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LSE:MKS News 28 November 2025 - 27 January 2026

UK stock market today: FTSE 100 rises toward 10,200 as banks lead gains

UK stock market today: FTSE 100 rises toward 10,200 as banks lead gains

London, January 27, 2026, 10:54 GMT — Regular session Bank shares lifted London’s FTSE 100 on Tuesday, pushing the index of the top 100 companies on the London Stock Exchange up 0.5% to around 10,197. The FTSE 250, tracking mid-cap stocks, stayed flat. (Hargreaves Lansdown) Inflation and the trajectory of interest rates remain front and center. UK shop prices jumped 1.5% year-on-year in January, marking the quickest rise in almost two years, according to the British Retail Consortium. It’s a clear sign that price pressures persist. “Any suggestion that inflation has peaked is simply not borne out,” BRC chief executive
27 January 2026
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Marks & Spencer share price slips after CTO exit report; investors eye cyber rebuild and May results

Marks & Spencer share price slips after CTO exit report; investors eye cyber rebuild and May results

London, Jan 20, 2026, 09:46 GMT — Regular session Marks and Spencer Group plc shares slipped slightly on Tuesday following a Sky News report that chief technology officer Josie Smith is set to resign, bringing renewed focus to the retailer’s tech revamp. By mid-morning in London, the stock had dipped 0.1% to 360.9 pence. (Investing.com) Sky revealed Smith’s exit in an internal memo, naming Darren Gibson, director of technology transformation for fashion, home, and beauty, as her successor. An M&S spokeswoman confirmed the memo’s details. (Sky News) The timing is key as M&S works to reassure investors that its systems
20 January 2026
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FTSE 100 above 10,000 again as Next jumps — what’s moving UK stocks today

FTSE 100 above 10,000 again as Next jumps — what’s moving UK stocks today

London, Jan 6, 2026, 10:56 GMT — Regular session The UK’s FTSE 100 edged higher on Tuesday and held above the 10,000 mark, helped by a jump in Next after the clothing retailer raised its profit outlook. The blue-chip index was up 0.6% at 10,061 points, according to LSEG data. Reuters+1 The move keeps a strong start to 2026 intact for London equities, after the FTSE 100 notched its first ever close above 10,000 on Monday. Strategists have pointed to heavyweight exposure to miners, energy and banks — sectors that tend to benefit when commodity prices are firm and interest
6 January 2026
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UK stock market today: FTSE 100 hits fresh high as Next upgrade lifts retailers and oil majors rise

UK stock market today: FTSE 100 hits fresh high as Next upgrade lifts retailers and oil majors rise

London, January 6, 2026, 09:54 GMT — Regular session Britain’s FTSE 100 pushed further into record territory on Tuesday, extending its move above the 10,000 mark as a profit upgrade from Next and gains in heavyweight energy names buoyed London stocks. The blue-chip index was up about 0.6% at 10,061 and earlier hit 10,066.68. That keeps the benchmark close to Monday’s first close above 10,000, a psychological level that many investors treat as a test of momentum. The index finished Monday up 0.5% at 10,004.57, with Reuters pointing to commodity-linked sectors and expectations of Bank of England easing as key
6 January 2026
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Christmas Supermarket Opening Times 2025: What’s Open in the UK and Ireland on Boxing Day, and What Happens Before New Year

Christmas Supermarket Opening Times 2025: What’s Open in the UK and Ireland on Boxing Day, and What Happens Before New Year

Christmas Day (Thursday, 25 December 2025) has arrived — and with it, the annual wave of “we’ve run out of…” moments. Across the UK and Ireland, the big supermarkets are largely shut today, while Boxing Day / St Stephen’s Day (Friday, 26 December 2025) brings a patchwork of reduced hours, region-by-region exceptions, and a growing trend of major chains choosing to stay closed. Below is a practical, up-to-date guide to Christmas 2025 supermarket opening times — including what happened on Christmas Eve, what’s expected on Boxing Day, and what to plan for between 27 December and New Year’s Day (1
26 December 2025
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Marks & Spencer expansion: Leighton Buzzard, Wendover and Northwich put on M&S Food ‘wishlist’ as 500 new locations revealed

Marks & Spencer expansion: Leighton Buzzard, Wendover and Northwich put on M&S Food ‘wishlist’ as 500 new locations revealed

Marks & Spencer has confirmed that Leighton Buzzard, Wendover and Northwich are all on a new national “target locations” list for potential M&S Food stores, as the retailer accelerates a major expansion of its grocery business across the UK. The list, published in late November and expanded on in local coverage in early December, sets out 500 towns, cities and suburbs where M&S is actively hunting for sites for new or renewed Foodhalls.Marks & Spencer While no store is guaranteed, being on this wishlist is the clearest sign yet that the retailer wants a bigger footprint in these three communities
3 December 2025
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Marks & Spencer (LON:MKS) Share Price Today: Dividend Record Date, Store Expansion and Cyberattack Fallout – 28 November 2025

Marks & Spencer (LON:MKS) Share Price Today: Dividend Record Date, Store Expansion and Cyberattack Fallout – 28 November 2025

Marks & Spencer Group plc (LON:MKS) spent Black Friday trading broadly flat around 350p in London on Friday, 28 November 2025, as investors weighed an interim dividend milestone, aggressive UK store expansion, ongoing cyberattack costs and a raft of sustainability and digital initiatives.Investing.com+1 Over the past week the stock has risen a little over 5%, helped by a sharp mid‑week rally, but it still sits roughly 16% below its 52‑week high near 418p.Investing.com Despite the earlier hit from an April cyber hack, brokers increasingly frame M&S as a recovery and growth story – even as some fundamental analysts warn the
28 November 2025
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Stock Market Today

Cisco stock jumps 3% near $85 as UBS sticks with Buy ahead of Feb. 11 earnings

Cisco stock jumps 3% near $85 as UBS sticks with Buy ahead of Feb. 11 earnings

7 February 2026
Cisco shares rose 3% to $84.82 Friday, nearing $85 ahead of fiscal Q2 results due Feb. 11. UBS maintained a Buy rating and $90 target, citing strong product order growth and data-center demand. Investors are watching AI-related spending and U.S. economic data that could affect rates. Peers Fortinet, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks also gained.
Coherent stock whiplash: COHR jumps after earnings drop — what to watch next week

Coherent stock whiplash: COHR jumps after earnings drop — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Coherent Corp shares jumped 8.8% to $227.68 Friday, rebounding after a two-day slide following its quarterly results. The company reported December-quarter revenue of $1.69 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $1.29 a share, with datacenter and communications driving 72% of sales. Barclays, Stifel, and JPMorgan raised price targets to $235–$245. FMR LLC disclosed a 15% stake as of Dec. 31.
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