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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks close green as pressure mounts on Starmer
- Stock Market Performance:
- FTSE 100 closed up 16.48 points (0.2%) at 10,386.23.
- FTSE 250 ended up 132.14 points (0.6%) at 23,340.03.
- AIM all-share closed up 10.24 points (1.3%) at 817.04.
- Cboe UK 100 up 0.2%, Cboe UK 250 up 0.8%, Cboe small companies up 0.4%.
- Political Developments:
- Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation over the Peter Mandelson scandal.
- Cabinet ministers, including Deputy PM David Lammy, publicly backed Starmer, and Downing Street insisted he would not resign.
- Political uncertainty is impacting the pound, with bearish forecasts for near-term FX pairs like EUR/GBP and GBP/JPY.
- Currency and Commodities:
- Pound quoted higher at USD1.3668, euro at USD1.1897, and dollar lower at JPY156.04.
- Gold prices rose to USD5,068.99 per ounce.
- Brent oil up to USD68.85 per barrel.
- Top Performers:
- Miners led FTSE 100: Antofagasta (+6.6%), Fresnillo (+4.6%).
- Plus500 (FTSE 250) up 9.3%, announced significant momentum and shareholder returns.
- Chill Brands rose 22% on strong demand for its Chill Connect platform.
- Lagging Stocks:
- NatWest down 6.0% despite a GBP750 million share buyback and GBP2.7 billion acquisition of Evelyn Partners.
- Quantum Data Energy dropped 24% after raising GBP1.2 million for project acceleration.
- Regulatory News:
- UK Financial Conduct Authority plans to publish all trading data for London-listed shares to address under-reporting of market liquidity.
- Global Markets:
- European equities: CAC 40 (+0.6%), DAX 40 (+1.2%).
- US stocks mixed: Dow Jones marginally down, S&P 500 (+0.5%), Nasdaq (+1.0%).
- Economic Calendar:
- Tuesday: UK BRC retail sales monitor, US retail sales data.
- Corporate results: AstraZeneca, BP, Coca-Cola HBC reporting full-year results.
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 down as pressure on PM Starmer grows
- London Stock Market (9th Feb 2026, 12:23):
- FTSE 100 down 0.1% at 10,357.04, paring earlier gains due to political pressure on PM Keir Starmer.
- FTSE 250 up 0.3% at 23,266.86, and AIM All-Share up 0.7% at 812.58.
- Cboe UK indices mixed: UK 100 marginally lower, UK 250 up 0.3%, Small Companies up 0.2%.
- Pound higher at USD1.3642, euro at USD1.1869, and dollar lower against yen at JPY156.46.
- Political Impact:
- Resignations of PM Keir Starmer's chief of staff (Morgan McSweeney) and communications director (Tim Allan) weighed on investor sentiment.
- Gilt yields and pound nudged higher, but no panic in financial markets regarding UK government stability.
- UK borrowing costs climbed, with 10-year yield rising to 4.56%.
- Global Markets:
- US stocks called lower: Dow Jones -0.1%, S&P 500 -0.3%, Nasdaq -0.4%.
- European equities mixed: CAC 40 marginally higher, DAX 40 up 0.3% on German energy reform news.
- Eurozone investor sentiment improved in February, with Sentix index rising to +4.2.
- Corporate News:
- NatWest down 5.7% after GBP2.7 billion acquisition of Evelyn Partners and GBP750 million share buyback.
- Unilever down 0.7% on Deutsche Bank downgrade.
- Miners higher on rising gold prices (USD5,013.00/ounce).
- Greggs down 4.8% on Jefferies downgrade; Dunelm up 1.1% on upgrade.
- YouGov up 1.7% on CFO transition announcement.
- Phoenix Copper plunged 51% after suspending executives and launching investigation.
- Commodities:
- Brent oil down to USD68.22/barrel.
- Upcoming:
- US consumer inflation expectations later on Monday.
LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche cuts Unilever; Jefferies cuts Greggs
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- 9th Feb 2026 09:28
- The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday:
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FTSE 100
- Goldman Sachs cuts Experian price target to 4,750 (5,550) pence - 'buy'
- Deutsche Bank Research cuts Unilever to 'hold' (buy) - price target 5150 pence
- Citigroup raises GSK price target to 2,250 (1,900) pence - 'neutral'
- LBBW raises Vodafone price target to 120 (110) pence - 'buy'
- Citigroup raises Airtel Africa price target to 340 (236) pence - 'neutral'
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FTSE 250
- Jefferies cuts Ibstock price target to 145 (165) pence - 'buy'
- Jefferies raises Dunelm to 'buy' (hold) - price target 1075 pence
- Jefferies cuts Greggs to 'hold' (buy) - price target 1,610 (2,500) pence
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SMALL CAP
- JPMorgan reinitiates Auction Technology with 'overweight' - price target 665 pence
- Jefferies cuts Forterra price target to 216 (219) pence - 'buy'
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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Miners shine, NatWest down on Evelyn Partners deal
- London Stock Market:
- FTSE 100 opened up 0.3% at 10,397.64.
- FTSE 250 up 0.5% at 23,327.78.
- AIM all-share up 0.8% at 813.18.
- Mining stocks (Antofagasta, Endeavour Mining, Fresnillo) rose 3.0%, 2.8%, and 2.5% respectively due to higher gold prices.
- NatWest down 4.1% after confirming a £2.7 billion deal to buy Evelyn Partners and announcing a £750 million share buyback.
- European Markets:
- CAC 40 (Paris) up 0.4%.
- DAX 40 (Frankfurt) up 0.9%.
- Currency Movements:
- Pound at $1.3594 (down from $1.3612 on Friday).
- Euro at $1.1852 (up from $1.1814).
- Dollar at ¥156.77 (down from ¥157.04).
- Commodities:
- Gold at $5,023.00/ounce (up from $4,946.87 on Friday).
- Brent oil at $67.54/barrel (down from $68.47 on Friday).
- Asian Markets:
- Nikkei 225 (Japan) up 3.9% after Sanae Takaichi's election victory.
- Shanghai Composite up 1.4%.
- Hang Seng (Hong Kong) up 1.8%.
- S&P/ASX 200 (Sydney) up 1.9%.
- US Markets (Friday):
- Dow Jones up 2.5%, crossing 50,000 for the first time.
- S&P 500 up 2.0%.
- Nasdaq Composite up 2.2%.
- Corporate News:
- NatWest's acquisition of Evelyn Partners to create UK's leading private banking and wealth-management business.
- Plus500 up 6.8% after strong 2026 start and upgraded earnings expectations.
- Altona Rare Earths up 54% on US Trade & Development Agency support for Monte Muambe project.
- Greggs down 4.8% after Jefferies cut its rating and price target.
- Political Developments:
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer under pressure after chief of staff resignation.
- Tensions between China and Japan over comments by PM Takaichi on Taiwan.
- Economic Calendar:
- US consumer inflation expectations due later on Monday.
LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 seen up after Takaichi wins big
- London Stocks: Set to open higher on Monday, with FTSE 100 futures up 0.4% at 10,414.35, following a 0.6% gain on Friday.
- Currency Movements: Sterling slightly higher at USD1.3614, euro at USD1.1850, and dollar lower against yen at JPY156.41.
- UK Political Turmoil: Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, resigned over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, despite Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Labour Party Fallout: Starmer faces criticism from MPs and scrutiny over his judgment; expected to address the Parliamentary Labour Party on Monday.
- Japan Election Victory: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide, securing a supermajority in the lower house of parliament; Nikkei 225 surged 4.2%.
- US Markets: Wall Street ended sharply higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones crossing 50,000 for the first time, S&P 500 up 2.0%, and Nasdaq up 2.2%.
- China-US Relations: Shanghai Composite up 1.3%, Hang Seng up 1.8%, after Trump announced Xi Jinping's visit to the White House to reset strained ties.
- Australia Economy: S&P/ASX 200 up 1.9%; household spending growth eased in December, rising 5.0% year-on-year, down from 6.3% in November.
- Commodities: Gold up at USD5,030.00/ounce, Brent oil down at USD67.36/barrel, with focus on Iran-US negotiations and new sanctions on Iranian oil exports.
- UK Employment: Temporary billings index rose to 50.3 in January, indicating a shift from uncertainty to action in hiring plans, though not a general upswing.
- Corporate Calendar: Trading updates expected from HgCapital Trust, full-year results from Plus500, Porvair, and Wynnstay Group.
- Economic Calendar: US consumer inflation expectations due on Monday.
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