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Stock Market News 31 January 2026

Lloyds share price hits fresh 52-week high as buyback starts — what to watch next week

Lloyds share price hits fresh 52-week high as buyback starts — what to watch next week

Lloyds Banking Group shares closed Friday at 108.95 pence, up 3.32% to a 52-week high, after launching a £1.75 billion buyback and raising its 2026 profitability target. The bank reported a 12% rise in 2025 pre-tax profit to £6.7 billion. Lloyds bought 10 million shares Friday for cancellation. Investors await the Bank of England’s rate decision Feb. 5 and Lloyds’ annual report Feb. 18.
31 January 2026
RELX share price ends week near 52-week low as buyback rolls on — what to watch next

RELX share price ends week near 52-week low as buyback rolls on — what to watch next

RELX shares fell 0.6% to 2,579 pence in London Friday, remaining near a 52-week low despite the company’s ongoing buyback program. RELX purchased 369,515 shares at an average 2,594.5 pence as part of a £250 million repurchase running through Feb. 6. Investors await full-year results due Feb. 12. The stock dropped 3.6% Thursday, underperforming the FTSE 100.
31 January 2026
Genting Singapore share price (SGX:G13) in focus after Lim Kok Thay takes Resorts World Sentosa chair

Genting Singapore share price (SGX:G13) in focus after Lim Kok Thay takes Resorts World Sentosa chair

Genting Singapore shares closed at S$0.735 on Friday, up 0.68%, after Lim Kok Thay was named chairman and director of Resorts World at Sentosa, effective Feb. 1. The stock traded 32.8 million shares between S$0.730 and S$0.740. Analysts flagged ongoing competition with Marina Bay Sands and weak tourism growth as risks. Full-year 2025 results are due Feb. 24 after market close.
31 January 2026
Keppel stock price slips into weekend — what investors are watching before Feb 5 results

Keppel stock price slips into weekend — what investors are watching before Feb 5 results

Keppel Ltd fell 1.35% to S$10.93 on Friday, underperforming the Singapore market as investors await its full-year results on Feb. 5. Keppel DC REIT reported a record full-year distribution per unit and a 55.2% jump in distributable income. The Singapore Exchange benchmark dropped 0.5%, tracking Wall Street losses. Markets will reopen Monday after the weekend pause.
CapitaLand Investment share price holds at S$3.08 as February results line up for next week

CapitaLand Investment share price holds at S$3.08 as February results line up for next week

CapitaLand Investment closed flat at S$3.08 on Friday, with 13 million shares traded. Director David Su Tuong Sing disclosed receiving 25,009 shares as part of his FY2025 fee. CapitaLand Ascott Trust reported FY2025 distributable income up 11% to S$256.7 million, with DPS steady at 6.10 cents. Key earnings from CapitaLand-managed funds are due in early February.
Sandfire Resources share price drops nearly 7% as copper cools — what to watch before the ASX reopens

Sandfire Resources share price drops nearly 7% as copper cools — what to watch before the ASX reopens

Sandfire Resources fell 6.85% to close at A$19.85 in Sydney, with about 4.7 million shares traded. The company will release December-half results and hold an investor call on Feb. 19. Copper prices retreated from record highs, pressuring commodity-linked stocks. Sandfire reported first-half copper-equivalent output of 72.1 kilotonnes and held $13 million net cash at year-end.
UOB share price slips into weekend: what investors watch next for United Overseas Bank stock

UOB share price slips into weekend: what investors watch next for United Overseas Bank stock

United Overseas Bank shares fell 1% to S$38.27 Friday, tracking a broader dip in Singapore’s Straits Times Index after Wall Street losses. The Monetary Authority of Singapore left policy unchanged but raised its 2026 inflation outlook, citing upside risks. UOB’s consensus target price rose to S$37.26, while investors await full-year results on Feb. 24 for updates on margins and credit costs.
31 January 2026

Stock Market Today

AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 11:29 ET — Market closed. AbbVie shares closed up 2% on Friday at $223.43, extending a second straight session of gains as U.S. stocks rallied. The stock is still roughly 9% below its 52-week high, and trading volume ran a bit under its recent average. (MarketWatch) The bounce comes as investors work through AbbVie’s post-earnings reset and what it means for 2026. The drugmaker said fourth-quarter net revenues rose 10% to $16.618 billion and adjusted profit per share—excluding certain items—was $2.71; it forecast 2026 adjusted earnings of $14.37 to $14.57 a share. Chief Executive Robert
SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
Bank of America shares rose 2.89% Friday to $56.53, tracking a rally in U.S. financial stocks as the Dow closed above 50,000. The bank will redeem its Series DD preferred stock and related depositary shares on March 10 at $1,000 per share. CEO Brian Moynihan donated 100,000 shares on Feb. 4, a regulatory filing showed. Key U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after delays.
Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

7 February 2026
Oracle shares jumped 4.65% to $142.82 Friday, ending an eight-day slide but remaining down 22% since Jan. 27. The company has set up a $20 billion at-the-market stock program and completed a $25 billion senior notes sale to fund cloud expansion. Oracle’s liabilities stood at $174.5 billion as of Nov. 30, 2025, before the new financing. Investors remain focused on dilution risks and the pace of capacity growth.
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