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London stocks moved higher at midday on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 gaining 0.4% as stronger-than-expected earnings from Shell helped offset sharp losses for Haleon, Lloyds Banking Group and St James’s Place, while investors awaited the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision.
The FTSE 100 rose 41.13 points to 10,735.63, extending Wednesday’s modest gains following Chancellor John Healey’s Autumn Budget. The FTSE 250 edged 0.1% higher to 24,670.68, while the AIM All-Share gained 0.1% to 761.98.
Shell led the FTSE 100 gainers, surging 3.8% after reporting quarterly earnings ahead of market expectations and increasing its share buyback programme. The energy giant’s stronger financial performance provided support for London’s blue-chip index despite a decline in crude oil prices. 🔖share-talk.com/ftse-100-clim…
The FTSE 100 opened higher on Thursday, gaining 0.3% to 10,721.42 as investors continued to digest the UK Autumn Budget, with stronger earnings from Shell and gains across defence and aerospace stocks supporting London’s blue-chip index.
The FTSE 250 remained broadly unchanged at 24,636.72, suggesting a relatively subdued reaction among companies more closely exposed to the domestic economy.
Shell was among the leading FTSE 100 gainers, with shares rising following the oil giant’s third-quarter results. Shell’s shares were reported up between 1.9% and 2.6% during early trading. 📑share-talk.com/ftse-100-clim…
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📌Update on Dilotiko Iron Ore Project, Kenya
📌Review of Further Iron Ore Opportunities in Africa
Read here➡️aquis.eu/stock-exchange/anno…
#UNTU #Ironeore #Mining #Kenya
@UbuntuMining (AQSE #UNTU) has provided an update on its 25% interest in the Dilotiko Iron Ore Project in Kenya, noting a delay in the expected issuance of mining licenses in Q3 2026, though regulatory and administrative matters are still being advanced. share-talk.com/ubuntu-mining…
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ACF Desk Line Defence - Gulf diplomacy can lower the oil premium now but it won't ease the newly embedded security demand. In 2026 we have favoured European defence names with contracted orders and delivery capacity over short-lived headline moves. See more below @Share_Talk
The FTSE 100 opened higher on Thursday, gaining 0.3% to 10,721.42 as investors continued to digest the UK Autumn Budget, with stronger earnings from Shell and gains across defence and aerospace stocks supporting London’s blue-chip index.
The FTSE 250 remained broadly unchanged at 24,636.72, suggesting a relatively subdued reaction among companies more closely exposed to the domestic economy.
Shell was among the leading FTSE 100 gainers, with shares rising following the oil giant’s third-quarter results. Shell’s shares were reported up between 1.9% and 2.6% during early trading. 📑share-talk.com/ftse-100-clim…
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@Tertiaryplc* (#TYM LN) – 0.0575p, Mkt Cap £5.1m – New drilling to probe depth continuity and sulphide mineralisation potential at Mushima North.
Conclusion: Deeper drilling is about to start at Mushima North to test the continuity of mineralisation at depth and the potential for underlying suplhides beneath the ‘Discovery Zone’
*SP Angel acts as Nomad and Broker to Tertiary Minerals share-talk.com/sp-angel-toda…
@Tertiaryplc (AIM #TYM) is preparing to commence its first diamond drilling programme at the Mushima North Project in Zambia, mobilisation to site has commenced with drilling to start by early next week. Up to 1,000m diamond drill programme planned with up to four holes of approximately 250m length each. share-talk.com/tertiary-mine…
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ACFMorningMeeting - Budget relief and ECB caution - UK investors have absorbed the Budget without a borrowing shock, and a generous yield response. With £15bn of fiscal headroom and a temporary rise in the bank surcharge leaves gilt yields and bank earnings in focus. Across Europe, today’s ECB decision comes amid French bond pressure, while the Fed’s hold with two votes for a rise keeps borrowing costs in view. Lower oil eases one inflation concern; the policy backdrop still favours selective buying over a broad rally.
Morning Trade Session - UK and European cash markets have risen this morning, with large-cap results doing much of the work. The FTSE 100 reached 10,733.52 (+0.36%) at 08:35 GMT as Shell $SHEL.L gained after stronger 3Q earnings and a $5bn buyback; the FTSE 250 was up just +0.1% around 09:17 GMT. Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 were each up +0.4% around 09:17 GMT, with Airbus $AIR.PA supporting Paris. The wider STOXX 600 was up only +0.11% at 08:06 GMT: Haleon $HLN.L’s guidance cut and weakness in technology show that gains remain selective ahead of the ECB.
Stock Watch - STMicroelectronics $STM reported 3Q sales of $3.76bn (+17.9% y/y) and a $4.15bn 4Q sales midpoint today. Watch $LLOY's 3Q against the Budget's temporary bank surcharge rise; $SHEL and Haleon also have scheduled updates. Molecular Partners $MOLN narrowed its radiotherapy focus and guided cash runway into late 2027.
Commods - OIL Brent ~$114.08/bbl (-1.07%); WTI ~$101.52/bbl (-1.22%) as Iran diplomacy trims the risk premium. GOLD ~$4,031/oz (-0.90%); COPPER ~$6.60/lb (-0.6%). 28 Oct ICE closes: COCOA ~$5,462/t (-2.06%), SUGAR ~19.36¢/lb (+0.83%), COFFEE ~286.35¢/lb (-2.52%).
Data Focus - ECB decision 13:15 GMT. The Fed held 3.75–4.00% yesterday by 10–2, with both dissenters seeking a hike.
ACFView:. Watch ECB language and gilt spreads before the USopen.
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