Stock Market News 3 December 2025

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Climbs as GDP Data, Rate Bets and Bond Yields Collide – 3 December 2025

Australia’s stock market finished slightly higher on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, as investors rode a classic “data day” rollercoaster – cheering better‑than‑feared GDP numbers, then trimming enthusiasm as bond yields and interest‑rate expectations reasserted themselves. The S&P/ASX 200 ended up 15.5 points (+0.18%)

3 December 2025

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Extend Rebound as ADP Jobs Data and Fed Rate Cut Bets Dominate Wall Street – December 3, 2025

U.S. stock futures are nudging higher early Wednesday, December 3, 2025, as investors try to keep a fragile rebound alive after a turbulent start to the month. Traders are balancing renewed optimism about Federal Reserve rate cuts with lingering jitters

3 December 2025

Economic Analysis · Financial News · Investing · Market Trends · Stock Market

Halma plc Stock (LON: HLMA) on 3 December 2025: AI Tailwinds, Record Results and What Analysts Expect Next

Halma plc (LON: HLMA) is finishing 3 December 2025 trading near record territory, powered by booming demand from AI data centres, record half‑year results and a cluster of fresh analyst target upgrades. The stock now trades as a classic “quality

3 December 2025

AI Trends · Analyst Predictions · Financial Results · Investment Analysis · Stock Market

Lloyds Share Price Near £1 After BoE Stress Test – Will 2026 Bring More Gains or a Drop Back to 76p?

Published: 3 December 2025 Lloyds Banking Group’s share price is finishing 2025 on a knife‑edge between euphoria and anxiety. On 3 December, the stock pushed to a fresh 52‑week high just below £1 after sailing through the Bank of England’s

3 December 2025

Banking · Financial News · Investing · Stock Market

Anglo American (AAL.L) Share Price Today: BHP’s Failed £40bn Bid, Teck Merger Vote and 2026 Outlook – 3 December 2025

Published: 3 December 2025 Anglo American plc’s London‑listed shares are trading around 2,913p, up about 2% on the day and roughly 15.5% over the past year, as investors digest BHP’s abandoned takeover, a looming shareholder vote on the Teck Resources

3 December 2025

Company News · Investment Analysis · Mergers & Acquisitions · Mining Industry · Stock Market

Standard Chartered PLC (LON: STAN) Stock Hits New Highs: Stress-Test Win, Buybacks and Wealth Pivot Shape the 2026 Outlook

Standard Chartered PLC’s share price is pressing against fresh 52‑week highs as of 3 December 2025, supported by a clean bill of health from the Bank of England’s latest stress tests, an aggressive share‑buyback programme and a strategic push into

3 December 2025

Banking · Financial News · Investment Strategies · Stock Market

Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN) Stock on 3 December 2025: High‑Yield FTSE 100 Giant Between Reform, Risk and Record PRT Deals

Published: 3 December 2025 Legal & General Group Plc (LON: LGEN) is finishing 2025 as one of the most debated stocks in the FTSE 100: a near‑9% dividend yield, strong pension‑risk‑transfer (PRT) momentum, but also high leverage and a still‑unconvinced

3 December 2025

Financial News · FTSE 100 · Investing · Retirement Planning · 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

3 December 2025

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Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RKT) Stock Outlook on 3 December 2025: Barclays Upgrade, Buybacks and a $2.2bn Special Dividend

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, the FTSE 100 consumer health and hygiene group behind brands like Dettol, Durex, Lysol and Nurofen, is ending 2025 near the top of its trading range – and squarely back on investors’ radar. As of the

3 December 2025

Company Analysis · Dividends · Financial News · Investing · Stock Market

National Grid plc (NG.) Stock Outlook 2026: Share Price, Dividend, New CEO and £60bn Grid Plan

National Grid plc is ending 2025 in a very “on-brand” way for a regulated utility: quietly near its 52‑week high, raising and spending astonishing sums of money, and sitting at the centre of almost every big energy-transition argument in the

3 December 2025

Company Analysis · Dividends · Energy Industry · Investment · Stock Market

Bandhan Bank’s ₹6,931-Crore Bad Loan Sale Puts Stock in Focus on December 3, 2025

Bandhan Bank is pushing ahead with a major clean‑up of its loan book, planning to sell nearly ₹7,000 crore of stressed assets just as its stock trades under pressure and remains on traders’ radar on December 3, 2025. Quick overview

3 December 2025

Banking · Financial News · Investments · Stock Market

Diageo plc Stock Outlook December 2025: Profit Warning, New CEO and What Comes Next for DGE & DEO

Updated: 3 December 2025 – informational only, not investment advice. Where Diageo’s Share Price Stands Today Diageo plc, the Guinness and Johnnie Walker owner listed in London as DGE and in New York as DEO, is limping into December after

3 December 2025

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