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Company News News 17 January 2026

Rolls-Royce (RR.L) share price closes higher on defence bid and buyback update — what to watch next week

Rolls-Royce (RR.L) share price closes higher on defence bid and buyback update — what to watch next week

Rolls-Royce shares closed up 0.98% at 1,285.5 pence Friday after the company bought back 460,628 shares on Jan. 15 as part of its ongoing repurchase program. Defence stocks rose in London following Ukraine-related developments. Rolls-Royce has now repurchased 4,632,900 shares at an average 1,262.56 pence each. Full-year results are due Feb. 26.
17 January 2026
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Glencore share price slides as Rio Tinto bid clock ticks and China scrutiny grows

Glencore share price slides as Rio Tinto bid clock ticks and China scrutiny grows

Glencore shares closed down 2.53% at 478.6 pence Friday amid takeover speculation involving Rio Tinto, which faces a Feb. 5 UK deadline to make a formal bid or walk away. Investors weighed China regulatory risks and awaited Glencore’s production update due Jan. 29. Trading volume reached about 61.9 million shares. BlackRock disclosed a 7.13% stake under UK takeover rules.
17 January 2026
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Jardine Matheson stock price near 52-week high as buybacks stack up and Mandarin Oriental delisting nears

Jardine Matheson stock price near 52-week high as buybacks stack up and Mandarin Oriental delisting nears

Jardine Matheson shares closed Friday at US$74.35 in Singapore, up 0.22%, after the company repurchased 25,000 shares for cancellation. Two directors disclosed new share acquisitions. Mandarin Oriental’s delisting is set for Jan. 20 following court approval of its privatisation. About 229,200 Jardine shares traded during the session.
17 January 2026
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Hongkong Land stock price nudges up on buyback — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Hongkong Land stock price nudges up on buyback — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Hongkong Land shares rose 0.6% to $8.26 in Singapore Friday after the company repurchased 180,000 shares at an average $8.24 each, confirming cancellation. China’s central bank announced a 25 basis point cut to targeted policy tools effective Jan. 19, as new bank loans in 2025 hit their lowest since 2018. Markets are closed for the weekend.
17 January 2026
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CapitaLand Investment stock to watch: 9CI ends flat after filing on six U.S. unit liquidations

CapitaLand Investment stock to watch: 9CI ends flat after filing on six U.S. unit liquidations

CapitaLand Investment closed flat at S$2.92 Friday after announcing the voluntary liquidation of six dormant U.S. subsidiaries. The company said the move will not significantly impact its 2026 earnings or net tangible assets. About 7.04 million shares traded. Investors await the Feb. 11 results for updates on fees and fundraising.
17 January 2026
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BHP stock dips into weekend — what to watch before next week’s key production update

BHP stock dips into weekend — what to watch before next week’s key production update

BHP shares fell 0.8% to A$48.99 Friday, ahead of its half-year production update due Jan. 20. The stock remains close to its 52-week high. BHP and Rio Tinto agreed to jointly extract iron ore from Pilbara sites, while BHP also signed a copper-gold exploration deal in Serbia. Iron ore prices dropped to $107.68 a tonne.
17 January 2026
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PLS share price slides after AustralianSuper trims stake — what to watch before ASX reopens

PLS share price slides after AustralianSuper trims stake — what to watch before ASX reopens

PLS Group shares closed down 3.1% at A$4.68 Friday after AustralianSuper cut its stake to 15.11% from 16.27%. The move lowered AustralianSuper’s holding to 486.8 million shares. Traders are watching for PLS’s December-quarter update due Jan. 30. Lithium prices in China slipped 0.63% Friday but remain above last month’s levels.
17 January 2026
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Fortescue share price ticks up on wind farm build start as traders look to next week’s output report

Fortescue share price ticks up on wind farm build start as traders look to next week’s output report

Fortescue shares closed up 0.3% at A$22.82 after construction began on a 133MW wind project in Western Australia. The company targets mid- to late-2027 completion, with a fiscal 2026 decarbonisation budget of $900 million to $1.2 billion. Iron ore futures fell on Friday, with Dalian and Singapore contracts both down. Fortescue’s next production report is due Jan. 22.
17 January 2026
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Northern Star Resources share price slips after four-day run as NST investors brace for Jan 22 update

Northern Star Resources share price slips after four-day run as NST investors brace for Jan 22 update

Northern Star Resources shares fell 1.0% to A$26.83 Friday, ending a four-day rally as gold prices slipped from record highs. The miner’s December-quarter output of 348,000 ounces missed analyst forecasts. Investors await a cost update on January 22 after the company cut its full-year sales outlook earlier this month. BMO Capital lowered its price target to A$31.
17 January 2026
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Amphenol stock stays in focus after ADC India open offer terms; Goldman, BofA lift targets

Amphenol stock stays in focus after ADC India open offer terms; Goldman, BofA lift targets

Amphenol shares closed at $154.39 in New York Friday, up 0.11% after a 5% surge Thursday. The company launched a mandatory open offer to buy 1.2 million shares of ADC India Communications at INR 1,233.59 each, totaling about $16.4 million. Goldman Sachs and Bank of America raised price targets ahead of Amphenol’s Jan. 28 earnings report. The tender window in India runs March 5–18.
17 January 2026
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Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

7 February 2026
Ashtead shares closed Friday at 4,936p, up 1.09%, after the company bought 88,872 shares under its repurchase program. The group is set to shift its primary listing to New York on March 2, pending court approval, and will be removed from the FTSE UK index the same day. Ashtead paid a half-year dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share on Friday.
Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

7 February 2026
Beazley shares closed flat at 1,236 pence Friday as BlackRock disclosed a 6.55% stake and Vanguard reported 5.02%. Wellington Management cut its holding below 5%. The disclosures follow Zurich Insurance’s possible takeover offer of up to 1,335 pence per share, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a firm bid.
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