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BPER Banca's stock rose more than 4% following Kepler Cheuvreux's upgrade to 'buy' from 'hold' and a higher 12-month target price. The broker estimated roughly €0.50 per share in value creation and about 10% EPS accretion by 2028 tied to a possible acquisition of a Monte dei Paschi di Siena perimeter from Unipol, and flagged an upcoming business pl…
Zealand Pharma rose 6.8% to DKK 269.5 as traders covered shorts and sought bargains following a steep one-day sell-off driven by adverse clinical data and an analyst downgrade. Investor attention is focused on CEO Adam Steensberg’s scheduled fireside chat at the Goldman Sachs healthcare conference, while an ongoing DKK 1.3 billion buyback program p…
Infineon Technologies shares climbed after a sector-wide rebound in European semiconductor names. The stock rose to 80.16, recovering from a heavy decline on June 5, 2026. Investors cited technical buybacks from oversold levels, the companys upgraded fiscal 2026 revenue guidance above EUR 16 billion, and its participation in NVIDIA's MGX AI Factor…
Italgas shares climbed after Citi raised its rating to Buy and lifted the 12-month price target to €11.60 from €10.00. The bank cited an expected acceleration in gas distribution tender awards in 2026 and revised synergy assumptions following the 2i Rete Gas acquisition, while investors also focused on the company’s upcoming capital markets day on …
European semiconductor shares eked out gains on Tuesday following a multi-session slide that began after Broadcom's disappointing quarterly update. Infineon and BE Semiconductor were among the stronger performers, while demand concerns around custom AI chips and a steep drop in the Philadelphia semiconductor index earlier in the week continue to we…
UBS stock climbed nearly 2% after reports that Swiss lawmakers are considering reducing the planned Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) backing requirement for the bank's foreign subsidiaries from the government's proposed 100% to roughly 70-80%, a move that could trim several billions from the bank's expected capital needs. Alternatives such as a 50% thre…
Jefferies highlighted four Buy-rated miners it believes are positioned to benefit from a significant rise in copper prices, while raising its copper price target for the coming years. The brokerage points to a large U.S. capital expenditure cycle focused on data centers and power infrastructure and expects structural supply deficits to underpin str…
Shares of Italian gas distributor Italgas climbed to their highest level in nearly two months after Citi upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral. The bank cited an emerging acceleration in Italy's gas distribution tender process, higher anticipated synergies from the 2i Rete Gas acquisition and the potential for raised long-term targets at the compa…
Valeo shares climbed after the company signed a memorandum of understanding with Calyos to develop and industrialize high-performance chip cooling solutions aimed at rising power and thermal demands in AI-equipped data centers. The market reaction also followed a fresh positive coverage initiation from JPMorgan.
GSK's stock fell more than 2% after the British pharmaceutical company announced a $10.6 billion deal to acquire Boston-based Nuvalent. The transaction, which values Nuvalent at $124 per share, centers on three non-small cell lung cancer assets and is expected to begin contributing to GSK revenue in 2027, with accretion to core operating profit and…
Stellantis is recalling 1,076,999 vehicles in the United States because wiring associated with an electric hydraulic power steering pump can overheat and potentially ignite a vehicle, including when parked with the ignition off. The recall affects specified 2021-2025 Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Gladiator models. Separately, the company recalled 17,277 U…
Boliden shares fell sharply after Goldman Sachs opened coverage with a Sell rating and a SEK 468 price target, citing the operational complexity and prolonged production deficit resulting from the March 2026 seismic event at the Garpenberg mine. Goldman warned of meaningful downside to consensus forecasts for production, capital expenditure and fre…
Shares of M J Gleeson Group Ltd fell sharply after the company revealed an unscheduled trading update saying a major Gleeson Land disposal that represents about half of the division's forecast plot sales for the year to June 30, 2026, will not complete before year-end and has been deferred into the first half of FY2027. Two additional delayed trans…
K+S Aktiengesellschaft saw its stock weaken after the company announced an accelerated institutional offering of unsecured, unsubordinated convertible bonds due 2031. The issue is sized at about €300 million and can be converted into up to 17.91 million ordinary shares, with existing shareholders' pre-emptive rights excluded. Proceeds are earmarked…
Britain’s Financial Reporting Council has launched an enforcement investigation into PricewaterhouseCoopers’ audit of WH Smith’s financial statements for the year ended August 2024. The probe will be handled under the FRC’s audit enforcement procedure. WH Smith is also the subject of a separate investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority that …
British equities slipped in early trading on Tuesday after a fragile pause in hostilities between Iran and Israel prompted cautious investor reaction. U.S. President Donald Trump said talks were in their "final throes" even as both sides kept the option to resume strikes. A separate incident involving a downed U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the S…
Barclays strategists identify sticky inflation, rising interest rates and weakening momentum as the primary drivers supporting a bullish stance on European value stocks. The bank argues value remains underpriced for a hawkish shift by the ECB and could outperform if momentum leadership narrows or reverses.
European stock indices were mixed in early trading after signs that recent flare-ups between Iran and Israel had subsided. Investors remained focused on energy market disruption, government bond yields and an upcoming European Central Bank policy decision later this week. Separately, GlaxoSmithKline shares fell after announcing a major oncology acq…
AlzeCure Pharma shares jumped sharply after the company signed a collaboration and out-licensing agreement with Eli Lilly for its Alzheimer’s candidate Alzstatin ACD680. The deal includes a $10 million upfront payment, potential development and commercial milestones, and tiered mid-single digit royalties. Lilly now holds global rights to a gamma-se…
Oxford Instruments reported preliminary full-year revenue of
Bellway Plc reported softer customer demand in April and May as higher mortgage costs pressured buyers, with its forward order book down almost 5% year-on-year. Despite this, the housebuilder reaffirmed its FY26 underlying operating profit guidance of £320 million to £330 million and left its planned volume output unchanged at 9,300 to 9,500 homes.
Japanese equities closed higher on Tuesday, led by strength in Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors. The Nikkei 225 finished up 1.92% as several large-cap electronics names posted double-digit gains while miners and a pharmaceutical group lagged. Volatility measures for the index increased, even as oil and gold prices dipped.
Two major brokers have moved to a more bullish stance on Givaudan ahead of the group's first-half 2026 results scheduled for July 23. J.P. Morgan flagged improving momentum in quarterly volumes and raised its Q2 like-for-like growth estimate above consensus, while Deutsche Bank upgraded the shares and increased its price target following industry m…
WuXi AppTec H shares fell sharply after the U.S. Pentagon added the company to an updated list of entities alleged to have links to China’s military. The designation - published June 8 (U.S. time) - automatically classifies listed firms as "biotechnology companies of concern" under the U.S. Biosecure Act that became law in December 2025, creating i…
oOh!Media shares climbed sharply after the company disclosed a conditional, non-binding takeover proposal from Bain Capital, marking the arrival of a third major private equity suitor alongside Pacific Equity Partners and I Squared Capital. The renewed takeover interest has pushed the stock well above its 52-week low amid ongoing board discussions …
