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Standard Chartered share price today: STAN.L edges lower as Polestar funding headline lands before results

Standard Chartered share price today: STAN.L edges lower as Polestar funding headline lands before results

Standard Chartered shares slipped 0.2% in early London trading Monday, hovering near a 52-week high. Polestar named Standard Chartered to lead a $400 million equity funding vehicle after securing investment from a Sumitomo Mitsui-backed entity. Investors await the bank’s full-year results on Feb. 24 for signals on capital returns and credit costs. Silver’s sharp drop has dampened risk appetite across markets.
2 February 2026
3i Group share price slips in London as Action-led rally cools — here’s what matters next

3i Group share price slips in London as Action-led rally cools — here’s what matters next

3i Group shares fell 0.9% to 3,321 pence in London by 0934 GMT Monday, cooling after last week’s rally. The stock remains closely tied to Action, its main asset, which reported a 16% jump in net sales to 16.0 billion euros for 2025. CEO Simon Borrows bought £1.05 million in shares last week. 3i issued over 31 million new shares, raising its total to more than 1 billion.
2 February 2026
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Ashtead share price slips after buyback update as NYSE switch nears

Ashtead share price slips after buyback update as NYSE switch nears

Ashtead shares fell 0.45% to 4,666 pence in early London trading Monday, extending recent losses. The company confirmed a further tranche of buybacks under its $1.5 billion programme and set a Feb. 6 dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share. A U.S. primary listing is scheduled for late February, with Ashtead shares to be swapped for Sunbelt stock and dropped from FTSE indices on March 2.
2 February 2026
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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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Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

7 February 2026
Linde plc shares fell 2.5% to $448.24 Friday after reporting Q4 sales up 6% to $8.76 billion and adjusted EPS of $4.20. The company guided 2026 adjusted EPS to $17.40–$17.90, below analyst consensus. JPMorgan downgraded the stock, while Morgan Stanley and UBS raised price targets. Linde repurchased $1.4 billion in shares in Q4 and returned $7.4 billion to shareholders in 2025.
GE Vernova stock closes up nearly 6% — what to watch before Monday’s trade

GE Vernova stock closes up nearly 6% — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
GE Vernova shares jumped 5.6% to $779.35 Friday as Wall Street rallied and the company reported 1.1 GW of U.S. wind repower orders for 2025. The company also closed its $5.3 billion purchase of the remaining Prolec GE stake and completed a $2.6 billion senior notes offering. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
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