Broker tips: Johnson Matthey, Fresnillo
5th Jan 2026 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Johnson Matthey shot higher on Monday after Berenberg upgraded the shares to 'buy' from 'hold' as it highlighted the stock's correlation with precious metal proxies and potential for consensus earnings upgrades.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed after FTSE 100 ekes past 10,000
2nd Jan 2026 17:32
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were mixed at the close on Friday, with the FTSE 100 ending higher despite retreating from an earlier move above the 10,000-point mark, as markets recovered from a weaker end to last year and continued to hover near record territory.
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE pulls back after toying with 10,000
2nd Jan 2026 11:49
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were mixed at lunchtime on Friday, as markets recovered from a weaker end to last year and continued to hover near record territory, with the FTSE 100 having briefly breached the 10,000-point mark earlier in the session.
Read moreFresnillo to acquire Canada's Probe in £424m cash deal
31st Oct 2025 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Precious metals miner Fresnillo has agreed to acquire Canadian exploration company Probe for approximately CAD $780m (£424m) in an all-cash deal.
Read moreFresnillo on track for full-year targets despite lower Q3 output
22nd Oct 2025 07:11
(Sharecast News) - Precious metals miner Fresnillo has reiterated its full-year production guidance after trading in line with expectations in the third quarter, but said gold output was trending towards the upper end of its target range.
Read moreCanaccord Genuity hikes target price on Fresnillo
17th Oct 2025 09:12
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on mining firm Fresnillo from 980p to 2,440p on Friday after running its second revised fourth quarter precious metals price deck through its model on the stock to see where its forecasts landed in the years ahead.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish weaker on mixed UK data
19th Sep 2025 17:54
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Friday as mixed economic data and weakness in heavyweight banking shares dragged on sentiment.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rise ahead of Fed, BoE decisions
17th Sep 2025 17:21
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended slightly higher on Wednesday as investors weighed the latest UK inflation data and awaited upcoming policy decisions from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks weaker as UK jobless rate holds steady
16th Sep 2025 17:29
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell on Tuesday as better-than-expected UK labour market data dampened hopes of further interest rate cuts from the Bank of England this year.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks turn red after lacklustre GDP reading
12th Sep 2025 17:50
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were in the red by the close on Friday, as investors weighed weak domestic growth data and rising expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks maintain gains despite global jitters
3rd Sep 2025 17:46
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended higher on Wednesday after a muted start, even as UK government bond yields climbed to fresh multi-decade highs amid a global debt market selloff.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks lower amid surge in gilt yields
2nd Sep 2025 17:31
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed lower on Tuesday as rising borrowing costs and a sharp fall in sterling weighed on sentiment.
Read moreLondon close: Defence plays, gold miners lead stocks higher
1st Sep 2025 17:30
(Sharecast News) - London stocks eked out modest gains on Monday, with strength in defence firms and precious metals miners helping the market to a positive close.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks fall on fresh US stability jitters
26th Aug 2025 17:30
(Sharecast News) - London equities fell on Tuesday as political turmoil in the US unsettled global markets, with president Donald Trump's move to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sparking investor jitters.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish higher on raft of corporate earnings
5th Aug 2025 17:50
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed slightly higher on Tuesday, buoyed by strong corporate earnings from several blue-chip firms despite fresh signs of weakness in the UK's service sector and subdued investor sentiment ahead of the Bank of England's next rate decision.
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