Stock Market News 16 November 2025

As London investors get ready for the opening bell on Monday, 17 November 2025, GSK plc (LON: GSK) is entering the week in a strong but finely balanced position: the shares sit close to their 52‑week highs, the company has just gone ex‑dividend, buybacks are running hard, guidance has been upgraded, key drugs have hit major regulatory milestones – and legacy Zantac litigation is easing but not gone. Here’s a concise but detailed look at what matters for GSK’s share price before the market opens. 1. Where GSK’s share price stands right now Closing levels heading into Monday With London

London — Monday, 17 November 2025. The London Stock Exchange opens for continuous trading at 08:00 UK time, with an opening auction call from 07:50–08:00 that sets the day’s opening prices. If you’re watching Unilever PLC (LSE: ULVR) into the bell, here’s the data, news flow and near‑term catalysts most likely to influence sentiment at the open. London Stock Exchange+1 Where the Unilever share price stands after Friday’s close Unilever closed at 4,470p on Friday, 14 November 2025, down 2.06% on the day. That finish leaves the shares between the 52‑week low of 4,311p (18 Feb) and the 52‑week high

Quick take: Shell closed Friday at 2,858p in London after setting a fresh 52‑week high earlier in the week. Brent crude finished Friday at $64.39/bbl, rebounding into the weekend. Buybacks remain active, the Q3 cash dividend is locked in, and there are fresh headlines around Shell’s US note‑exchange offer, an LNG arbitration skirmish, and a partial exit from the Volta EV media network. Shares Magazine+2MarketWatch+2 Where Shell’s share price stands after Friday’s close Commodity backdrop: Brent crude settled Friday at $64.39 (+2.2%), lifted by a temporary disruption to Russian exports—supportive for oils & gas into Monday unless the bounce fades.

As the London Stock Exchange reopens on Monday, 17 November 2025, AstraZeneca PLC (LSE: AZN, Nasdaq: AZN) is one of the most important stocks to watch. The pharma giant has just delivered forecast‑beating Q3 results, hit fresh record highs, secured shareholder backing for an upgraded New York listing and kept its drug pipeline buzzing with new data and approvals – all while navigating political noise on drug pricing in both the US and UK. Cision News+3Reuters+3Reuters+3 Below is a concise pre‑market briefing to help you understand where the AstraZeneca share price stands going into the 17 November session and what

London – 16 November 2025 – HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE: HSBA) heads into Monday’s trading session near its 52‑week highs, but with investors weighing a complex mix of strong underlying earnings, hefty legal charges, a bold Hong Kong acquisition, and shifting UK interest‑rate expectations. Below is a concise pre‑open briefing on the HSBC share price for 17 November 2025, based on the latest available data and news. 1. Where the HSBC share price stands before Monday’s open HSBC’s London‑listed shares closed on Friday, 14 November 2025 at 1,104.40p, down around 1.4% on the day after trading between 1,087.80p and 1,108.60p.Shares

Barclays heads into Monday’s session sitting near multi‑year highs, after a powerful rerating driven by stronger profits, upgraded guidance and chunky share buybacks – but also shadowed by fresh regulatory fines and a growing motor‑finance redress bill. Here’s what traders and longer‑term investors should have on their radar before the London Stock Exchange opens on Monday, 17 November 2025. 1. Where the Barclays share price stands before Monday’s open Barclays’ London‑listed shares (LSE: BARC) closed on Friday 14 November 2025 at around 413.8p, down about 3.2% on the day from a previous close of 427.25p. In Friday’s session the stock