index.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: IntegraFin, Serco surge on upbeat results, update
17th Dec 2025 14:31
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,223.93 0.83%
Read moreKBW upgrades HSBC to 'outperform'
17th Dec 2025 12:54
(Sharecast News) - HSBC shares rallied on Wednesday after KBW lifted its rating to 'outperform' from 'market perform', citing the strength of the bank's Hong Kong business.
Read morePaddy Power, Betfair ordered to pay £2m by gambling watchdog
17th Dec 2025 12:51
(Sharecast News) - Paddy Power and Betfair have agreed to pay £2m after an investigation by the Gambling Commission revealed social responsibility failures, it was confirmed on Wednesday.
Read moreGeneral Mills sees Q2 profits sink after 'remarkability' drive
17th Dec 2025 12:46
(Sharecast News) - Second-quarter profits at General Mills slumped by a third as the American foods manufacturer ramped up investments to appeal to more consumers, though the company still reaffirmed its outlook for the full year.
Read moreUS mortgage applications fall by most in a month
17th Dec 2025 12:34
(Sharecast News) - Mortgage applications in the United States retreated last week, almost erasing the previous week's gain, falling by their most in a month,.
Read moreFord ends LG battery deal as part of pivot away from EVs
17th Dec 2025 12:19
(Sharecast News) - South Korea's LG Energy Solution said on Wednesday that it has terminated an electric vehicle (EV) battery-supply deal with Ford Motor worth about 9.6 trillion won ($6.5bn).
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