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Ashtead Group stock edges up after fresh buyback filing as ex-dividend date nears

Ashtead Group stock edges up after fresh buyback filing as ex-dividend date nears

London, Jan 6, 2026, 09:01 GMT — Regular session Ashtead Group (AHT.L) shares ticked higher in early London trading on Tuesday after the equipment-rental firm disclosed fresh purchases under its share buyback programme. The stock was up about 0.2% at 5,336 pence, after trading between 5,320 and 5,372 pence. Investing.com The update lands a day after Ashtead jumped 4.4% to close at 5,326 pence, outperforming a broadly firmer FTSE 100 session. MarketWatch Why it matters now is timing. Daily buyback notices have become a near-term tell on how aggressively management is leaning into capital returns after the stock’s early-year rebound.
6 January 2026
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BAT stock steadies after fresh buyback disclosure as February results near

BAT stock steadies after fresh buyback disclosure as February results near

London, Jan 6, 2026, 08:59 GMT — Regular session British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BATS.L) shares edged down 0.1% to 4,063 pence by 0859 GMT, after the company disclosed another round of share repurchases. The stock has traded between 4,053 pence and 4,076 pence so far in Tuesday’s session, London Stock Exchange data showed. London South East The routine buyback update matters because BAT’s cash-return story is doing more of the heavy lifting for the equity as investors weigh a tougher backdrop for nicotine alternatives and stricter regulation. With full-year results due next month, traders are watching whether buybacks and dividends
6 January 2026
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Rolls-Royce (RR.L) hits new 52-week high after fresh buyback disclosure — what investors watch next

Rolls-Royce (RR.L) hits new 52-week high after fresh buyback disclosure — what investors watch next

London, January 6, 2026, 08:08 GMT — Regular session Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.L) rose 1.2% to 1,246 pence in early London trade on Tuesday, touching a new 52-week high after the company disclosed further purchases under its £200 million share buyback. The jet-engine maker said it bought 458,730 shares on Monday at an average price of about 1,231 pence, taking total repurchases since the programme began to 934,612 shares. Investing.com That matters because a buyback is when a company buys its own shares, typically to reduce the number in circulation. Fewer shares can lift earnings per share if profits hold steady,
6 January 2026
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BP stock watch: Tiber contract, buyback and oil slide put BP PLC shares in focus

BP stock watch: Tiber contract, buyback and oil slide put BP PLC shares in focus

London, Jan 6, 2026, 07:53 GMT — Premarket BP shares (BP.L) will be in focus at the London open on Tuesday after TechnipFMC said it won a $600 million-$800 million iEPCI contract — a bundled design-to-install offshore package — from BP for its high-pressure Tiber development in the Gulf of America. BP ended Monday down 0.6% at 435.25 pence. technipfmc.com+1 The award matters because investors have pressed oil majors to keep capital spending tight while returning cash through dividends and buybacks. For BP, new deepwater work tests that balance as crude prices sit near multi-year lows and the market debates
6 January 2026
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Northern Star Resources stock: NST share price edges up as Jan 22 cost update nears

Northern Star Resources stock: NST share price edges up as Jan 22 cost update nears

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 17:45 AEDT — Market closed Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) shares closed up 0.8% at A$25.15 on Tuesday. Australian Securities Exchange The miner last week cut its FY26 production guidance — its forecast for annual output — to 1.6 million-1.7 million ounces from 1.7 million-1.85 million after a softer December quarter. Northern Star put gold sales for the quarter at about 348,000 ounces, taking first-half sales to about 729,000 ounces, and said lower sales were expected to weigh on costs, with revised cost guidance — its expected costs per ounce — due with the Jan.
6 January 2026
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Lynas Rare Earths stock rises as NdPr prices slip and a January update looms

Lynas Rare Earths stock rises as NdPr prices slip and a January update looms

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 17:54 (AEDT) — After-hours Lynas Rare Earths Ltd shares ended Tuesday up 1.4% at A$13.15, after trading between A$12.87 and A$13.37. The move matters now because Lynas is one of the few large, listed suppliers of separated rare earth products outside China, and the market remains sensitive to any shift in supply-chain politics around critical minerals. Reuters Pricing screens were mixed. Praseodymium-neodymium oxide — known as NdPr, a key input for permanent magnets in electric motors — slipped 0.4% in China on Jan. 6, Shanghai Metals Market data showed. Macro nerves have not gone away, and
6 January 2026
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Macquarie shares buck weak ASX as investors eye Qube deadline and May results

Macquarie shares buck weak ASX as investors eye Qube deadline and May results

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 17:18 (AEDT) — Market closed. Macquarie Group shares ended Tuesday up 1.68% at A$206.76, outperforming a broader market that finished lower. Investing.com Australia The gain mattered because it came as the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.52%, underscoring selective buying in the financials-heavy tape after the holiday lull. Investing.com Australia With no fresh company filing in the past two days, traders pointed to positioning and catalyst-watching rather than headline-driven flow, as investors return to desks and reset risk into January. Macquarie remains a bellwether for sentiment toward investment banks and asset managers in Australia, with earnings still
6 January 2026
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Marvell (MRVL) stock lifts on Melius “buy” call, with CES CEO appearance next

Marvell (MRVL) stock lifts on Melius “buy” call, with CES CEO appearance next

New York, January 5, 2026, 20:48 (EST) — Market closed Marvell Technology, Inc. shares rose on Monday after Melius Research upgraded the chipmaker to “buy” and set a $135 price target, Barron’s reported. The stock closed up 0.94% at $90.23. “The lasting power of AI for investors is anyone’s guess,” analyst Ben Reitzes wrote. Barron’s+1 The call lands as investors head into CES, where chip and cloud executives often outline their next AI infrastructure build-outs. Marvell sells networking silicon and custom chips, known as custom silicon, that are designed to a customer’s specifications. Those customers — called hyperscalers because they
6 January 2026
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Lumentum (LITE) stock drops 7.5% as CAO succession disclosed and Feb. 3 earnings date set

Lumentum (LITE) stock drops 7.5% as CAO succession disclosed and Feb. 3 earnings date set

New York, January 5, 2026, 19:03 EST — After-hours Shares of Lumentum Holdings Inc. slid 7.5% to $357.05 on Monday. The stock ranged from $345 to $394.48 and last traded near $357 in after-hours trading, the period after the 4 p.m. close. The sharp move puts fresh focus on what the optical-components maker says next, with its quarterly update now weeks away. Traders have been leaning heavily on the data-center buildout narrative, and the bar rises quickly when a stock posts outsized swings. After the bell, Lumentum disclosed in an SEC filing that Chief Accounting Officer Matthew Sepe told the
6 January 2026
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Netflix stock (NFLX) holds steady after hours as CFRA downgrade spotlights Warner deal risk

Netflix stock (NFLX) holds steady after hours as CFRA downgrade spotlights Warner deal risk

New York, January 5, 2026, 18:05 (EST) — After-hours Netflix, Inc. shares were little changed in after-hours trading on Monday after CFRA downgraded the stock, putting the spotlight back on risks tied to the company’s pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery. TipRanks The timing matters because the market is still trying to price a potential step-change in Netflix’s balance sheet and strategy. A drawn-out review or costlier financing can hang over a stock even if the core business holds up. That focus sharpens with Netflix due to report fourth-quarter results on Jan. 20, when investors expect fresh detail on the business
6 January 2026
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Exxon stock rises after-hours on Venezuela oil pivot; what XOM investors watch next

Exxon stock rises after-hours on Venezuela oil pivot; what XOM investors watch next

New York, January 5, 2026, 17:46 EST — After-hours Exxon Mobil Corp shares were up 2.2% at $125.36 in after-hours trading on Monday, after President Donald Trump said the United States would take control of Venezuela and pursue access to the OPEC member’s oil reserves. Reuters The move matters because it drags a long-dormant issue back into U.S. energy valuations: compensation claims tied to Venezuela’s nationalisation of foreign oil assets in the 2000s, when the state took greater control and some majors exited. It also reopens questions about the future supply of Venezuelan crude and who gets first access if
6 January 2026
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Why Strategy Inc stock is jumping after-hours: fresh Bitcoin buy, $17.44B Q4 paper loss

Why Strategy Inc stock is jumping after-hours: fresh Bitcoin buy, $17.44B Q4 paper loss

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 17:27 ET — After-hours Shares of Strategy Inc (MSTR.O) rose 4.8% in after-hours trading on Monday after the company disclosed a fresh bitcoin purchase and flagged a $17.44 billion fourth-quarter unrealized loss on digital assets. SEC The disclosure matters because Strategy has become one of the market’s most direct equity proxies for bitcoin moves, with investors treating its stock as a leveraged way to bet on the token. Monday’s filing put the spotlight back on how quickly quarterly results can swing when crypto prices move. It also refocused attention on how Strategy funds its buying.
5 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

RELX share price slides again as AI fears linger, results next week in focus

RELX share price slides again as AI fears linger, results next week in focus

7 February 2026
RELX closed down 4.6% at 2,145 pence in London on Friday, capping a volatile week ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. The company bought back 465,361 shares even as selling continued amid investor concerns over AI risks and pricing power. Peers Wolters Kluwer and Thomson Reuters also faced pressure. Markets await RELX’s outlook for 2026 trading.
Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Rio Tinto’s U.S. shares closed up 2.5% at $93.37 Friday after the company ruled out a merger with Glencore, triggering a six-month “no-bid” lockout under UK takeover rules. Both companies cited disagreements over valuation. Attention now turns to Rio’s Feb. 19 results and iron ore prices, which fell below $100 a tonne amid weak Chinese demand.
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