Procter & Gamble shares ended Friday roughly 0.2% higher, closing at $141.87. The modest gain kept the consumer-staples giant essentially flat heading into the weekend.
UBS has maintained its Buy rating on British American Tobacco, projecting the company will return to steady growth by 2026 as U.S. nicotine pouches and newer products gain momentum. The firm also held its price target steady at GBP52. https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/ubs-reiterates-buy-rating-on-british-american-tobacco-stock-with-gbp52-target-93CH-4439124
ASML Holding N.V. shares surged Friday, propelled by HSBC’s raised price target. The Dutch chip equipment giant led gains in Europe’s tech sector. Meanwhile, strong revenue from major client Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co helped boost confidence across chip stocks.
Microsoft Corp shares gained 0.2% to $479.07 on Friday after the software maker leaned further into retail, rolling out a new Copilot checkout feature alongside other AI tools. The company is valued at about $3.85 trillion.
Constellation Brands, Inc. shares edged higher on Friday as investors digested the brewer’s trimmed profit outlook and a blunt message from management that beer demand is still choppy. Shares were up 0.1% at $148.13, after trading between $146.12 and $149.72 in the session.
Applied Materials Inc shares jumped about 6% on Friday, at one point topping $300, as chip-equipment names moved higher. AMAT was up 6% at $298.53 in afternoon trading. Lam Research rose about 8%, KLA was up about 5% and ASML added about 6%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF gained nearly 3%.
JPMorgan Chase & Co shares rose about 1.1% to $330.65 in late morning trading on Thursday after the bank said it will become the new issuer of Apple’s Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is not expected to close for roughly two years. “This transaction substantially completes the narrowing of our focus in our consumer business,” Goldman Chief Executive David Solomon said. Reuters
Nokia shares fell about 4% to 5.534 euros in Helsinki on Thursday, giving back some of the prior session’s rise after an analyst upgrade, while another broker kept a bearish view. The stock has traded between 5.534 and 5.844 euros on the day and remains below its 52-week high of 6.650 euros, according to Investing.com data. Investing.com
Shares of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd rose on Thursday, lifting the Singapore defence and engineering group closer to recent highs after a U.S. unit flagged progress on a tolling project.
Seagate Technology Holdings plc shares fell about 6.7% to $308.26 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, trimming a sharp run that had pushed the data-storage maker to fresh highs earlier in the week. The stock traded between $299.04 and $330.42 during the session.
Tesla shares edged higher on Wednesday as fresh price forecasts from Wall Street widened the gap between bulls betting on self-driving and bears focused on the car business. The stock was up about 0.6% at $435.40 in afternoon trade.
Ambarella, Inc. shares were down 12.5% at $70.54 in early afternoon trading on Wednesday after swinging sharply lower from a session high of $82.10. The stock has traded in a wide band and was last near the day’s low.
Workiva Inc shares were up about 5.5% at $91.40 on Wednesday, after touching $92.10 earlier in the session. The stock has traded between $86.29 and $92.10 so far, with about 458,000 shares changing hands.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc shares rose in after-hours trading on Tuesday, extending recent gains after fresh data showed the bank again led global merger advising last year. The stock was up 0.7% at $955.47, after swinging between $943.86 and $958.55 in the session.
Apple shares opened slightly lower on Tuesday and traded in a tight band as investors weighed fresh reads on App Store spending ahead of the iPhone maker’s results later this month. The stock opened at $266.96, down about 0.1% from Monday’s close, and moved between $264.36 and $267.55 in early trade. Public
Vedanta Ltd ended 0.99% higher at 621.75 rupees on Tuesday after touching a fresh 52-week high, outperforming a softer broader market. India’s Nifty 50 index closed down 0.27%. Moneycontrol
Citigroup Inc shares rose 3.9% to close at $123.30 on Monday and were last little changed in after-hours trading. The move set a new 52-week high, topping the prior peak of $122.84 set on Dec. 24. JPMorgan Chase gained 2.6%, Bank of America rose 1.7% and Wells Fargo added 1.2%, while Citi’s trading volume of 17.8 million shares topped its 50-day average of 12.4 million. marketwatch.com