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Why Dunelm shares are down 7% despite solid results

Annual sales up 3.8% Ordinary dividend hiked 2.3% Market share gains slow Despite lacklustre consumer confidence and inflationary cost pressures, homewares specialist Dunelm (DNLM) delivered a robust final set of results under outgoing CEO Nick Wilkinson and flagged a positive start to the new financial year. So why were shares in the dividend-paying curtains-to-cushions...

09 September 2025, 09:39

Stocks up despite ‘no shortage of drama’

Stock prices in Europe were higher on Tuesday despite French President Emmanuel Macron losing another prime minister, as investors brace for more US labour market data in the form of benchmark revisions this afternoon. The FTSE 100 index rose 15.38 points, 0.2%, at 9,236.82. The FTSE 250 was up 62.91 points, 0.3%, at 21,747.36, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.79 points,...

09 September 2025, 08:12

FTSE 100 rises but underperforms European peers

London stocks closed higher on Monday, with the FTSE 100 supported by rising oil and gold prices, while European stocks outperformed it ahead of a confidence vote which looks set to oust France's prime minister. The FTSE 100 index closed up 13.23 points, 0.1%, at 9,221.14. The FTSE 250 ended 108.91 points higher, 0.5%, at 21,684.45 and the AIM All-Share finished up 4.10...

08 September 2025, 16:08

FTSE rises amid Federal Reserve cut bets as gold reaches record high

Stocks in Europe were higher on Monday afternoon, despite political uncertainty in France, while gold reached a record high and stocks in the US are set to open in the green amid dovish Federal Reserve expectations. The FTSE 100 index climbed 14.32 points, 0.2%, at 9,222.53. The FTSE 250 was up 141.48 points, 0.7%, at 21,717.02, and the AIM All-Share added 6.79 points,...

08 September 2025, 11:18

Aviva CEO, Costain and Morgan Advanced Materials directors go on a spending spree | Directors Deals

Aviva CEO and husband snap up shares Costain directors make confidence purchase Morgan Advanced Materials director buys 25,000 shares CEO Amanda Blanc of insurance group Aviva (AV.) and a person closely connected with her, Kenneth Blanc have bought 25,736 shares at 623p, for a total value of £160,335 on 4 September. The Blanc's purchases reaffirm confidence in the company....

08 September 2025, 11:58

Embattled Treatt recommends £160 million takeover by private-equity-backed Natara

Offer pitched at 16.1% premium Treatt faces stiff headwinds Enlarged entity to compete 'more effectively' Hard-pressed extracts-to-ingredients supplier Treatt (TET) has thrown in the towel and recommended a £156.6 million takeover by private equity-backed Natara after disappointing the market with profit warnings in a tough 2025-to-date. While shares in Treatt sweetened up...

08 September 2025, 10:32

Phoenix Group shares drop on mixed first half

Operating profits increase Cash generation disappoints Rebranding as Standard Life After a strong run year-to-date, life insurer and asset manager Phoenix Group (PHNX) met profit-taking after posting a mixed first-half trading update. The shares fell as much as 43p or 6.4% to 627p before stabilising around 637p for a loss of 32p or nearly 5%, leaving them with a gain of 25%...

08 September 2025, 08:55

Early market roundup: Stocks up, gold gleams but Phoenix Group falls

Stocks opened higher at the start of the week, with gold performing well in the aftermath of Friday's US jobs data, while focus was on Japan and France amid political uncertainty. Japan's prime minister announced he will step down and the future of his French counterpart hangs in the balance also. In the UK, eyes remain on Westminster after UK PM Keir Starmer last week...

08 September 2025, 08:13

FTSE finishes in the red as US jobs report ups rate cut case

London's blue chip index ended the day lower on Friday, despite earlier advances, as a weaker-than-expected US employment report sparked fears that its jobs engine might be stalling. 'The [US] labour market is in a precarious position,' said analysts at Wells Fargo, putting the Federal Open Market Committee in a position 'where it will imminently start cutting the federal...

05 September 2025, 16:11

FTSE 100 firmer at midday ahead of US jobs data

Stocks were higher on Friday afternoon as investors await US unemployment numbers for August, meanwhile Angela Rayner quits as deputy prime minister of the UK and as deputy leader of the Labour Party. The FTSE 100 index was up 21.94 points, 0.2%, at 9,238.81. The FTSE 250 was up 58.36 points, 0.3%, at 21,533.04, and the AIM All-Share was up 5.31 points, 0.7%, at 767.31. The...

05 September 2025, 11:16

Gear4music snares another profit upgrade as positive trading tempo persists

Sales up 27% in Q1 'Traction' continues in Q2 Capacity withdrawal boost Shares in Gear4music (G4M:AIM) rocked up 11% to a two-year high of 294p after the online musical instruments retailer delivered another full-year profit upgrade on the back of positive trading momentum and the demise of several weak competitors. In an AGM (annual general meeting) update, the...

05 September 2025, 11:19

Berkeley Group confirms profit and buyback targets

Firm sticks to current earnings guidance FY26 and FY27 profit around £450 million Shareholder returns to continue to 2030 Residential developer Berkeley Group (BKG) brought a small ray of light to the housebuilding sector with its latest trading update and confirmation of its medium-term profit goals. The shares, which have lagged the FTSE 100 year-to-date with a loss of...

05 September 2025, 08:57

US shares tick higher on rate cut hopes, competition ruling boosts Alphabet, American Eagle soars | Wall Street Week

After a difficult start US stocks recovered through the course of the week as hopes of a rate cut later this month solidified. This followed jobless claims data for the week to 30 August which showed an increase to 237,000. This was above expectations and meant for the first time since April 2021 the world's largest economy has more unemployed people than job openings. The...

05 September 2025, 08:47

Broadcom beat refuels market’s optimistic AI narrative

Chipmaker beats forecasts and issues strong guidance Total order backlog hits record $110 billion Morgan Stanley ups price target to $382 Investors have been getting nervous about AI's power to propel stocks higher, but such concerns were swept aside by Broadcom (AVGO:NASDAQ), which clocked a record third quarter, beating forecasts and offering strong guidance. The...

05 September 2025, 08:44

Early market roundup: Stocks higher; Peel Hunt up after strong start

European stocks were higher on Friday morning with Peel Hunt shares up as it announced a 'strong start' to its current financial year; meanwhile average UK house prices reached a record high in August. The FTSE 100 index opened up 22.84 points, 0.3%, at 9,239.71. The FTSE 250 was up 67.35 points, 0.3%, at 21,542.03, and the AIM All-Share was up 3.47 points, 0.5%, at 765.47....

05 September 2025, 08:06

Late market roundup: FTSE 100 edges higher as bond markets cool

London's blue chip index made gains on Thursday, supported by retailers and insurers, as investors look to Friday's nonfarm payroll data coming out of the US and what it might mean for rates. The FTSE 100 index closed up 38.88 points, 0.4%, at 9,216.87. The FTSE 250 ended 161.61 points higher, 0.8%, at 21,474.68 but the AIM All-Share finished down 6.47 points, 0.8%, at...

04 September 2025, 16:10

Shares News

Why Dunelm shares are down 7% despite solid results

Stocks up despite ‘no shortage of drama’

FTSE 100 rises but underperforms European peers

FTSE rises amid Federal Reserve cut bets as gold reaches record high

Aviva CEO, Costain and Morgan Advanced Materials directors go on a spending spree | Directors Deals

Embattled Treatt recommends £160 million takeover by private-equity-backed Natara

Phoenix Group shares drop on mixed first half

Early market roundup: Stocks up, gold gleams but Phoenix Group falls

FTSE finishes in the red as US jobs report ups rate cut case

FTSE 100 firmer at midday ahead of US jobs data

Gear4music snares another profit upgrade as positive trading tempo persists

Berkeley Group confirms profit and buyback targets

US shares tick higher on rate cut hopes, competition ruling boosts Alphabet, American Eagle soars | Wall Street Week

Broadcom beat refuels market’s optimistic AI narrative

Early market roundup: Stocks higher; Peel Hunt up after strong start

Late market roundup: FTSE 100 edges higher as bond markets cool

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