Imperial Brands share price lifts as buyback filing lands after ex-dividend drop
Imperial Brands edged up roughly 0.6% to 3,220 pence early Friday in London, just outpacing the wider UK market.
BAE Systems share price dips after fresh high as rally cools on profit-taking
BAE Systems slipped 0.7% to 2,147 pence early Friday in London, pulling back from a new 52-week peak of 2,178 pence seen earlier. That price move put the company’s market value near 62.6 billion pounds, paring some of the gains built up through the week.
Compass Group stock inches up in London — here’s what matters before April’s dollar switch
Shares of Compass Group PLC ticked up in early London action Friday, extending this week’s climb after February’s steep selloff.
RELX share price today: buyback filings keep the stock moving as April update nears
RELX climbed 1.1% to 2,319 pence as of 0810 GMT on Friday, holding onto gains after a volatile month for the London-listed data and analytics firm. Shares shifted within a range of 2,301 to 2,328 pence, Investing.com data showed.
Barclays share price in focus: buyback update hits tape after ex-dividend slide
Barclays PLC is back in focus for Friday’s London open, with shares coming off another round of buybacks. This follows a sharp drop in the stock, which just went ex-dividend a day earlier.
Lloyds share price in focus after buyback update as UK retail sales jump
Shares of Lloyds Banking Group ended Thursday down 2.5% at 102.0 pence. The bank followed up by announcing another buyback program, having already repurchased a little more than 7.1 million shares for cancellation.
Unilever share price in focus ahead of London open after India capex plan and broker downgrades
Unilever ended Thursday in London at 5,320 pence, slipping 8 pence from Wednesday’s close. Investors now look to Friday, with new broker calls on deck and India making headlines.
Rolls-Royce share price today: buyback update drops ahead of RR.L results week
Rolls-Royce Holdings picked up 450,000 of its own shares on Feb 19 as part of its £200 million buyback, shelling out between 1,307 and 1,322 pence per share. The company plans to cancel the repurchased stock, it said.
South32 share price slips to A$4.39 as copper volatility and dividend dates come into view
South32 Ltd slipped 0.45% to finish at A$4.39 Friday, with shares moving between A$4.35 and A$4.42. Roughly 13.2 million shares were traded.
Shell stock price hits fresh 52-week high as US Venezuela licences revive Dragon gas project
Shell says the new U.S. general licenses for Venezuelan oil and gas, rolled out this month, mean the company can finally move forward on its long-stuck Dragon natural gas project. That field, estimated at roughly 4.5 trillion cubic feet of reserves, is intended to supply Trinidad’s Atlantic LNG facility—where both Shell and BP each hold 45% stakes. “The issuance of the recent general licenses is a positive signal, and it, indeed, allows for progress on our Dragon project,” a spokesperson told Reuters, pointing to years of holdups tied to changing U.S. policy. Atlantic LNG has room for 12 million tonnes a year, but only shipped 9 million tonnes in 2025, hampered by gas shortages, LSEG data showed.
Lynas Rare Earths share price: why ASX:LYC edged up — and the date traders circle next week
Lynas Rare Earths closed out Friday at A$15.68, gaining 0.45%. Shares swung between A$15.68 and A$16.29 through the session, with roughly 3.9 million changing hands.
AGL Energy share price ends higher as dividend trade comes into view on ASX
AGL Energy Limited edged 0.2% higher to finish at A$10.60 on Friday, moving between A$10.49 and A$10.63 during the session. Volume hit 4.86 million, topping its three-month average. Origin Energy picked up around 0.5%.
Ramsay Health Care share price jumps on Ramsay Santé spin-off plan — what investors watch next week
Shares in Ramsay Health Care Ltd jumped 3.0% to finish at A$38.62 on Friday. The hospital operator detailed a plan to distribute its Ramsay Santé stake directly to shareholders, paving the way for a break from the persistently struggling French-listed business.
Santos (ASX:STO) share price slips after Whyalla gas deal as dividend date looms
Santos Ltd dropped 0.9% to A$6.94 by Friday’s close, after the Australian gas group confirmed it had nailed down key terms with the South Australian government for a decade-long gas supply deal, linked to the Whyalla Steelworks overhaul. According to Santos, the binding term sheet sets out 200 petajoules of gas starting in 2030. The parties are working toward a full supply agreement by June 30.
Xero share price slides 3.7% as ASX tech sells off — what to watch next week
Xero Limited ended Friday down 3.7% at A$77.54, with Australia’s information technology sector off 2.4%. The S&P/ASX 200 edged lower by 0.05%. WiseTech Global lost 3.8%, and Megaport tumbled 11.8%.
PLS Group (ASX:PLS) share price drops 4.6% as investors weigh July plant restart and Calix deal
PLS Group Limited slipped 4.6% to finish at A$4.18 on Friday, undoing some of the gains it logged earlier this week after a flurry of updates around production, capital outlays, and processing strategy landed.
Pro Medicus share price falls as ASX:PME investors size up dividend week and contract timing
Pro Medicus Ltd shares dropped 2.1% Friday, finishing the session at A$126.51 after a previous close of A$129.16. Shares fluctuated between A$123.36 and A$129.49 during the day, leaving the medical imaging software company with a market cap near A$13.2 billion.
Paladin Energy share price jumps after Canada clears key step for Patterson Lake South uranium project
Shares of Paladin Energy Ltd climbed Friday, after the uranium miner announced it received ministerial sign-off on the Environmental Impact Statement for its Patterson Lake South project in Canada. The stock was recently up 3.3% at A$13.67.
Telix (ASX:TLX) share price jumps 14% on 2026 revenue outlook — what moved the stock
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited surged 14.2% Friday, wrapping up at A$10.43 after swinging between A$9.49 and A$10.78, according to Google Finance. Even with that pop, shares remain far from the 52-week peak of A$31.97.
Mineral Resources shares drop 5% after record half-year earnings — what ASX investors watch next
Mineral Resources Ltd shares gave up 5.3% to finish at A$51.25 on Friday, slipping alongside a broader pullback in lithium stocks. This move came despite the company delivering record revenue and first-half earnings. Pilbara Minerals was off 4.6%, while Liontown shed 6.4%, according to Market Index data.
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