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London midday: FTSE stays down as StanChart, BP slump
10th Feb 2026 10:49
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still in the red by midday on Tuesday, weighed down by weak performances from BP and Standard Chartered despite more gains in Asia, where the Nikkei rose 2.3% to close at another record high.
Read moreCroda shares spark as JPMorgan reiterates 'overweight', hikes price target
10th Feb 2026 10:49
(Sharecast News) - Croda shot to the top of the FTSE 100 on Tuesday after JPMorgan reiterated its 'overweight' rating on the shares and hiked the price target to 4,000p from 3,600p.
Read moreChipmaker SMIC smashes estimates with 61% surge in Q4 profits
10th Feb 2026 10:32
(Sharecast News) - State-owned Chinese semiconductor foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp smashed market forecasts with its fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, which showed a 61% surge in profits.
Read moreWednesday preview: Barratt Redrow results, non-farm payrolls due
10th Feb 2026 10:03
(Sharecast News) - On Wednesday, housebuilder Barratt Redrow and Imperial Leather maker PZ Cussons will release interim results, along with Renishaw and MJ Gleeson.
Read moreBerenberg hikes target price on S&U
10th Feb 2026 09:55
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on motor and property lender S&U from 1,700p to 2,350p on Tuesday following the group's fourth-quarter trading update.
Read moreSoftBank Corp hikes profit guidance, Arm rally boosts sentiment
10th Feb 2026 09:54
(Sharecast News) - SoftBank traded higher on Tuesday after its telecom arm lifted full‑year profit guidance, with renewed optimism around Arm also boosting sentiment toward the group's AI exposure.
Read moreBritish American Tobacco extends Jobin's tenure as chair to 2028
10th Feb 2026 09:50
(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco said on Tuesday that it was extending Luc Jobin's tenure as chair for up to two years until April 2028 as it continues to look for a successor.
Read moreSales fall by less than expected at Kering, shares jump
10th Feb 2026 09:35
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Gucci-owner Kering soared on Tuesday, after quarterly sales at the luxury goods group came in ahead of expectations.
Read moreAsia report: Tokyo stocks extend election rally as chipmaker results impress
10th Feb 2026 09:27
(Sharecast News) - Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday, with Tokyo once again outperforming following the weekend's elections in Japan, while sentiment was supported by some impressive monthly sales figures from chip groups TSMC and SMIC.
Read moreMony Group tanks on AI app fears
10th Feb 2026 09:03
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Mony Group, which trades as MoneySuperMarket, tumbled on Tuesday after US online insurance marketplace Insurify launched what it claimed is the insurance industry's first ChatGPT app.
Read moreThule shares surge as Q4 results top estimates
10th Feb 2026 08:48
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Thule jumped by more than a tenth on Tuesday after the Swedish transportation products group reported fourth-quarter results ahead of analysts' expectations.
Read moreRevenues soar at TSMC as AI spending mounts
10th Feb 2026 08:23
(Sharecast News) - Taiwan's TSMC posted a surge in revenues on Tuesday, as the artificial intelligence boom continued to fuel demand for its high-end semiconductors.
Read moreLondon open: FTSE falls as BP and StanChart slump; AstraZeneca rallies on results
10th Feb 2026 08:02
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday, dragged lower by weak performances from BP and Standard Chartered despite more gains in Asia, where the Nikkei rose 2.3% to close at another record high.
Read moreStandard Chartered CFO De Giorgi steps down to be head of EMEA at Apollo
10th Feb 2026 08:00
(Sharecast News) - Standard Chartered tumbled on Tuesday as it announced the surprise departure of chief financial officer Diego De Giorgi, who is stepping down with immediate effect to join Apollo as a partner and head of EMEA.
Read moreTUI profits beat guidance, resumes dividend payments
10th Feb 2026 07:55
(Sharecast News) - Shares in TUI fell on Tuesday after the German holiday travel giant posted higher first-quarter earnings and resumed dividend payments as it but also reported lower passenger numbers.
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