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London close: Stocks dip on renewed French political drama
6th Oct 2025 17:46
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in London dipped on Monday, but only slightly, despite news of the French Prime Minister's resignation after just a month on the job.
Read moreEurope close: Stocks finish flat as French political crisis hits risk appetite
6th Oct 2025 16:03
(Sharecast News) - European stocks finished flat on Monday after a tumultuous day for investors on the continent, grappling the latest political crisis in France which sent equities in Paris tumbling.
Read moreBroker tips: Hilton Food, Zephyr Energy
6th Oct 2025 15:36
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on Hilton Food Group from 1,100p to 1,090p on Monday following its divestment of Fairfax Meadow, noting that it was part of a broader strategic evaluation of its strengths, which it reckons the market should be encouraged by.
Read moreCanaccord Genuity raises Zephyr Energy price target on reserves uplift
6th Oct 2025 15:29
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on exploration and production firm Zephyr Energy from 10.5p to 14p on Monday, following the outcome of the Sproule competent person's report undertaken on the Paradox's Cane Creek reservoir of the White Sands Unit.
Read moreNew UK car sales jump as BEV demand hits record level
6th Oct 2025 15:26
(Sharecast News) - New UK car sales rose strongly in September, with battery electric and hybrid vehicles collectively accounting for more than half of all registrations, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Read moreDirector dealings: Tandem director raises stake
6th Oct 2025 13:54
(Sharecast News) - Tandem revealed on Monday that non-executive director Simon Bragg had acquired 15,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed sports and leisure retailer.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Mondi sinks on Q3 miss, JD Sports lifted by Nike read-across
6th Oct 2025 13:47
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.18% at 9,508.36 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Bodycote trades higher on Deutsche Bank target price bump, AML heads south on profit warning
6th Oct 2025 13:46
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was down 0.11% at 22,173.30 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Read moreUS open: Stocks mixed as Dow retreats from record high
6th Oct 2025 13:45
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Monday, buoyed by fresh M&A activity and strength in AI-linked names, as market participants looked past the ongoing government shutdown and associated data delays.
Read more'Challenging' conditions hit earnings at Mondi, shares plunge
6th Oct 2025 13:28
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Mondi crumpled on Monday after the packaging and paper group warned weak demand and failing prices had hit earnings.
Read moreAMD shares surge on OpenAI deal
6th Oct 2025 12:42
(Sharecast News) - Chipmaker AMD rallied in pre-market trading on Monday after it unveiled a multi-year infrastructure deal with OpenAI, under which it will supply high-performance graphics chips to power the ChatGPT developer's next-generation AI systems.
Read moreFifth Third to acquire Comerica in $10.9bn deal
6th Oct 2025 12:33
(Sharecast News) - Cincinnati-based bank Fifth Third Bancorp said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire regional peer Comerica in an all-stock deal valued at $10.9bn, creating the ninth-largest US bank by assets.
Read moreAstraZeneca announces positive results from breast cancer drug trial
6th Oct 2025 12:26
(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca and Japan's Daiichi Sankyo announced on Monday that their jointly developed Datroway breast cancer treatment achieved positive results in a phase III trial.
Read moreShawbrook Group to list on London market
6th Oct 2025 11:39
(Sharecast News) - Shawbrook Group is set to return to the London market, the specialist lender confirmed on Monday, in what could be one of the City's biggest listings so far this year.
Read moreEurope midday: Stocks pull back from records as CAC 40 drops
6th Oct 2025 11:35
(Sharecast News) - European stocks pulled back from record highs on Monday morning as rising political uncertainty in France hit risk appetite.
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