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Nokia Shares Drop After Profit-Taking Reverses Recent AI-Fueled Rally

Nokia Shares Drop After Profit-Taking Reverses Recent AI-Fueled Rally

Nokia shares tumbled almost 8% in a single session, sliding to a low of €13.385 before settling around €13.63, as investors booked profits after a long, AI-driven rally. The pullback followed a run-up of about 160% year-to-date and came amid stretched valuation metrics, mixed fundamentals across business segments, and a weak broad market that hit h…

CMC Markets surges after FY26 beat and aggressive FY27 guidance

CMC Markets surges after FY26 beat and aggressive FY27 guidance

CMC Markets shares jumped after the company reported full-year FY2026 results that exceeded management guidance and market expectations. Profit before tax and net operating income both rose, the board proposed a higher final dividend, and management set a materially upgraded net operating income range for FY2027. The combination of those outcomes, …

Analyst Backing Propels Zealand Pharma Shares Ahead of ADA 2026 Obesity Data

Analyst Backing Propels Zealand Pharma Shares Ahead of ADA 2026 Obesity Data

Zealand Pharma A/S shares rose more than 7% on Thursday ahead of scheduled obesity pipeline presentations at the American Diabetes Association’s 2026 Scientific Sessions. Jefferies kept a buy rating and DKK505 price target, while Deutsche Bank retained a hold rating and raised its target to DKK300. The company will present Phase 2 results for petre…

Fuji Media Reopens Bids as Real Estate Unit Draws Trillion-Yen Offers

Fuji Media Reopens Bids as Real Estate Unit Draws Trillion-Yen Offers

Fuji Media Holdings has drawn stronger-than-anticipated interest in its real estate arm, Sankei Building, with multiple bidders submitting offers exceeding 1 trillion yen. The company is reopening the initial bidding round to allow additional time to assess proposals, with a new submission deadline in mid-June. Fuji Media said it was not the source…

Remy Cointreau Shares Jump After FY2025/26 Beat and Recovery Roadmap

Remy Cointreau Shares Jump After FY2025/26 Beat and Recovery Roadmap

Remy Cointreau stock rallied more than 10% after the cognac and spirits producer reported FY2025/26 operating profit of €165.4 million and an operating margin of 17.7% - both ahead of analyst projections. Management outlined a path back to organic sales growth and modest margin improvement for 2026/27, while analysts highlighted the results and a m…

Partners Group Shares Stage Partial Recovery After Massive One-Day Drop

Partners Group Shares Stage Partial Recovery After Massive One-Day Drop

Shares of Partners Group (SIX:PGHN) rebounded on Thursday after a record single-day fall the previous session, as the firm capped withdrawals from a key private equity evergreen vehicle and disclosed further sizeable redemption requests across several funds. Management expects fundraising momentum to slow in late 2026 and into 2027 but kept its 202…

Universal Music Shares Drop After Pershing Square Offloads Stake

Universal Music Shares Drop After Pershing Square Offloads Stake

Universal Music Group NV shares plunged after Pershing Square Capital Management sold its remaining stake in the company in a one-off placement. The sale, which flooded the market with about 80 million shares at a meaningful discount to the prior session’s price, came days after UMG’s board unanimously dismissed an unsolicited acquisition offer fro…

B&M European Value Retail Surges as FY26 Results Restore Confidence

B&M European Value Retail Surges as FY26 Results Restore Confidence

Shares of B&M European Value Retail jumped 6.0% to 207.2p after the company published FY26 results showing adjusted EBITDA of £459 million and group revenue of £5.78 billion, figures that fell within guidance and helped soothe concerns after multiple profit warnings earlier in the year. Early signs of operational improvement and a reduction in net …