Stock Market News 26 November 2025

Blackstone Inc. (NYSE: BX) is back in the spotlight after a fresh series of 13F filings revealed that a new cohort of institutional investors has been quietly adding to their positions in the alternative asset manager. On November 26, 2025, multiple disclosures showed sizeable increases from J.W. Cole Advisors Inc., CreativeOne Wealth LLC and Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co., building on earlier filings this week from Prudential Financial Inc. and Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC. MarketBeat+4MarketBeat+4MarketBeat+4 Together, the filings reinforce a clear message: big money still wants exposure to Blackstone, even as the stock trades well below its 12‑month highs

Ashtead Group plc, the FTSE 100 owner of Sunbelt Rentals, has kicked off Wednesday’s trading session with yet another share buyback announcement, underlining how central capital returns have become to the investment case ahead of its planned New York primary listing. Ashtead share price today: steady after four-day winning streak Ashtead shares were trading around 4,750–4,760p in London late morning on 26 November 2025, modestly above Tuesday’s close of 4,747p, according to live pricing from Investing.com and Ashtead’s own investor site.Investing.com+2Yahoo Finance+2 Data from Investing.com’s daily history shows the stock has been volatile but broadly range‑bound in November: Over the

London, 26 November 2025 — FTSE 100 water utility Severn Trent Plc (LON: SVT) is trading close to its 52‑week high as investors absorb a packed news flow: a planned CEO handover, bumper half‑year results, a fresh interim dividend and the long‑term consequences of Ofwat’s PR24 price review on bills and investment. At Wednesday’s close, Severn Trent shares were changing hands at roughly 2,845p, up about 1.3% on the day, according to closing data from Hargreaves Lansdown.Hargreaves Lansdown That puts the stock within touching distance of its recent 52‑week peak just below 2,850p, and well above a 12‑month low near