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Stock Market 6 February 2026

Several major companies saw notable share price movements and corporate developments during the holiday-shortened week leading up to and following the Juneteenth market closure. Fiserv insiders, including six top executives and board members, purchased nearly $1.72 million in shares at an average price of $49.55, though the stock closed lower at $47.86, with the insider basket down 3.4%. CoreWeave is set to join the Nasdaq-100, with its shares up 17.3% over the week, while Rocket Lab will also be added to the index. SpaceX dropped 3.56% to $185.00, with options suggesting significant volatility ahead and potential index changes or research updates expected Monday. Micron reached an all-time high, closing at $1,133.99, up 8.7%. Verizon fell 5.7% to $45.37 as new plans and fee cuts shifted focus to subscriber growth, with investors watching upcoming debt-settlement steps. Plug Power rose 7.55% to $2.85, with attention on cash, financing, and project monetization in the coming week. Nu shares slipped 1.4% to $12.71 but remained up for the week, with a $1 billion buyback in focus. Super Micro gained 10.37% to $30.66, with traders eyeing a $7 billion equity-linked deal. GE Vernova, Vertiv, and Eaton posted strong gains, while U.S. regulators gave grid operators 60 days to address rules for large electricity users. Bank of America closed at $56.20, with investors awaiting the Fed’s annual stress-test results. Amazon rose 2.9% to $244.39 ahead of Prime Day, and Apple finished just under $300, with questions about margin sustainability. Other notable moves included AMC up 21% for the week, SoFi up 8%, and Grab outperforming the Nasdaq Composite.
BAE Systems share price today: Moody’s upgrade, fresh buyback filing keep BA stock in focus

BAE Systems share price today: Moody’s upgrade, fresh buyback filing keep BA stock in focus

Moody’s upgraded BAE Systems’ credit rating to A3 with a stable outlook, citing strong cash flow forecasts. BAE shares rose 0.16% in early London trading after the company announced a new share buyback, purchasing 115,039 shares for cancellation. Over 1,200 BAE workers in northwest England plan to strike over pay. GXO renewed and expanded its UK logistics contract with BAE for six years.
6 February 2026
Reckitt Benckiser share price slips in early London trade as special dividend reset stays in focus

Reckitt Benckiser share price slips in early London trade as special dividend reset stays in focus

Reckitt Benckiser shares fell 0.7% to 6,368 pence in early London trading Friday, following a 235p special dividend and 24-for-25 share consolidation that took effect this week. The company completed a £1 billion buyback tranche on Feb. 2 and will pay the special dividend on Feb. 20. Investors await Reckitt’s Feb. 19 CAGNY presentation for updates on its post-divestment strategy.
6 February 2026
SSE share price ticks up as investors weigh lower earnings guide and new grid-funding win

SSE share price ticks up as investors weigh lower earnings guide and new grid-funding win

SSE shares rose 0.9% to 2,503 pence in early London trading Friday after the utility warned of lower full-year adjusted earnings due to heavy network investment. SSEN Transmission secured over £6.9 million in Ofgem-backed funding for four innovation projects, including £5.8 million for the REVISE overhead line initiative with National Grid and the Met Office. SSE projected 2026 adjusted EPS of 144–152 pence, down from 160.9 pence.
6 February 2026
Experian share price slides in London as buyback update lands and AI disruption fears linger

Experian share price slides in London as buyback update lands and AI disruption fears linger

Experian shares fell 1.8% to 2,575 pence in early London trading Friday after the company disclosed buying 399,453 shares on Feb. 5 as part of its ongoing buyback program. The drop follows a broader selloff in data and analytics stocks tied to AI disruption fears. Board members Mike Rogers and Kathleen DeRose also reported modest share purchases. Experian pays its first interim dividend for 2026 on Friday.
Anglo American share price falls again as copper outlook cut keeps pressure on miners

Anglo American share price falls again as copper outlook cut keeps pressure on miners

Anglo American shares fell 1.7% to 3,401 pence in early London trading after the miner cut its 2026 copper output forecast and began a review of De Beers’ carrying value. The company reported a 10% drop in 2025 copper production and flagged $0.2 billion in charges for its Chilean operations. Investors await full-year results on Feb. 20 for updates on costs and asset sales.
Rolls-Royce share price slips in London as buybacks and engine upgrades stay in focus

Rolls-Royce share price slips in London as buybacks and engine upgrades stay in focus

Rolls-Royce shares slipped 0.7% to 1,199.5 pence in early London trading Friday, about 8% below January’s peak. China Airlines signed TotalCare service deals for 36 Trent XWB engines. Rolls-Royce continued its £200 million buyback, repurchasing 458,596 shares on Feb. 5. Investors are watching Boeing’s 787 engine upgrades and share buybacks ahead of earnings.
6 February 2026
National Grid share price today: NG edges lower as UK rate-cut bets stay in focus

National Grid share price today: NG edges lower as UK rate-cut bets stay in focus

National Grid shares dipped 0.04% to 1,281.5 pence early Friday, trading near a 52-week high after the Bank of England held rates at 3.75% in a close vote. Utilities saw muted moves as investors weighed rate-cut signals and sector peers’ spending plans. CEO Zoë Yujnovich received a five-year share option, regulatory filings show. National Grid’s full-year results are due May 14.
6 February 2026
Compass Group share price slips again as AI fears linger after Q1 update

Compass Group share price slips again as AI fears linger after Q1 update

Compass Group shares fell 1.4% to 2,149 pence in early London trading Friday, extending Thursday’s 8% drop. The company confirmed 7.3% organic revenue growth for the quarter and will switch its LSE trading currency to U.S. dollars from April 1. Investors remain concerned about AI’s impact on office catering demand. Compass maintained its 2026 profit outlook.
NatWest stock tries to bounce after BoE spooks UK banks — what to watch before earnings

NatWest stock tries to bounce after BoE spooks UK banks — what to watch before earnings

NatWest shares rose 0.7% to 654.6 pence early Friday, recovering some ground after a 6% drop Thursday triggered by the Bank of England’s split vote on rates. The BoE kept its rate at 3.75% but signaled possible cuts ahead. NatWest repurchased over 800,000 shares this week and will release annual results next Friday.
GSK share price dips at London open after 52-week high — what investors watch next

GSK share price dips at London open after 52-week high — what investors watch next

GSK shares fell 0.8% to 2,162 pence in early London trading Friday, retreating from multi-decade highs after a post-earnings rally. The company forecast 2026 turnover growth of 3% to 5%, with currency effects expected to cut reported growth by about 3%. GSK announced a 70 pence dividend target for 2026 and completed £1.4 billion of a £2 billion buyback. President David Redfern sold 100,000 shares at £21.09 each.
6 February 2026
British American Tobacco share price dips as buyback keeps ticking and Feb 12 results loom

British American Tobacco share price dips as buyback keeps ticking and Feb 12 results loom

British American Tobacco shares slipped 0.2% to 4,548 pence in early London trading Friday after announcing further share buybacks for cancellation. The company repurchased 121,668 shares on Feb. 5 and 136,167 shares on Feb. 4. Investors await BAT’s Feb. 12 results for signals on 2026 guidance and cash returns. Imperial Brands also fell about 0.5%.
Lloyds share price near 106p after BoE close vote stirs rate-cut bets

Lloyds share price near 106p after BoE close vote stirs rate-cut bets

Lloyds Banking Group shares hovered near 105.8 pence Friday after dropping 5.6% Thursday, following the Bank of England’s decision to keep rates at 3.75%. The bank bought back 7 million shares on Feb. 5 at an average 106.86 pence. UK bank stocks fell as the FTSE 100 slipped 0.9%. Investors now focus on the Bank of England’s March 19 meeting for signals on rate cuts.

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  • NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures All Stages of Star Formation in Orion Cloud
    June 21, 2026, 5:32 PM EDT. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a detailed image of OMC-2, a thick cloud within the Orion Molecular Cloud complex, revealing every major stage of star formation in a single frame. Located about 1,280 light-years away, this observation covers newly formed stellar embryos, protoplanetary disks, and young pre-main-sequence stars. Webb's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) enabled astronomers to peer through dense dust, typically opaque to visible light, to analyze how cold gas transforms into stars and potentially planets. The data collected from Webb's programme 5804 offers new insights into star formation dynamics, including material inflow, jets from young stars impacting surrounding gas, and the influence of ultraviolet light on chemical processes. This marks a key advance in Webb's mission to study dust-enshrouded stellar nurseries beyond previous Hubble and Spitzer observations.

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Infosys drops after Accenture forecast adds to Indian IT pressure

Infosys stock heads into the week after Accenture news hits Nifty IT

21 June 2026
Infosys plunged 6.75% to ₹1,051.40 after Accenture cut its fiscal 2026 revenue growth outlook, triggering a sector-wide selloff that sent Nifty IT to a three-year low; investors are reassessing Indian IT stocks as hopes for a demand recovery fade, with analysts warning that slow growth and delayed client spending could keep valuations under pressure ahead of Infosys’ July 23 earnings.
Six Fiserv Insiders Bought $1.72M of NASDAQ: FISV Ahead of Holiday

Six Fiserv Insiders Bought $1.72M of NASDAQ: FISV Ahead of Holiday

21 June 2026
Six Fiserv insiders bought 34,781 shares for $1.72 million after CEO Mike Lyons’ abrupt exit, but FISV closed at $47.86—down 3.4% from their $49.55 average price and 10.9% since the leadership change—leaving the group with a $58,783 paper loss as the stock trades at just 5.8–6.0 times reaffirmed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance, with investors awaiting proof of a turnaround.
CoreWeave edges higher before Nasdaq-100 debut, week looks ahead to debt moves

CoreWeave stock moves up as it eyes Nasdaq-100 after 17% weekly gain

21 June 2026
CoreWeave will join the Nasdaq-100 before Monday’s open, triggering index fund buying tracked by over $800 billion in assets; shares closed Thursday at $117.95, up 17.3% in five days, as investors weigh AI infrastructure demand against heavy capital spending and a widened Q1 net loss of $740 million.
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