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BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

BP shares closed up 1.9% at 478 pence Friday, just below a 52-week high, as the company continued buybacks ahead of next week’s results. BP repurchased 2.789 million shares on February 6. Oil prices firmed on geopolitical risk, with Brent at $68.05 a barrel, but sector outlook remains uncertain. Investors await BP’s earnings and dividend decision due Tuesday.
7 February 2026
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BP share price: What to know after Whiting refinery union vote, with OPEC+ and earnings ahead

BP share price: What to know after Whiting refinery union vote, with OPEC+ and earnings ahead

BP shares closed Friday at 463.8 pence, up 0.25%, as union workers at the Whiting refinery rejected a 28-day contract extension. The union said there is no intent to strike. Oil prices remain near six-month highs ahead of Sunday’s OPEC+ meeting. BP bought back 2.8 million shares last week at an average of 460.25 pence.
1 February 2026
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BP share price climbs in London as oil firms on Iran worries; buyback and Venezuela gas in focus

BP share price climbs in London as oil firms on Iran worries; buyback and Venezuela gas in focus

BP shares rose 1.4% to 462.40 pence in early London trading, lifted by stronger oil prices. Brent crude closed at $68.40 a barrel, up 1.23%. Investors are watching BP’s Feb. 10 earnings and its efforts with Shell to secure U.S. licenses for Venezuelan gas projects. BP bought nearly 2.9 million shares on Jan. 27 as part of its buyback program.
29 January 2026
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FTSE 100 today slips as pound jumps and gold hits $5,300; Marston’s dives

FTSE 100 today slips as pound jumps and gold hits $5,300; Marston’s dives

FTSE 100 fell 0.3% to 10,177.85 as a stronger pound hit overseas earners. Gold reached a record above $5,300 an ounce, boosting miners, while Marston’s dropped up to 16% on flat 17-week sales. Traders awaited the U.S. Fed’s policy decision later Wednesday. Oil prices eased but held near four-month highs after U.S. supply disruptions.
28 January 2026
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BP share price nudges higher as oil firms and analysts flag LNG edge ahead of results

BP share price nudges higher as oil firms and analysts flag LNG edge ahead of results

BP shares rose 0.8% to 455.75 pence in early London trading Wednesday, extending gains after oil prices climbed on U.S. supply concerns. Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded BP to “Sector Most Preferred,” citing its LNG portfolio. BP repurchased nearly 2.9 million shares Tuesday. Atlantic LNG in Trinidad, partly owned by BP, will remove one liquefaction train in Q4 due to gas shortages.
28 January 2026
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BP share price rises as oil firms on storm disruption and Iran risk, with earnings next in focus

BP share price rises as oil firms on storm disruption and Iran risk, with earnings next in focus

BP shares rose about 1% to 448.05 pence in early London trading Monday, tracking gains in oil and gas prices after U.S. winter storms cut output and geopolitical tensions lifted Brent crude to $66.30 a barrel. U.S. natural gas futures surged 70% over the week to $5.35 per MMBtu. BP’s earnings report is due Feb. 10, with investors focused on impairment charges and cash flow.
26 January 2026
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BP stock climbs in London as oil rebounds; buyback rolls on ahead of Feb. 10 results

BP stock climbs in London as oil rebounds; buyback rolls on ahead of Feb. 10 results

BP shares rose 1.6% to 443.9 pence in early London trading Friday, lifted by a rebound in oil prices and continued share buybacks. The company repurchased over 3 million shares Thursday at an average price near 439.6 pence. Around 2.1 million BP shares changed hands early in the session. Investors await BP’s earnings report on Feb. 10.
23 January 2026
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BP buyback update nudges shares higher as oil slips and tariff talk shadows the sector

BP buyback update nudges shares higher as oil slips and tariff talk shadows the sector

BP bought over 3 million shares Wednesday under its buyback programme, raising treasury stock to nearly 752 million shares. Shares rose about 0.5% in early London trading. Oil prices slipped Thursday, with Brent at $64.96 a barrel and U.S. crude at $60.43. Earlier this month, BP moved 145 million treasury shares into employee schemes, adjusting total voting rights to 15.76 billion.
22 January 2026
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BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

7 February 2026
BP shares closed up 1.9% at 478 pence Friday, just below a 52-week high, as the company continued buybacks ahead of next week’s results. BP repurchased 2.789 million shares on February 6. Oil prices firmed on geopolitical risk, with Brent at $68.05 a barrel, but sector outlook remains uncertain. Investors await BP’s earnings and dividend decision due Tuesday.
SSE share price near 2,510p as BoE rate-cut bets return; UK GDP and SSE updates ahead

SSE share price near 2,510p as BoE rate-cut bets return; UK GDP and SSE updates ahead

7 February 2026
SSE shares closed Friday at 2,510p, up 1.2%, with about 6.6 million shares traded. The company’s transmission arm secured over £6.9 million in Ofgem innovation funding for four projects. Investors adjusted UK rate-cut bets after a split Bank of England decision. SSE maintained 2025/26 earnings guidance and reported a 7% rise in renewables output.
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