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Broker tips: Informa, Greggs
31st Jul 2026 13:55
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lifted their target price for Informa from 965p to 1,040p on Friday, stating the firm's first‑half results and FY27 outlook underscored a stronger growth profile than previously assumed.
Read morePuma's Q2 sales slump but H2 improvement expected
31st Jul 2026 12:41
(Sharecast News) - Sales at Puma dropped by nearly a tenth in the second quarter, which it blamed on softer consumer demand in key regions and last year's turnaround plan, though the sportswear group said it expects trends to improve in the second half.
Read moreRBC Capital downgrades Greggs to 'sector perform' after results
31st Jul 2026 12:28
(Sharecast News) - Greggs tumbled on Friday as RBC Capital Markets downgraded the shares to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' following the bakery chain's first-half results.
Read moreEurope midday: Shares hit record intra-day high on Wall St, Asia rally
31st Jul 2026 11:40
(Sharecast News) - European shares hit a record intra-day high on Friday on the back of a rebound on Wall Street and Asia overnight.
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE stays up as NatWest rallies on results
31st Jul 2026 10:52
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still firmer by midday on Friday following strong gains in the US and Asia, with sentiment boosted by well-received earnings from Microsoft and NatWest powering ahead on the back of results.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures rise as investors digest Big Tech earnings, geopolitical tensions
31st Jul 2026 10:36
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the green prior to the open on Friday following another batch of Big Tech earnings overnight and a further escalation in tensions in the Middle East.
Read moreCredit Agricole beats Q2 profit forecasts as customers numbers grow
31st Jul 2026 10:34
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Crédit Agricole rose on Friday after the French lender beat analysts' forecasts with its second-quarter results, which showed an unexpected gain in adjusted profits.
Read moreHSBC to offload AUD $36bn loan book to Blackstone‑backed vehicle
31st Jul 2026 10:32
(Sharecast News) - Banking giant HSBC said on Friday that its Australian arm has agreed to sell a AUD $36bn (£18.82bn) portfolio of home and personal loans to Virgo BidCo, a vehicle owned by funds managed by Blackstone.
Read morePearson holds guidance as operating profit jumps 14%
31st Jul 2026 10:31
(Sharecast News) - Educational publisher Pearson on Friday said it remained on track to meet its 2026 guidance, driven by strong growth in its virtual learning division and rising demand for its artificial intelligence-‑powered study tools in the US.
Read moreMelrose to take £25m-£30m hit from incident at California facility
31st Jul 2026 10:10
(Sharecast News) - Melrose Industries warned on Friday that it expects to take a hit of between £25m and £30m in the second half after an incident at its Garden Grove facility in California.
Read moreAsia report: Nikkei jumps after BoJ hold, South Korean stocks soar
31st Jul 2026 10:06
(Sharecast News) - Asian stocks advanced on Friday, with strong gains in Tokyo and Seoul in particular, after a monetary policy meeting by the Bank of Japan and a massive rally in South Korean chip stocks.
Read moreEurozone inflation accelerates on renewed upturn in energy prices
31st Jul 2026 10:04
(Sharecast News) - Consumer price inflation across the eurozone accelerated in July, according to preliminary estimates released on Friday by Eurostat, as energy prices turned higher once again.
Read moreRightmove cuts revenue outlook as new-build market remains subdued
31st Jul 2026 09:34
(Sharecast News) - Rightmove lowered its full-year revenue growth guidance on Friday after continued weakness in the UK new-build housing market overshadowed a solid first-half performance.
Read moreBP looking to sell North Sea business
31st Jul 2026 09:31
(Sharecast News) - BP said on Friday that it was launching a process for the potential sale of its North Sea business.
Read moreLondonMetric and SREIT agree £404m all‑share takeover of Picton
31st Jul 2026 09:00
(Sharecast News) - LondonMetric, SREIT and Picton announced on Friday that they have agreed to the terms of a recommended all‑share offer that will see LondonMetric and SREIT acquire Picton via a court‑sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
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