Shares of Britain’s SSE slipped 0.7% to around 2,477 pence by 0834 GMT, down from Wednesday’s close at 2,495 pence. The stock has oscillated between 2,449 and 2,481 pence today, staying just under its 52-week peak of 2,537 pence.
Shell shares dropped 1.6% by 0817 GMT on Thursday following a fourth-quarter profit that fell short of forecasts. The broader STOXX 600 index showed little movement.
Shares of Rio Tinto plc dropped 1.3% to 6,916 pence in early London trading Thursday, as investors held back ahead of an update on merger discussions with Glencore and digested weaker commodity prices.
Shares of Vodafone Group Plc dropped 4.4% to 109.35 pence by 0830 GMT on Thursday, following the release of the company’s third-quarter trading update.
Unilever shares slipped 0.25% to 5,165 pence in early London trade Thursday, shedding 13 pence from Wednesday’s close. The stock finished the previous session at 5,178 pence, putting the consumer goods giant’s market cap near £112.6 billion.
Shell announced on Thursday a new $3.5 billion share buyback and raised its dividend, despite a drop in profit that missed expectations in the final quarter of 2025.
Vodafone announced a new €500 million share buyback Thursday, alongside a 6.5% jump in third-quarter revenue to €10.5 billion. The results put the company firmly on course to hit the top end of its full-year profit and cash flow targets. CEO Margherita Della Valle confirmed the group is “on track to deliver at the upper end” of its guidance. Vodafone’s shares have surged 73% over the last year.
Glencore shares dropped 1.2% to 505.00 pence by 08:08 GMT, starting the day at 498.45 pence. The stock swung between 495.20 and 505.90 pence, after closing at 511.20 pence previously.
London Stock Exchange Group plc shares were down 1.9% at 7,046 pence in early London trade on Thursday, a day after the stock hit a 52-week low of 6,684 pence. The shares closed at 7,180 pence on Wednesday and are down about 42% from a 12,185 pence high over the past year, data showed.
Beazley shares held steady around 1,240 pence in early London trade Thursday, following a strong jump the previous day triggered by Zurich Insurance Group’s enhanced takeover offer. The stock has remained confined to a tight range today. Beazley is set to release its next earnings report on March 4.
Shares of HSBC Holdings Plc slipped 0.6% to 1,300.2 pence in early London trading on Thursday, pulling back slightly from this week’s rally after opening at 1,302 pence. So far, the stock has fluctuated between 1,297.2 and 1,304.1 pence, with light volume early in the session.
British American Tobacco shares dipped 0.07% to 4,491 pence in early London trading on Thursday, following a 0.27% drop the day before. The stock kicked off at 4,493 pence and fluctuated between 4,487 and 4,500 pence on light morning volume.
Anglo American shares slipped 0.5% to 3,543 pence in early London trading Thursday, following the miner’s downgrade of its copper output forecast for 2025 and a cut to the 2026 projection. https://www.investing.com/equities/anglo-american
RELX Plc shares enter Thursday’s London trading still under pressure following a steep drop in legal and data-analytics stocks linked to new generative AI developments. The stock ended Wednesday at 2,185 pence, down 1.3%, hovering close to a 52-week low of 2,115p after hitting a peak of 4,205p last year.
GSK plc shares look to extend a strong bounce when London markets open Thursday, after closing Wednesday at 2,080 pence—a 6.9% gain—with intraday highs reaching 2,111 pence. In New York, GSK’s ADRs climbed to $57.23, up $3.89 in late trade.
ACE Money Transfer rolled out a new series of online guides touting itself as a cheap option for sending money from the UK to India, emphasizing instant UPI payouts and promotional fees. These articles dropped on London Loves Business and Finance Monthly on Feb. 3-4.
City Developments Ltd shares rose on Thursday, lifting the Singapore property developer back into the green after a softer close a day earlier. The stock was up 1.16% at S$9.63 by 3:28 p.m. local time, after ending Wednesday at S$9.52.