Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Meta equity raise signals continued support for AI spending: analysts
Analysts viewed Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) plan to raise up to $100 billion in equity as a prudent way to fund AI expansion, but…
- St James's Place: UBS sees upside to flows but warns of adviser competition
UBS has reiterated its 'buy' rating and £1,505 price target for St James's Place PLC (LSE:STJ), the FTSE 100 wealth manager, ahead of its third-quarter trading…
- Scancell cancer vaccine strategy backed by Moderna and Merck trial results
Panmure Liberum believes positive Phase 3 data for a cancer vaccine developed by Moderna and Merck supports the scientific rationale behind Scancell Holdings…
- Computacenter gets fourth profit upgrade as AI infrastructure demand drives record backlog
Computacenter PLC (LSE:CCC), the IT infrastructure services provider, on Monday raised its earnings estimate for the fourth time since April, which prompted…
- Rockfire Resources awaits maiden germanium resource estimate at Molaoi
Rockfire Resources PLC (LSE:ROCK) told investors it expects its maiden germanium resource estimate for Molaoi in Greece to be delayed by several weeks as newly…
- AstraZeneca offers compelling risk-reward into 2027 pipeline readouts, says JPMorgan
AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN, NYSE:AZN) offers a compelling risk-reward opportunity ahead of a busy slate of late-stage trial readouts in 2027, according to…
- Inspiration Healthcare upgraded to 'buy' as Panmure Liberum sees refinancing risk easing
Inspiration Healthcare Group PLC (AIM:IHC) has been upgraded to 'buy' from 'hold' by Panmure Liberum after stronger interim trading and progress towards…
- Sintana Energy brings forward Trinidad exit
Sintana Energy Inc (TSX-V:SEI, OTCQB:SEUSF, FRA:3ZX1, AIM:SEI) has brought forward final payment for its Trinidad business sale by a year, accepting an…
- Antofagasta upgraded to 'hold' by Deutsche Bank after guidance reset
Deutsche Bank has upgraded Antofagasta PLC (LSE:ANTO), the FTSE 100 copper miner, to 'hold' from 'sell' after a reset of production guidance improved the…
- Reckitt update a 'step back' as Jefferies keeps 'buy' rating
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LSE:RKT, OTCQX:RBGLY)’s third-quarter update marked a 'step back' in the investment case, according to Jefferies, although the…
- Sainsbury's downgraded by Deutsche Bank as peak trading upside narrows
J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY) has been downgraded to 'hold' from 'buy' by Deutsche Bank, which cut its price target to 365p from 390p as it sees less upside…
- HSBC holds 2026 guidance as brokers warn of tougher income growth ahead
HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA, NYSE:HSBC), the international banking group, has retained its 2026 financial guidance after third-quarter profits broadly matched…
- Alumasc shares rise as Cavendish sees 57% upside on order book growth
Alumasc Group PLC (AIM:ALU, FRA:0JL), the building products supplier, rose 6% to 246p on Tuesday as Cavendish reiterated its 'buy' rating and 363p price target…
- LBG Media shares drop as much as profit slumps, but Peel Hunt stays at 'buy'
Shares in LBG Media PLC (AIM:LBG, FRA:S83) fell as much as 11% in early trading after the digital entertainment publisher reported a 35% fall in annual…
- MARKETS LIVE: FTSE 100 fall deepens as banks and consumer shares slide Update
The FTSE 100 fell 100 points to 10,667 as weakness in banks and consumer shares outweighed gains for miners.
- Vistry shares jump 4% after hiring Severn Trent finance chief; Jefferies keeps 'hold'
Vistry Group PLC (LSE:VTY) shares jumped around 4% to 266p on Tuesday after the housebuilder appointed Severn Trent PLC (LSE:SVT) finance chief Helen Miles as…
- HSBC shares slide 7% despite profit jump and $1 billion buyback - UPDATE Update
HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA, NYSE:HSBC) shares fell as much as 7% to 1,263.6p despite the bank reporting a 32% rise in third-quarter pre-tax profit and…
- Reckitt shares slump 6% as sales growth outlook trimmed - UPDATE Update
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LSE:RKT, OTCQX:RBGLY) shares fell around 6% to 5,161p on Tuesday after the consumer goods group trimmed its 2026 sales growth…
- MARKETS LIVE: London opens lower as mining gains fail to offset broad selling Update
The FTSE 100 fell 94 points, or 0.9%, to 10,673 after opening at 10,768 and trading within an early range of 10,656 to 10,768.
- S&U secures £600m of new funding to nearly double its loan book by 2030
S&U PLC (LSE:SUS), the motor and property finance group, has secured two new securitisation facilities worth up to £600m, which it says will underpin a…
- Primary Health Properties raises target size of NHS property joint venture with USS to £400m
Primary Health Properties PLC (LSE:PHP, OTC:PHPRF) has increased the target size of its joint venture with the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) to…
- Central Asia Metals completes Cygus Metals acquisition
Central Asia Metals PLC (AIM:CAML, OTC:CAMLF) has confirmed it now owns the Chibougamau copper-gold project in Québec as part of its portfolio after completing…
- Informa keeps double-digit earnings growth guidance despite Saudi disruption
Informa PLC (LSE:INF) has reaffirmed guidance for double-digit underlying earnings growth in 2026 despite further disruption to its Saudi Arabian events…
- Atantic Lithium moves closer to takeover completion
Atlantic Lithium Ltd (AIM:ALL, ASX:A11, OTCID:ALLIF), in its mandatory quarterly reporting, noted that it has scheduled a first court hearing for 5 November as…
- Reckitt trims sales growth outlook as Lysol constraints weigh on North America
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LSE:RKT, OTCQX:RBGLY) has trimmed its 2026 sales growth outlook after temporary manufacturing constraints restricted Lysol supply…
- Empire Metals to start pilot scale operations at Pitfield titanium project within weeks
Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE, OTCQX:EPMLF, FRA:NOGN) announced it plans to begin pilot-scale testing at its Pitfield titanium project in Western Australia within…
- HSBC profit jumps 32% as bank launches $1 billion buyback
HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA, NYSE:HSBC) reported a 32% rise in third-quarter pre-tax profit to $9.6 billion and announced a new share buyback of up to $1…
- MARKETS LIVE: FTSE 100 set to retreat despite global technology rally
The FTSE 100 is expected to open around 56 points lower at 10,710 as investors turn cautious before Wednesday’s UK Budget and Federal Reserve decision.