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Shan Ahmed Khan

As a journalist focused on finance and the stock market, he delivers fast, reliable, and easy-to-understand coverage of market news.

Legal & General stock ends higher near 267p — the next dates that could move LGEN.L

Legal & General stock ends higher near 267p — the next dates that could move LGEN.L

London, January 10, 2026, 09:29 GMT — Market closed Shares of Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN.L) last closed up 0.7% at 266.9 pence on Friday, after trading between 263.3p and 267.7p on the day. The move came as the FTSE 100 marked a record close of 10,126.6 points, up 0.8%, with traders still pricing in about 54 basis points of rate cuts in 2026 after a softer U.S. jobs report. (Investing.com) That matters now because insurers with big retirement and savings books tend to track shifts in interest-rate expectations. When bond yields swing, so do assumptions about investment income,
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London Stock Exchange Group stock rises as buyback rolls on; investors eye Feb results

London Stock Exchange Group stock rises as buyback rolls on; investors eye Feb results

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:25 GMT — Market closed London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG.L) shares ended Friday up 1.1% at 8,952 pence, snapping back after a midweek dip as the exchange and data group kept buying in stock. (Investing.com) The move matters now because LSEG is in the middle of a large buyback, which can put a steady bid under the shares by shrinking the share count over time. It also lands ahead of a run of macro tests that can jolt volumes and risk appetite — the stuff exchanges live off. LSEG said on Friday it bought 112,659 shares
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Dow and S&P 500 hit fresh record closes as chip rally shrugs off tariff noise

Dow and S&P 500 hit fresh record closes as chip rally shrugs off tariff noise

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 04:15 EST U.S. stocks closed at record highs on Friday, with the S&P 500 ending up 0.65% at 6,966.28 and the Dow up 0.48% at 49,504.07, as chipmakers led a broad push higher to wrap the first full week of 2026. The Nasdaq gained 0.82% to 23,671.35, and the PHLX semiconductor index jumped 2.7% to a record; Broadcom rose 3.8% and Vistra surged after Meta agreed to buy power from its nuclear plants. “Investors are getting granular and picking the winners and losers,” said Zachary Hill, head of portfolio management at Horizon Investments. (Reuters) The
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3i Group stock dips again: 3,100p support and Jan 29 update in focus

3i Group stock dips again: 3,100p support and Jan 29 update in focus

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:31 GMT — Market closed 3i Group plc shares (III.L) slipped 0.9% to 3,122 pence at Friday’s close, extending their losing streak to four sessions in a row. The FTSE 100 stock fluctuated between 3,113 and 3,183 pence, with roughly 2.1 million shares traded. (Share Prices) All eyes will be on 3i’s third-quarter update coming Jan. 29. Investors want to see the latest on net asset value (NAV), essentially the worth of its investments minus debt, and how the firm plans to deploy cash amid ongoing rate uncertainties. (3i) Rate expectations have been moving rapidly. ING’s
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Smith & Nephew stock slips into the weekend — what investors are watching next week

Smith & Nephew stock slips into the weekend — what investors are watching next week

London, January 10, 2026, 09:19 GMT — Market closed Smith & Nephew shares slipped on Friday as investors turn their attention to the company’s remarks at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference this week. The healthcare conference in San Francisco is already shaping up as a key barometer for sector mood and merger talk this year, with bankers and executives assembling in the city ahead of the event. (Reuters) Smith & Nephew’s CEO Deepak Nath is set to speak on Monday, Jan. 12. The company’s investor calendar shows its next big update will be Q4 and full-year results, scheduled for March
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Airtel Africa stock edges up on buyback disclosure as Jan. 30 results near

Airtel Africa stock edges up on buyback disclosure as Jan. 30 results near

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:16 GMT — Market closed Airtel Africa shares finished slightly up on Friday, with the telecom giant’s recent share buyback in focus. The stock closed at 365.2 pence, marking a 0.27% rise after fluctuating between 359.0 and 367.2 pence. It remains shy of its 52-week peak of 375.4 pence. (Hargreaves Lansdown) Airtel Africa repurchased 40,000 shares on Jan. 8, paying between 365.8 pence and 374.4 pence per share, according to a filing. The shares will be cancelled. Since launching the first tranche of its $100 million buyback program last December, Airtel Africa has bought back 41.1
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Prudential plc stock: buyback filings and JPMorgan target lift keep shares in play before Monday

Prudential plc stock: buyback filings and JPMorgan target lift keep shares in play before Monday

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:09 GMT — Market closed Prudential plc announced on Friday that it repurchased 331,277 shares at an average price of 1,160.85 pence as part of its ongoing buyback program. The insurer confirmed it will cancel these shares, reducing the total shares outstanding to 2,547,238,783. Buybacks, where a company repurchases and cancels its own shares, reduce the share count and can boost earnings per share. Prudential announced a programme of up to $1.2 billion — roughly 3% of issued share capital as of the Jan. 5 close. This breaks down into $500 million of recurring capital returns
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Ashtead Group (AHT) shares rise on buyback update as March NYSE relisting nears

Ashtead Group (AHT) shares rise on buyback update as March NYSE relisting nears

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:04 GMT — Market closed Ashtead Group shares ended Friday up 2.01%, closing at 5,594 pence. That leaves the FTSE 100 equipment-rental company just shy of its 12-month peak of 5,612 pence. The stock has bounced back strongly from its 12-month low of 3,479 pence and went ex-dividend this week ahead of the interim payout on Feb. 6. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The company announced on Friday that it repurchased 69,500 shares on Jan. 8 at an average price of 5,361.0694 pence, with individual trades ranging from 5,288 pence to 5,486 pence. Following the buyback, Ashtead said it
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Barclays stock: €1bn bond redemption and buyback set up a key February test

Barclays stock: €1bn bond redemption and buyback set up a key February test

London, January 10, 2026, 09:14 GMT — Market closed Barclays PLC (BARC.L) announced it will redeem €1 billion of senior callable notes on Jan. 31. Since that date falls on a non-business day, payment to holders is set for Feb. 2. The bank also plans to delist these notes from London on or shortly after that date. Barclays shares last closed Friday at 484.9 pence, up 0.04%, hovering about 2% below their 52-week peak. (TradingView) With the London market closed for the weekend, investors will return Monday eager for direction ahead of Barclays’ full-year results. Capital returns and funding are
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National Grid share price holds near 52-week high after Barclays target hike as Storm Goretti hits power networks

National Grid share price holds near 52-week high after Barclays target hike as Storm Goretti hits power networks

LONDON, Jan 10, 2026, 08:57 GMT — Market closed. National Grid (NG.L) shares ended Friday up 0.8% at 1,192.5 pence, leaving the utility close to the top of its recent trading range ahead of Monday’s reopen. (Investing.com) The stock’s next leg will still hinge on regulation. Britain’s regulator Ofgem is setting the returns and spending allowances that drive cash flows for grid owners, and it has already approved a 28 billion pound upgrade plan that it said would add to household bills over time. (Reuters) Weather is the other live wire. Storm Goretti cut power to tens of thousands of
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Tesco (TSCO.L) stock slips after Christmas update boosts profit view — what traders watch next

Tesco (TSCO.L) stock slips after Christmas update boosts profit view — what traders watch next

London, Jan 10, 2026, 08:58 GMT — Market closed Tesco PLC shares ended Friday down 1.6% at 415.4 pence, leaving the stock about 8% lower over the past two sessions after the supermarket lifted its full-year profit outlook following a Christmas sales rise. (shareprices.com) The reaction matters because Tesco is the biggest player in UK groceries and often sets the tone on pricing. Rivals are still fighting for share as shoppers stay price-sensitive, and any shift in food inflation feeds straight into how hard supermarkets have to lean on discounts. Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts told reporters he expected food inflation
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Babcock stock closes higher as defence-spending bets build — here’s what to watch next

Babcock stock closes higher as defence-spending bets build — here’s what to watch next

London, January 10, 2026, 08:50 GMT — Market closed Babcock International Group Plc (BAB.L) shares closed 1.3% higher at 1,469 pence on Friday, extending a run of daily gains into the weekend. Turnover was about 6.5 million shares, according to exchange data. (MarketScreener) The bid under the stock has come with a broader push into defence names after U.S. President Donald Trump said the 2027 U.S. military budget should be $1.5 trillion, well above the $901 billion approved for this year. “Geopolitics is the inescapable story of 2026 thus far,” Neil Wilson, UK investor strategist at Saxo Bank, said, while
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Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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