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Stock Market News 10 January 2026

Standard Chartered stock in focus: STAN shares slip as €1bn green bond, buyback updates land

Standard Chartered stock in focus: STAN shares slip as €1bn green bond, buyback updates land

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:41 GMT — Market closed Standard Chartered PLC shares closed down 0.66% at 1,794.5 pence on Friday, with trading pinned around the 1,800-pence level into the weekend. The stock ranged between 1,787 and 1,817.5 pence on the day and sits about 4% below the top of its 52-week range, with volume lighter than its recent average. (Investing.com) The timing matters. Investors are trying to work out how hard the bank can push growth and still keep paying shareholders, at a point where funding costs and market liquidity can turn fast. A new green bond and another
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Imperial Brands shares dip after buyback update; AGM and dividend dates loom

Imperial Brands shares dip after buyback update; AGM and dividend dates loom

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:33 GMT — Market closed Imperial Brands (IMB.L) shares slipped 0.3% to 3,011 pence on Friday following news of another tranche of buybacks as part of its £1.45 billion programme. The London market was closed for the weekend. (Yahoo Finance) The small move still matters since Imperial has made cash returns — buybacks and dividends — a core part of its appeal. Investors are now probing how sustainable that is amid tighter regulation and declining volumes. Back in October, the company announced a £1.45 billion buyback plan for its 2026 financial year. (Reuters) Imperial’s annual general
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Experian PLC stock jumps into weekend — what investors watch before the Jan. 21 update

Experian PLC stock jumps into weekend — what investors watch before the Jan. 21 update

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:48 GMT — Market closed Experian shares closed Friday up 2.05% at 3,478 pence, outpacing the FTSE 100’s 0.8% gain. The stock fluctuated between 3,405p and 3,510p during the session. It’s trading roughly 15% below its 52-week peak of 4,101p, yet well above the year’s low of 3,049p. The shares are now ex-dividend, so anyone buying in won’t receive the upcoming payout. The price-to-earnings ratio stands near 29, a standard valuation metric, according to data from Hargreaves Lansdown. With the London market closed for the weekend, focus shifts to what lies ahead rather than past trades.
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Lloyds share price clings to £1 as investors eye inflation data and Jan 29 results

Lloyds share price clings to £1 as investors eye inflation data and Jan 29 results

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:40 GMT — Market closed Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) shares ended Friday up 0.25% at 100.30 pence, keeping the stock just above the £1 mark after a choppy session. The lender is up about 86% over the past year and traded between 99.46 and 101.95 pence on the day, according to Hargreaves Lansdown data. About 54.5 million shares changed hands. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The £1 handle has become a line in the sand for some traders after the run-up, and the stock has started to move in shorter bursts. Lloyds rose 1.16% on Thursday and sat about
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Legal & General stock ends higher near 267p — the next dates that could move LGEN.L

Legal & General stock ends higher near 267p — the next dates that could move LGEN.L

London, January 10, 2026, 09:29 GMT — Market closed Shares of Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN.L) last closed up 0.7% at 266.9 pence on Friday, after trading between 263.3p and 267.7p on the day. The move came as the FTSE 100 marked a record close of 10,126.6 points, up 0.8%, with traders still pricing in about 54 basis points of rate cuts in 2026 after a softer U.S. jobs report. (Investing.com) That matters now because insurers with big retirement and savings books tend to track shifts in interest-rate expectations. When bond yields swing, so do assumptions about investment income,
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London Stock Exchange Group stock rises as buyback rolls on; investors eye Feb results

London Stock Exchange Group stock rises as buyback rolls on; investors eye Feb results

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:25 GMT — Market closed London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG.L) shares ended Friday up 1.1% at 8,952 pence, snapping back after a midweek dip as the exchange and data group kept buying in stock. (Investing.com) The move matters now because LSEG is in the middle of a large buyback, which can put a steady bid under the shares by shrinking the share count over time. It also lands ahead of a run of macro tests that can jolt volumes and risk appetite — the stuff exchanges live off. LSEG said on Friday it bought 112,659 shares
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Dow and S&P 500 hit fresh record closes as chip rally shrugs off tariff noise

Dow and S&P 500 hit fresh record closes as chip rally shrugs off tariff noise

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 04:15 EST U.S. stocks closed at record highs on Friday, with the S&P 500 ending up 0.65% at 6,966.28 and the Dow up 0.48% at 49,504.07, as chipmakers led a broad push higher to wrap the first full week of 2026. The Nasdaq gained 0.82% to 23,671.35, and the PHLX semiconductor index jumped 2.7% to a record; Broadcom rose 3.8% and Vistra surged after Meta agreed to buy power from its nuclear plants. “Investors are getting granular and picking the winners and losers,” said Zachary Hill, head of portfolio management at Horizon Investments. (Reuters) The
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3i Group stock dips again: 3,100p support and Jan 29 update in focus

3i Group stock dips again: 3,100p support and Jan 29 update in focus

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:31 GMT — Market closed 3i Group plc shares (III.L) slipped 0.9% to 3,122 pence at Friday’s close, extending their losing streak to four sessions in a row. The FTSE 100 stock fluctuated between 3,113 and 3,183 pence, with roughly 2.1 million shares traded. (Share Prices) All eyes will be on 3i’s third-quarter update coming Jan. 29. Investors want to see the latest on net asset value (NAV), essentially the worth of its investments minus debt, and how the firm plans to deploy cash amid ongoing rate uncertainties. (3i) Rate expectations have been moving rapidly. ING’s
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Smith & Nephew stock slips into the weekend — what investors are watching next week

Smith & Nephew stock slips into the weekend — what investors are watching next week

London, January 10, 2026, 09:19 GMT — Market closed Smith & Nephew shares slipped on Friday as investors turn their attention to the company’s remarks at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference this week. The healthcare conference in San Francisco is already shaping up as a key barometer for sector mood and merger talk this year, with bankers and executives assembling in the city ahead of the event. (Reuters) Smith & Nephew’s CEO Deepak Nath is set to speak on Monday, Jan. 12. The company’s investor calendar shows its next big update will be Q4 and full-year results, scheduled for March
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Airtel Africa stock edges up on buyback disclosure as Jan. 30 results near

Airtel Africa stock edges up on buyback disclosure as Jan. 30 results near

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:16 GMT — Market closed Airtel Africa shares finished slightly up on Friday, with the telecom giant’s recent share buyback in focus. The stock closed at 365.2 pence, marking a 0.27% rise after fluctuating between 359.0 and 367.2 pence. It remains shy of its 52-week peak of 375.4 pence. (Hargreaves Lansdown) Airtel Africa repurchased 40,000 shares on Jan. 8, paying between 365.8 pence and 374.4 pence per share, according to a filing. The shares will be cancelled. Since launching the first tranche of its $100 million buyback program last December, Airtel Africa has bought back 41.1
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Prudential plc stock: buyback filings and JPMorgan target lift keep shares in play before Monday

Prudential plc stock: buyback filings and JPMorgan target lift keep shares in play before Monday

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:09 GMT — Market closed Prudential plc announced on Friday that it repurchased 331,277 shares at an average price of 1,160.85 pence as part of its ongoing buyback program. The insurer confirmed it will cancel these shares, reducing the total shares outstanding to 2,547,238,783. Buybacks, where a company repurchases and cancels its own shares, reduce the share count and can boost earnings per share. Prudential announced a programme of up to $1.2 billion — roughly 3% of issued share capital as of the Jan. 5 close. This breaks down into $500 million of recurring capital returns
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Ashtead Group (AHT) shares rise on buyback update as March NYSE relisting nears

Ashtead Group (AHT) shares rise on buyback update as March NYSE relisting nears

London, Jan 10, 2026, 09:04 GMT — Market closed Ashtead Group shares ended Friday up 2.01%, closing at 5,594 pence. That leaves the FTSE 100 equipment-rental company just shy of its 12-month peak of 5,612 pence. The stock has bounced back strongly from its 12-month low of 3,479 pence and went ex-dividend this week ahead of the interim payout on Feb. 6. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The company announced on Friday that it repurchased 69,500 shares on Jan. 8 at an average price of 5,361.0694 pence, with individual trades ranging from 5,288 pence to 5,486 pence. Following the buyback, Ashtead said it
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Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

7 February 2026
Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

7 February 2026
PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.
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