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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.
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.
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
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
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
BP share price ends higher; buyback and offshore wind shift set up next week for BP stock

BP share price ends higher; buyback and offshore wind shift set up next week for BP stock

BP shares closed up 0.5% at 440.25 pence in London Friday, while U.S. ADRs rose to $35.38. The company repurchased over 3 million shares Jan. 16 and plans to move them into treasury. BP’s offshore wind JV acquired EnBW’s Mona stake but dropped the Morgan project. BP warned of $4–5 billion in Q4 impairments, mainly from low-carbon assets, ahead of results due Feb. 10.
BP PLC stock nudges up as Iran unrest props oil, but Goldman flags a 2026 glut

BP PLC stock nudges up as Iran unrest props oil, but Goldman flags a 2026 glut

BP shares rose 0.35% to 427.1 pence in early London trading Monday, tracking a modest uptick in oil prices. Brent crude edged up to $63.39 a barrel as unrest in Iran fueled supply concerns, while Venezuelan output limits capped gains. Goldman Sachs maintained a $56 Brent forecast for 2026, citing a projected surplus. BP will report fourth-quarter results and its dividend on Feb. 10.
12 January 2026

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  • Indian Stock Market Surpasses Taiwan and South Korea Amid Tech Sell-Off
    June 8, 2026, 4:29 AM EDT. India's stock market capitalization climbed to $4.36 trillion, surpassing Taiwan and South Korea. This shift comes as major technology stocks, including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and TSMC, faced a significant sell-off. The drop in tech shares impacted the market caps of Taiwan and South Korea, allowing India to reclaim its position. The movement reflects changing investor sentiment in Asia's key technology hubs and highlights India's growing market presence despite global tech sector volatility.

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8 June 2026
Eli Lilly closed at $1,131.42, up 0.55%, after releasing late-stage data showing its obesity drug retatrutide led to 28.3% weight loss over 80 weeks and reduced sleep apnea and knee pain, fueling hopes its obesity pipeline could expand beyond weight loss as rivals Boehringer Ingelheim and Zealand Pharma unveiled competing data, setting up a key test for Lilly’s trillion-dollar valuation as trading resumes.
SK Hynix Slips Even After Nvidia Deal as Korean AI Shares Slide

SK Hynix Slips Even After Nvidia Deal as Korean AI Shares Slide

8 June 2026
SK Hynix plunged 7.68% to 1,911,000 won despite sealing a multi-year Nvidia memory deal, as fears of a U.S. rate hike and a tech stock rout triggered circuit breakers and an 8.3% KOSPI crash, overshadowing strong AI demand and ongoing HBM supply constraints.
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8 June 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: June 8, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: June 8, 2026, 4:29 AM EDT Indian Stock Market Surpasses Taiwan and South Korea Amid Tech Sell-Off June 8, 2026, 4:29 AM EDT. India’s stock market capitalization climbed to $4.36 trillion, surpassing Taiwan and South Korea. This shift comes as major technology stocks, including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and TSMC, faced a significant sell-off. The drop in tech shares impacted the market caps of Taiwan and South Korea, allowing India to reclaim its position. The movement reflects changing investor sentiment in Asia’s key technology hubs and highlights India’s growing market presence
Snap Drops 5%—Ad Recovery Eyed Next

Snap Drops 5%—Ad Recovery Eyed Next

8 June 2026
Snap closed Friday at $5.76, down 5.11% amid a broad tech selloff triggered by a strong jobs report and renewed rate-hike worries, but still ended the week up 0.9%. Investors now await U.S. inflation data and CEO Evan Spiegel’s June 16 AWE keynote on Specs, as Snap faces pressure from weak North American ad revenue, tough competition, and activist demands for cost cuts.
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