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Imperial Brands share price today: IMB ticks up as buyback keeps running and dividend dates near

Imperial Brands share price today: IMB ticks up as buyback keeps running and dividend dates near

Imperial Brands shares rose about 0.5% in early London trading Monday after the company disclosed new share repurchases under its £1.45 billion buyback program. The stock traded at 3,027 pence at 0914 GMT. Investors are watching the Jan. 28 AGM and the ex-dividend date in February. Abbe Luersman joins the board as non-executive director starting Jan. 12.
12 January 2026
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Lloyds share price dips as Trump’s credit-card cap rattles bank stocks

Lloyds share price dips as Trump’s credit-card cap rattles bank stocks

Lloyds Banking Group shares fell 0.2% to 100.1 pence in early London trading Monday, tracking a wider decline in European bank stocks after the U.S. announced a cap on credit-card interest rates. Barclays dropped 4.5%, HSBC slipped 1%. Lloyds will report preliminary 2025 results on Jan. 29. The bank is also considering raising CEO Charlie Nunn’s maximum pay to £13.2 million, per The Guardian.
12 January 2026
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3i Group stock slips again in London as Jan 29 update nears

3i Group stock slips again in London as Jan 29 update nears

3i Group shares fell 0.7% to 3,101 pence by 0942 GMT, extending recent losses as investors await the company’s Q3 update on Jan. 29. The stock trades at an 11% premium to net asset value but remains 31% below its 52-week high. European markets slipped after U.S. policy news hit banks and dampened risk appetite.
12 January 2026
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British American Tobacco shares rise on buyback update — what to watch before Feb. 12 results

British American Tobacco shares rise on buyback update — what to watch before Feb. 12 results

British American Tobacco shares rose 1.2% to 4,110p in early London trading Monday after announcing more share buybacks. On Jan. 9, BAT bought 132,817 shares at an average 4,015p each, planning to cancel them and reduce the share count to 2.18 billion. The buyback program is now set at £1.3 billion for 2026. Full-year 2025 results are due Feb. 12.
12 January 2026
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Prudential plc shares slip after buyback update; what investors watch next

Prudential plc shares slip after buyback update; what investors watch next

Prudential (PRU.L) repurchased 330,946 shares on Jan. 9 as part of its new $1.2 billion buyback program. The stock slipped about 0.3% to 1,157 pence in early London trading Monday. Shares were acquired via J.P. Morgan Securities at an average £11.5684 each and will be cancelled, reducing the share count to about 2.55 billion. Traders are watching buyback pace and upcoming Bank of England rate decisions.
12 January 2026
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Ashtead (AHT.L) shares slide 3% as buyback update lands into Powell-probe market jitters

Ashtead (AHT.L) shares slide 3% as buyback update lands into Powell-probe market jitters

Ashtead shares fell 3.1% to 5,420 pence in early London trading after the company announced a new tranche of buybacks under its $1.5 billion programme. The drop outpaced a weaker FTSE 100 as investors weighed Powell’s DOJ subpoena disclosure and awaited U.S. CPI data. Ashtead reported buying 69,600 shares for treasury on Jan. 9. The buyback plan starts March 2, 2026, with initial purchases in London.
12 January 2026
Tesco PLC stock today: TSCO shares edge up in London — what traders are watching next

Tesco PLC stock today: TSCO shares edge up in London — what traders are watching next

Tesco shares rose 0.5% to 417.5 pence in early London trading Monday after a volatile post-Christmas stretch. The company’s UK like-for-like sales grew 3.2% over Christmas, but volume trends remain under scrutiny as price competition intensifies. Tesco bought back 475,248 shares last week as part of its £1.45 billion repurchase program. Investors await UK inflation data and Tesco’s April earnings report.
12 January 2026
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Unilever stock rises in London as banks slide, investors lean defensive

Unilever stock rises in London as banks slide, investors lean defensive

Unilever shares rose 0.8% to 4,783.5 pence by 0840 GMT, near session highs, after the company reaffirmed its 2025 sales and margin outlook following its ice cream spin-off. European stocks slipped, with the STOXX 600 down 0.2% as banks fell sharply after U.S. President Trump announced a cap on credit card rates. Unilever will report Q4 and full-year 2025 results on Feb. 12.
12 January 2026
GSK stock in focus: JPMorgan healthcare agenda, merger chatter and key dates for investors

GSK stock in focus: JPMorgan healthcare agenda, merger chatter and key dates for investors

GSK shares slipped 0.03% to 1,885.5 pence in early London trading Monday, as investors awaited the company’s appearance at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. GSK’s ADRs closed up 0.3% in the U.S. at $50.39. Traders are watching for updates ahead of GSK’s full-year results due February 4.
12 January 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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