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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.

Antofagasta share price slides 5% as copper rout hits London miners — results in focus

Antofagasta share price slides 5% as copper rout hits London miners — results in focus

Antofagasta shares fell about 5% to 3,465 pence in early London trading Monday, tracking a sharp drop in copper prices after Kevin Warsh was nominated as U.S. Federal Reserve chair. London Metal Exchange copper slid 3%, pulling the FTSE 100 and European mining stocks lower. The basic resources sector dropped over 2%, its steepest decline since July. Antofagasta is set to report full-year results on Feb. 17.
2 February 2026
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Anglo American share price slides as metals rout bites FTSE miners — what to watch next

Anglo American share price slides as metals rout bites FTSE miners — what to watch next

Anglo American shares fell about 3.5% to 3,288 pence in early London trading Monday, tracking a sharp selloff in metals after Kevin Warsh was named to lead the Federal Reserve. Spot gold dropped 5%, silver over 7%, and copper 3% as a stronger dollar and higher futures margins triggered forced selling. Mining stocks weighed on the FTSE 100, which slipped 0.4% by 0820 GMT. Investors await Anglo’s production report on Feb 5.
2 February 2026
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Lloyds shares slide as Shore Capital turns bearish and UK rate decision nears

Lloyds shares slide as Shore Capital turns bearish and UK rate decision nears

Lloyds Banking Group shares fell 1.97% to 106.85 pence after Shore Capital downgraded the stock to “sell,” despite raising its price target. The drop came as FTSE futures slipped and investors braced for Thursday’s Bank of England rate decision. Lloyds recently reported a 12% rise in annual pre-tax profit to £6.7 billion and announced a £1.75 billion share buyback.
2 February 2026
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Rio Tinto share price in focus before London open as copper slides and Glencore deadline nears

Rio Tinto share price in focus before London open as copper slides and Glencore deadline nears

Rio Tinto shares fell before Monday’s London open as copper prices dropped nearly 5% in Asia, tracking a broader selloff after reports of a possible change at the US Federal Reserve. The miner faces a Feb. 5 deadline to declare whether it will bid for Glencore, fueling takeover speculation. A new Form 8.3 filing disclosed stakes in both Rio Tinto and Glencore. Rio Tinto closed Friday at 6,738 pence, down 1.62%.
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Stock Market Today

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SEOUL, Feb 8, 2026, 01:42 KST — Market closed. SK hynix (000660.KS) shares ended down 0.36% on Friday at 839,000 won, leaving the South Korean memory chipmaker down about 8% for the week. The retreat came a day after S&P Global Ratings raised SK hynix’s long-term credit rating to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, pointing to strength in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) sales and firm memory prices. (Investing.com) The slide matters because SK hynix has become one of the cleanest listed bets on the AI build-out, and it trades that way — hard in both directions. “It has now shifted really
Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
Bank of America shares rose 2.89% Friday to $56.53, tracking a rally in U.S. financial stocks as the Dow closed above 50,000. The bank will redeem its Series DD preferred stock and related depositary shares on March 10 at $1,000 per share. CEO Brian Moynihan donated 100,000 shares on Feb. 4, a regulatory filing showed. Key U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after delays.
Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

7 February 2026
Oracle shares jumped 4.65% to $142.82 Friday, ending an eight-day slide but remaining down 22% since Jan. 27. The company has set up a $20 billion at-the-market stock program and completed a $25 billion senior notes sale to fund cloud expansion. Oracle’s liabilities stood at $174.5 billion as of Nov. 30, 2025, before the new financing. Investors remain focused on dilution risks and the pace of capacity growth.
ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

7 February 2026
ASML shares rose 3.84% Friday in Amsterdam to 1,193.80 euros, rebounding with global chip stocks after Amazon signaled a sharp increase in AI-related capital spending. The stock goes ex-dividend Feb. 9 ahead of a 1.60-euro interim payout. ASML’s Nasdaq shares climbed 4.64% to $1,413.01. Despite Friday’s gains, the Amsterdam listing finished the week about 2.5% lower.
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