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British American Tobacco share price ends week higher — buybacks roll on as lawsuit headlines hit the tape

British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.1% at 4,376p after canceling 131,672 repurchased shares. A new lawsuit in Virginia alleges BAT helped North Korea finance terrorism. Investors await the Feb. 4 dividend and Feb. 12 full-year results. The company now has 2,177,014,231 shares outstanding.

31 January 2026

Dividends·LSE:BATS.L·Stock Market

Barclays share price ends Friday higher as UK banks rally — what to watch before results week

Barclays shares rose 1.38% to 486.20 pence on Friday, helping extend the FTSE 100’s monthly winning streak to its longest in over 12 years. The move followed a weaker pound and Barclays’ latest share buyback. Investors are now awaiting the Bank of England’s rate decision on Feb. 5 and Barclays’ earnings on Feb. 10.

31 January 2026

LSE:BARC·Stock Market

Glencore stock heads into a big week as Rio Tinto deadline nears and copper cools

Glencore shares fell 1.7% to 499.25 pence Friday after metals prices dropped and copper retreated from record highs. Investors await a possible Rio Tinto bid by Feb. 5 and watch for further takeover-code disclosures. Glencore’s 2025 copper output dropped 11% to 851,600 tonnes, but second-half production rebounded. Geode Capital disclosed a 0.93% Glencore stake in new filings.

31 January 2026

Commodities·LSE:GLEN.L·Stock Market

Rio Tinto share price slips into the weekend as Brazil aluminium deal meets a metal-price pullback

Rio Tinto shares fell 1.6% to 6,738p in London after the miner agreed with Chinalco to buy a controlling stake in Brazil’s CBA for about $903 million. The deal comes amid volatile metals prices and ahead of Rio’s earnings on Feb. 19. Trading volume topped 3.8 million shares, above average.

31 January 2026

LSE:RIO.L·Mining Industry·Stock Market

Lloyds share price hits fresh 52-week high as buyback starts — what to watch next week

Lloyds Banking Group shares closed Friday at 108.95 pence, up 3.32% to a 52-week high, after launching a £1.75 billion buyback and raising its 2026 profitability target. The bank reported a 12% rise in 2025 pre-tax profit to £6.7 billion. Lloyds bought 10 million shares Friday for cancellation. Investors await the Bank of England’s rate decision Feb. 5 and Lloyds’ annual report Feb. 18.

31 January 2026

LSE:LLOY.L·Stock Market

RELX share price ends week near 52-week low as buyback rolls on — what to watch next

RELX shares fell 0.6% to 2,579 pence in London Friday, remaining near a 52-week low despite the company’s ongoing buyback program. RELX purchased 369,515 shares at an average 2,594.5 pence as part of a £250 million repurchase running through Feb. 6. Investors await full-year results due Feb. 12. The stock dropped 3.6% Thursday, underperforming the FTSE 100.

31 January 2026

LSE:REL·Share Buybacks·Stock Market

UOL share price (SGX:U14) set for a Monday test after Tianjin hotel sale

UOL Group agreed to sell its Pan Pacific Tianjin hotel in China for RMB238 million, with a RMB23.8 million deposit paid and the rest due by April 2026. Shares closed at S$10.84 on Friday, down 0.46%. The sale was announced after the market closed. UOL’s full-year results are scheduled for release on February 26.

31 January 2026

Real Estate·SGX:U14·Singapore Stocks·Stock Market

City Developments stock price slips into weekend — what investors watch next

City Developments shares slipped 0.6% to S$9.28 Friday, near a 52-week high, with 2.28 million shares traded. The company opens bookings Saturday for Newport Residences, starting at S$1.298 million for a one-bedroom unit. CDL Hospitality Trusts reported a 1.2% rise in second-half distribution to S$35.9 million. The Straits Times Index fell 0.5% on the day.

31 January 2026

Real Estate·SGX:C09·Stock Market

HSBC share price ends near record — what investors watch before next week’s trading

HSBC shares closed up 1.21% at 1,285.40 pence on Friday, near record highs, helping lift the FTSE 100 as UK banks outperformed. Investors are watching for HSBC’s annual results on Feb. 25 and any updates to profit targets. The stock briefly pushed HSBC’s market cap above $300 billion earlier in the week.

31 January 2026

LSE:HSBA·Stock Market

Singapore Airlines stock price dips after S$500 million bond sale; Malaysia Airlines tie-up in focus next week

Singapore Airlines closed at S$6.35, down 0.16%, after issuing S$500 million in 2.70% notes due 2036, set to list Feb. 2. The airline also formalized a joint business partnership with Malaysia Airlines following regulatory approvals. The Straits Times Index dropped 0.5% Friday amid broader market caution.

31 January 2026

SGX:SIA.SI·Stock Market

Genting Singapore share price (SGX:G13) in focus after Lim Kok Thay takes Resorts World Sentosa chair

Genting Singapore shares closed at S$0.735 on Friday, up 0.68%, after Lim Kok Thay was named chairman and director of Resorts World at Sentosa, effective Feb. 1. The stock traded 32.8 million shares between S$0.730 and S$0.740. Analysts flagged ongoing competition with Marina Bay Sands and weak tourism growth as risks. Full-year 2025 results are due Feb. 24 after market close.

31 January 2026

SGX:G13·Stock Market

Hongkong Land stock price steadies near $8.50 after buyback filing, with next catalysts lining up

Hongkong Land shares closed at US$8.49 Friday in Singapore, up 0.12% after announcing a new buyback and cancellation of 175,000 shares. The stock has gained about 22% since late 2025. Issued share capital now stands at 2,155,334,126 shares. Q4 earnings are due March 4.

31 January 2026

SGX:H78·Stock Market

Wilmar International share price slips to S$3.39 as palm oil turns lower — what to watch before Feb 26 results

Wilmar shares fell 1.45% to S$3.39 on Friday in Singapore, with 7.8 million shares traded. Malaysian palm oil futures dropped 2.04% to 4,229 ringgit per ton on profit-taking. Indonesia set its February crude palm oil reference price at $918.47 per ton, slightly above January. Wilmar’s FY2025 results are due Feb. 26.

31 January 2026

Earnings Reports·SGX:F34·Stock Market

Sembcorp Industries stock: after the Alinta vote, what investors watch next

Sembcorp Industries shares fell 1.6% to S$6.03 Friday after shareholders approved the A$6.5 billion acquisition of Australia’s Alinta Energy, with 99.76% voting in favor. The cash deal will be funded by a fully committed bridge loan, with no equity raise planned. Singapore’s Straits Times Index closed down 0.5%. Sembcorp expects to close the Alinta deal in the first half of 2026, pending regulatory approval.

31 January 2026

SGX:U96.SI

SGX stock slips into weekend as broker-custody shake-up opens ahead of Feb 5 results

SGX shares closed down 0.17% at S$17.63 on Friday, with 2 million shares traded. SGX RegCo launched a consultation on expanding broker custody accounts to include pooled “omnibus” structures, with feedback open until March 27. Investors await SGX’s half-year results briefing on Feb. 5.

31 January 2026

SGX:S68·Stock Market

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (SGX:BS6) shares slip into weekend as risk mood turns — what to watch next week

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding shares closed down 1.8% at S$3.34 on Friday, underperforming the Straits Times Index, which slipped 0.5% to 4,905.13. About 13.7 million shares changed hands. No new company announcements were made. The next earnings report is set for March 4.

31 January 2026

SGX:BS6·Singapore Stocks·Stock Market

Keppel stock price slips into weekend — what investors are watching before Feb 5 results

Keppel Ltd fell 1.35% to S$10.93 on Friday, underperforming the Singapore market as investors await its full-year results on Feb. 5. Keppel DC REIT reported a record full-year distribution per unit and a 55.2% jump in distributable income. The Singapore Exchange benchmark dropped 0.5%, tracking Wall Street losses. Markets will reopen Monday after the weekend pause.

31 January 2026

Earnings Reports·SGX:BN4.SI·Stock Market

CapitaLand Investment share price holds at S$3.08 as February results line up for next week

CapitaLand Investment closed flat at S$3.08 on Friday, with 13 million shares traded. Director David Su Tuong Sing disclosed receiving 25,009 shares as part of his FY2025 fee. CapitaLand Ascott Trust reported FY2025 distributable income up 11% to S$256.7 million, with DPS steady at 6.10 cents. Key earnings from CapitaLand-managed funds are due in early February.

31 January 2026

SGX:9CI·Singapore Stocks·Stock Market

OCBC share price slips — what traders watch before the Feb 25 earnings test

OCBC shares closed at S$21.23 on Friday, down 0.6% after touching S$21.44 intraday. Analysts raised target prices as Singapore’s banks drove the Straits Times Index to new highs. MAS left policy unchanged but flagged upside risks for rates. OCBC launched a securities lending program and used 1,672 treasury shares for staff schemes.

31 January 2026

Earnings Reports·SGX:O39.SI·Stock Market

Singtel stock price edges up into the weekend — what to watch before SGX reopens

Singtel shares rose 0.4% to S$4.59 Friday, bucking a 0.5% drop in the Straits Times Index. Trading volume reached 22 million shares. The move followed the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s decision to hold policy steady and raise its 2026 inflation forecast. Investors await Singapore PMI data on Feb. 2 and the U.S. jobs report on Feb. 6.

31 January 2026

SGX:Z74·Singapore Stocks·Stock Market

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Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia optics tie-up as earnings near

8 February 2026

Tower Semiconductor shares rose 7.7% to $139.04 Friday after announcing a collaboration with Nvidia on AI data-center networking. The stock touched $141 intraday and gained another 1% after hours. Investors await Tower’s Feb. 11 earnings for details on its silicon photonics work. No financial terms or shipment timeline were disclosed.

Longsys Electronics stock heads into Monday after new guarantees; what 301308 investors watch next

8 February 2026

Longsys disclosed new guarantees for a 100 million yuan Hong Kong loan and a $9 million Brazil credit line, bringing its total approved guarantee quota to 11 billion yuan and outstanding guarantees to 5.81 billion yuan. The company said all guarantees are for consolidated subsidiaries and within approved limits. Shares closed at 288 yuan Friday, down 1.6%. China inflation and credit data are due this week.

MACOM stock price steadies near highs into Monday after earnings pop and fresh filings

8 February 2026

MACOM shares rose 3.5% to $235.87 Friday after the company reported fiscal Q1 revenue of $271.6 million and raised its full-year data center growth outlook to 35–40%. Fidelity’s FMR LLC disclosed a 10.7% stake, while shareholder Susan Ocampo filed to potentially sell up to 100,000 shares. Stifel raised its price target to $255. MACOM expects to repay $161 million in convertible notes in March.

LONGi Green Energy stock in focus: 1.65 bln yuan patent fee signals higher costs as China solar outlook softens

8 February 2026

LONGi Green Energy’s Shanghai A-shares closed up 0.7% at 18.36 yuan on Friday after a 1.65 billion yuan BC solar patent licensing deal was disclosed this week. The agreement, involving Aiko Solar and Maxeon, set a price for key solar IP as industry forecasts point to a drop in China’s 2026 new solar installations.

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