LSE:SMIN News 3 December 2025

Smiths Group (SMIN) share price jumps as buyback filing lands and UK inflation stirs rate bets

Smiths Group shares rose 1.0% to 2,596 pence after announcing further share buybacks, with 391,118 shares purchased and set for cancellation over two days. UK headline inflation increased to 3.4% in December, above forecasts, while the FTSE 100 steadied after Tuesday’s decline.

21 January 2026

Inflation·LSE:SMIN·Stock Market·UK Economy

Smiths Group stock ends at a fresh 52-week high as buyback rolls on — what to watch next week

Smiths Group shares rose 1.95% to a 52-week high of 2,612p on Friday. A late regulatory filing showed the company repurchased 68,882 shares on January 16 and plans to cancel them. Trading volumes remained below the 50-day average. Interim results are due March 20.

18 January 2026

LSE:SMIN·Share Buybacks·Stock Market

Smiths Group Plc (LON: SMIN) Stock on 3 December 2025: £2bn Smiths Detection Sale, Buybacks and 2026 Outlook

Smiths Group Plc stock is firmly in the spotlight on 3 December 2025 after the FTSE 100 engineer agreed to sell its airport‑security and screening division, Smiths Detection, to CVC Capital Partners in a £2 billion deal – a move that accelerates its transition into a focused industrial engineering group and reshapes the investment story around the shares.Smiths+1 Smiths Group share price today: strong run into the deal In early London trading on 3 December 2025, Smiths Group shares changed hands around 2,474p, up about 1.8% on the day, with a one‑year gain of roughly 38%.FT Markets Over the last 12

3 December 2025

LSE:SMIN·Stock Market

Merck stock ends week near highs after Canada clears ENFLONSIA; insider sales surface

7 February 2026

Merck shares closed up 1.8% at $121.93 Friday after Health Canada approved its ENFLONSIA RSV antibody for infants. Guggenheim raised its price target to $140. Insider filings showed three executives sold shares this week. Merck’s stock ended just below its 52-week high, with about 13 million shares traded.

Toyota stock price rises on CEO shake-up and higher profit outlook as buyout deadline nears

7 February 2026

Toyota shares rose 2% to 3,780 yen Friday after the company raised its full-year profit forecast and announced CFO Kenta Kon will replace CEO Koji Sato on April 1. Third-quarter net revenues climbed 6.8% to 38.087 trillion yen, but North America posted a 5.6 billion yen operating loss. Toyota’s U.S. ADRs closed up 2.9%. The tender offer for Toyota Industries shares closes Feb. 12.

HSBC share price bounces back after BoE split vote — what to watch before Feb 25 results

7 February 2026

HSBC shares closed up 2.2% at £13.06 on Friday, reversing Thursday’s drop as traders weighed possible Bank of England rate cuts and awaited the bank’s annual results on Feb. 25. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%, with major UK banks also gaining. HSBC is also preparing to cut some banker bonuses and push out underperformers amid a cost reset. Key UK, U.S., and euro zone economic data are due next week.

LVMH stock price: what to watch after Friday’s close and ahead of Monday trade

7 February 2026

LVMH shares closed at 536.20 euros in Paris on Friday, down 0.37%. The company reported 497,686,940 shares outstanding and 743,488,567 net voting rights as of Jan. 31. Markets reopen Monday ahead of the delayed U.S. jobs report on Feb. 11 and U.S. CPI on Feb. 13.

LSE:SMIN News 3 December 2025 - 21 January 2026

Smiths Group (SMIN) share price jumps as buyback filing lands and UK inflation stirs rate bets

Smiths Group Plc (LON: SMIN) Stock on 3 December 2025: £2bn Smiths Detection Sale, Buybacks and 2026 Outlook

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Merck stock ends week near highs after Canada clears ENFLONSIA; insider sales surface

Toyota stock price rises on CEO shake-up and higher profit outlook as buyout deadline nears

HSBC share price bounces back after BoE split vote — what to watch before Feb 25 results

LVMH stock price: what to watch after Friday’s close and ahead of Monday trade