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Stock market reports

• US open: Stocks mixed as investors pause after Thursday's rebound
  Fri 16 January 2026 14:47
  (Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Friday, with investors pausing after a strong rebound in the previous session.
• Europe midday: Shares pause as Novo Nordisk, defence stocks, miners in focus
  Fri 16 January 2026 11:20
  (Sharecast News) - European markets were lower on Friday after a week of record highs as investors took a pause amid geopolitical tensions, while Novo Nordisk shares were in focus ahead of ⁠US prescription ‌data on the Danish ‍pharma giant's Wegovy
• London midday: FTSE flat as investors pause for breath, miners fall
  Fri 16 January 2026 10:42
  (Sharecast News) - London stocks had flattened out by midday on Friday, paring earlier small losses as investors paused for breath after fresh highs in the previous session, with miners under the cosh as copper prices fell.
• Asia report: Kospi extends gains on mixed day for region
  Fri 16 January 2026 08:50
  (Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Friday, with chip stocks leading gains after the United States reached a trade deal with Taiwan, lifting semiconductor sentiment across the region and pushing both Taiwan's Taiex and South Korea's Kosp
• London open: Stocks edge down as miners hit by falling copper prices
  Fri 16 January 2026 08:35
  (Sharecast News) - London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday after the top-flight index hit fresh highs in the previous session, with miners under the cosh as copper prices fell.

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Press round-up

• Friday newspaper round-up: Asda, Starlink, weight-loss drugs
  Fri 16 January 2026 07:22
  (Sharecast News) - Leading members of Donald Trump's campaign to overturn the 2020 presidential election are seeking a huge European pipeline contract, the latest figures from the US president's circle to mix business and geopolitics. Jesse Binnall, a law
• Thursday newspaper round-up: South East Water, Asda, The Arts Club
  Thu 15 January 2026 07:14
  (Sharecast News) - South East Water could lose its operating licence after residents across Kent and Sussex faced up to a week without water. The environment secretary, Emma Reynolds, has called for the regulator to review the company's operating licence.

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Company news

• Shares in Novo Nordisk spike as regulator backs high doses of weight-loss jab
  Fri 16 January 2026 12:14
  (Sharecast News) - Shares in Novo Nordisk sparked on Friday, after the UK health authority approved higher doses of the Danish firm's blockbuster weight-loss treatment Wegovy.
• Auction Technology surges as FitzWalter considers increased takeover offer
  Fri 16 January 2026 11:07
  (Sharecast News) - Auction Technology surged on Friday after its largest shareholder, FitzWalter Capital, said it was considering an increased possible cash offer for the online auction operator of 400p a share.
• EG Group to kick off formal plans for $9bn US float - report
  Fri 16 January 2026 10:39
  (Sharecast News) - Petrol forecourt company EG Group will reportedly kick off formal plans for a $9bn (£6.7bn) US stock market listing next week.
• HSBC to review Singapore insurance business
  Fri 16 January 2026 09:59
  (Sharecast News) - HSBC announced plans on Friday for a strategic review of its insurance manufacturing business in Singapore.
• Mitsubishi buys US shale gas assets from Aethon for $5bn
  Fri 16 January 2026 09:30
  (Sharecast News) - Mitsubishi Corporation has made its first entry into the US shale gas industry with the $5.2bn acquisition of Aethon Energy Management's assets in Texas and Louisiana.

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Directors' dealings

• Director dealings: Diploma directors snap up shares
  Thu 15 January 2026 12:27
  (Sharecast News) - Diploma revealed on Thursday that non-executive directors Ian El-Mokadem and Katie Bickerstaffe had raised their stakes in the FTSE 100-listed technical products and services provider.
• Director dealings: Raspberry Pi co-founder raises stake
  Wed 14 January 2026 15:32
  (Sharecast News) - Raspberry Pi revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Eben Upton had acquired 21,927 ordinary shares in the London-listed high-performance computing business.

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Sector review

• Sector movers: Santa Rally gets off to early start, analysts say
  Wed 11 December 2024 18:41
  (Sharecast News) - This year's Santa Rally appeared to get off to an early start according to some analysts in the City.
• Sector movers: Precious metals miners dip ahead of Fed decision
  Wed 18 September 2024 20:55
  (Sharecast News) - Stocks fell in the middle of the week with investors opting to sit on their hands ahead of the US central bank's interest rate decision scheduled for later.

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Aim and small cap news

AIM bulletins

• Plexus expanding wellhead fleet to build more predictable revenues
  Fri 16 January 2026 13:05
  (Sharecast News) - Plexus Holdings said in an update on Friday that it was focussed on expanding its rental wellhead fleet, as it looked to build more predictable revenues.
• Europa Oil granted two-year extension to Cloughton licence
  Fri 16 January 2026 12:59
  (Sharecast News) - Europa Oil & Gas announced on Friday that it has been granted a two-year extension to the first phase of its PEDL343 licence, which contains the Cloughton gas discovery in North Yorkshire, extending the deadline for appraisal work to Ma
• GCM Resources raises £1m to progress Phulbari Project
  Fri 16 January 2026 12:52
  (Sharecast News) - GCM Resources announced the conditional raising of £1m before expenses through a placing of new shares on Friday, with the proceeds to be used for working capital as it continued to progress its Phulbari Coal and Power Project in Bangl
• CelLBxHealth warns of lower-than-expected 2025 revenue
  Fri 16 January 2026 12:48
  (Sharecast News) - CelLBxHealth said in an update on Friday that it expected to report lower-than-anticipated revenues for 2025 after the deferral of several sales contracts, while highlighting a strong cash position and significant cost reductions as it
• Spectra Systems subsidiary wins HMRC vape duty stamp deal
  Fri 16 January 2026 12:44
  (Sharecast News) - Spectra Systems said on Friday that it has been informed by HM Revenue and Customs that its security printing subsidiary, Cartor Security Printers, had been selected as the winning bidder for a contract to produce and supply vape duty s

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Small cap bulletins

• Ferrexpo Q4 production misses targets amid intensified attacks on on Ukrainian infrastructure
  Wed 14 January 2026 09:23
  (Sharecast News) - Mining firm Ferrexpo said on Wednesday that intensified missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's energy, transport and port infrastructure late in the quarter disrupted power supplies and logistics, leaving fourth‑quarter production bel
• XPS Pensions interim revenues grow, advisory and SIP units lead gains
  Thu 16 October 2025 08:36
  (Sharecast News) - Consulting and administration business XPS Pensions said on Thursday that it had delivered "continued strong revenue growth" in the six months ended 30 September, leaving it confident of its ability to meet full-year expectations.

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