LSE:BATS.L 18 January 2026 - 9 May 2026

Western Digital Corp shares rose 3.5% on Friday to close at $480.00, after touching $483.66, as investors kept piling into data-storage names tied to the artificial intelligence buildout. The stock traded 7.9 million shares, and the company’s market value stood at about $165 billion.

Shares of British American Tobacco edged up 0.02% to 4,558 pence as of 0801 GMT on Wednesday, sticking within a narrow 4,558-4,573p band after the latest share buyback news. The company reported purchasing 94,239 shares on Tuesday, paying between 4,515p and 4,608p, with plans to cancel the repurchased stock under its ongoing programme.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. added 0.1% to 4,600 pence as of 0825 GMT, edging up from Monday’s close at 4,597 and staying close to its 52-week peak at 4,646.

British American Tobacco slipped 0.5% to 4,588 pence out of the gate in London on Monday, putting it roughly 6% off its 52-week top. The move came after the company issued a regulatory update tied to its buyback programme. Down 21 pence from Friday’s finish, the stock shifted in a narrow 4,585–4,600 pence band just after the open.

British American Tobacco finished Friday's session up 1.2% at 4,609 pence, sitting just shy of its 52-week high after shares moved between 4,543 and 4,615 pence. London trading pauses for the weekend, with markets back in action Monday.

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. ticked up 0.2% to 4,335 pence in early London trading on Friday following news of another share buyback. The stock closed Thursday at 4,327 pence and currently offers a dividend yield near 5.6%, according to recent figures.

British American Tobacco shares slipped 0.2% to 4,299 pence at 0832 GMT, following Monday’s close at 4,308 pence. So far, the stock has fluctuated between 4,287 and 4,311 pence, with roughly 239,000 shares changing hands.

Shares of British American Tobacco climbed 1.9%, hitting 4,327 pence early Thursday in London — up 79 pence from Wednesday’s close.

British American Tobacco shares edged up 0.1% to 4,262 pence by 08:48 GMT Wednesday, clawing back some of the losses from Tuesday.