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Large banks are rapidly expanding the use of agentic artificial intelligence - digital assistants that can act with limited human supervision - across client-facing and operational functions. Institutions from Morgan Stanley to UBS, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citi and BNY are piloting or rolling out agents to support advisors, execute transactions an…
European airline stocks fell modestly after fresh U.S. military strikes on Iran over the weekend, while escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz drove crude benchmarks higher. CENTCOM said the operations targeted Iranian military and maritime capabilities after an Iranian-linked attack left a Cyprus-flagged container ship damaged and a civil…
Global semiconductor equities slid sharply after SK Hynix shares posted their largest single-day fall on record, joining declines at other major chipmakers and pulling South Korea's Kospi markedly lower. The move followed SK Hynix's sizable ADR offering and a recent rally in memory shares, with investors reassessing valuations amid geopolitical ten…
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite Index finished higher on Monday, rising 0.57% as advances in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors supported the market. Several small-cap property and mobility stocks recorded double-digit gains, while other small-caps posted significant declines. Market breadth was negative, and energy and prec…
UBS has started coverage of CarTrade Tech Ltd (NSE:CART) with a Buy rating and a price target of 4,000 rupees, pointing to the company's asset-light marketplace model and untapped monetisation avenues as the drivers of stronger-than-expected earnings growth. The broker forecasts substantial EBITDA margin expansion by FY30 and a higher earnings CAGR…
European oil stocks advanced Monday after weekend strikes between the U.S. and Iran, with Tehran saying it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz. Brent and U.S. crude climbed, the STOXX Europe 600 Oil & Gas index outperformed, and individual energy names from BP to Repsol posted gains as vessel transits through the strait fell to a five-week low.
Plus500 shares tumbled after a half-year trading update showed revenue growth but almost flat underlying EBITDA and a meaningful margin contraction. A guidance reset from outperforming consensus to merely matching it, alongside weaker Q2 customer additions and broader market risk-off sentiment, underpinned heavy selling.
Vodafone shares climbed sharply after Vega, an investment vehicle owned by the Niel family group, agreed to purchase Emirates Telecommunications Group's (e&) entire 16.2% stake in Vodafone for about $6 billion, or about 114.306p per share market price, as investors recalibrate the company's valuation and near-term catalysts.
JPMorgan has placed Prudential PLC on a positive catalyst watch ahead of the insurer’s first-half results, arguing that investor sentiment has become overly negative about the effect of China’s new outbound investment rules on Prudential’s Hong Kong business. The bank retains an Overweight rating and a 1,480 pence price target, and anticipates mana…
Korean Air reported a 34% decline in operating profit for the April-June quarter, as rising fuel expenses eroded earnings even though the airline recorded its highest ever second-quarter revenue. Passenger and cargo revenues both grew, with cargo benefiting from AI-related demand and strong exports of South Korean beauty products.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Plc shares fell more than 14% on Monday to their lowest level since April 7, 2025, after the company disclosed first-half revenue that missed internal expectations and narrowed the pace of underlying full-year growth. Management reported approximately 6.5 million in revenue for the six months to June 30, marking report…
JPMorgan's equity strategists recommend using dips tied to renewed Iran tensions to accumulate holdings, citing sustained upward revisions to 2026 earnings estimates, improving economic indicators and expanding market leadership beyond mega-caps. The bank flags potential upside for cyclical sectors while noting energy's reduced valuation buffer to …
ME Group International PLC shares rallied sharply after the company published interim results for the six months ended 30 April 2026 and reiterated its full-year profit before tax guidance of £69 million to £74 million. Improved EBITDA, robust growth in the Wash.ME laundry division and a live investor presentation helped restore investor confidence…
Gjensidige Forsikring's stock jumped after the insurer reported Q2 2026 pretax profit of NOK 2.79 billion, beating analyst estimates; underwriting performance and a lower combined ratio underpinned the move even after a NOK 419.3 million hit from a Danish legal matter. Management presented results in a live webcast followed by analyst questions, wh…
Akzo Nobel shares climbed after reports that Nippon Paint tabled an offer worth up to $8.6 billion for the company's decorative paints division, which includes brands such as Dulux. The bid, valuing the unit at roughly 12 times 2026 EBITDA, reintroduces M&A-driven upside despite Akzo Nobel's board reiterating its commitment to a planned merger with…
British equities logged a modest gain on Monday as rising oil prices, driven by renewed US strikes against Iranian targets, buoyed energy-heavy names and helped the FTSE 100 eke out a positive close despite broader risk-off sentiment. European peers were mixed, sterling weakened, and safe-haven gold prices slipped while crude benchmarks climbed on …
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA shares climbed after a media report signaled possible interest from UniCredit, briefly reaching a 52-week high. The move occurs ahead of the bank's H1 2026 results on July 30 and is supported by an improving Italian financial sector outlook amid easing eurozone inflation, a steadier ECB policy path, and a narrowing BTP-B…
PageGroup PLC shares rose sharply after the specialist recruiter released a Q2 2026 trading update before the London open that showed a near-flat group gross profit, sustained full-year guidance and improving gross profit per fee earner. The combination of stabilising topline trends across key regions, productivity gains and a supportive market bac…
Oxford Nanopore Technologies reported first-half revenue of about 6.5 million for H1 2026, a reported increase of 10% (12% at constant currency), but the result fell short of management expectations. The miss, driven by a 16% decline in China and an approximate 14% fall in the Middle East, triggered a steep share-price reaction - a 20.5% fall to 9…
GSK reported that Jemperli (dostarlimab) met the main endpoint in a phase II trial for a subset of locally advanced rectal cancer characterized by deficient DNA damage repair. Interim results indicate a clinically meaningful proportion of patients were free of detectable disease for at least one year, and safety findings matched earlier solid-tumor…
SK Hynix shares plunged 15.4% to ₩1,845,000 in their largest single-session decline on record as investors locked in gains after a strong Nasdaq ADR debut. Analysts point to ADR-driven arbitrage, expanded share supply from the U.S. listing and weaker-than-expected high-bandwidth memory prices that have raised concerns about a near-term peak in the …
Stellantis reported preliminary second-quarter vehicle shipments up 10% year-on-year to almost 1.6 million units, propelled by a 38% jump in North America and a 5% rise in its Enlarged Europe market. The company said the North American increase reflected refreshed and new models and preparations for a planned summer production shutdown. Lower volum…
Stellantis reported preliminary second-quarter vehicle shipments rose 10% year-on-year to nearly 1.6 million units. The increase was concentrated in North America, where deliveries jumped 38% to 445,000 units, supported by a suite of new and refreshed models. Other regions showed more varied performance, with Enlarged Europe up modestly, while Midd…
European markets fell on Monday as renewed hostilities in the Middle East prompted investors to reduce exposure to risk assets. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz was closed 'until further notice' after an attack on a commercial vessel and subsequent U.S. retaliatory strikes. Major indexes lost ground while oil and large oil prod…
Kongsberg Gruppen stock fell nearly 6% as the company released second-quarter 2026 results on a day when analysts were already forecasting a marked year-on-year decline in both earnings and revenue. Consensus estimates anticipated EPS of about 1.61 NOK, down from 1.85 NOK a year earlier, and revenue of roughly 10.06 billion NOK, a contraction of ar…
