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FTSE 100 Market news covers the latest developments for the FTSE 100 Index, which tracks the 100 most highly capitalised blue‑chip companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

Lloyds Banking Group reports £4.3bn profit and raises shareholder returns

Lloyds Banking Group reported stronger half-year earnings, higher capital generation and an intention to implement a further £1.0 billion share buyback...

Anglo American interim EBITDA rises 35% to $4.0 billion

Anglo American reports 35% growth in underlying EBITDA, announces a Steelmaking Coal sale agreement and declares an interim dividend...

London Stock Exchange Group raises 2026 guidance after record first-half performance

London Stock Exchange Group reported higher first-half income, earnings and cash flow, raised full-year guidance and announced further shareholder returns...

BAE Systems upgrades 2026 guidance after strong first-half performance

BAE Systems reported strong first-half 2026 results, with sales up 9%, underlying EBIT up 11%, free cash flow of £1.8bn and record order backlog of £84bn. The defence group highlighted..

British American Tobacco H1 2026 revenue rises as new categories grow 18%

British American Tobacco Plc reported higher revenue, stronger New Categories growth and raised expectations for adjusted diluted EPS in FY26...

Haleon reports half-year results and declares interim dividend

Haleon has announced its half-year results, declared a 2.4 pence interim dividend and provided details of its investor presentation...

Weir Group reports 8% order growth and reiterates 2026 guidance

Weir Group reported higher first-half orders, revenue and statutory profit, while maintaining full-year guidance and increasing its interim dividend...

Glencore reports 15% rise in H1 copper production

Glencore has reported strong first-half production, left copper, zinc and nickel guidance unchanged, and lifted energy coal guidance mid-points...

Sage revenue rises 11% as cloud and AI growth accelerates

The Sage Group Plc reported higher nine-month revenue, with growth across North America, the UKIA region and Europe...

St. James’s Place reports record £240.8bn funds under management

St. James's Place reports first-half 2026 growth in funds under management, net inflows, adviser numbers and shareholder returns...

Rio Tinto H1 2026 earnings rise as cash flow and dividend increase

Rio Tinto reported higher half-year underlying EBITDA, stronger free cash flow and a 43 per cent rise in its interim ordinary dividend...

Croda International reports 4.6% organic sales growth in first half of 2026

Croda International reported higher half-year sales, adjusted operating profit and free cash flow, while leaving its full-year 2026 outlook unchanged...

Games Workshop Group Plc declares interim dividend of £1.40 per share

Games Workshop Group Plc has declared a dividend of £1.40 per share, with payment and election dates set out for shareholders...

Vodafone reports 5.2% organic service revenue growth in Q1 FY27

Vodafone Group reported a strong start to FY27, with organic service revenue up 5.2% and organic Adjusted EBITDAaL rising 6.2% as growth broadened across Germany, the UK and Africa. Total..

DCC Energy agrees £5.75 billion acquisition by ECP and KKR

Bidco, backed by ECP and KKR, has agreed a recommended cash acquisition of FTSE 100 energy group DCC Energy for up to 6,797.22 pence per share, valuing the business at..

AstraZeneca H1 2026 revenue rises 9% as growth momentum continues

AstraZeneca reported first-half 2026 revenue of $30.7 billion, up 6% at constant exchange rates, with core operating profit and core EPS both rising 11%. Growth in oncology and rare disease..

Astrazeneca reports positive survival data for Sone-Ve in gastric cancer trial

Astrazeneca Plc has reported statistically significant overall survival results for Sone-Ve in the CLARITY-Gastric01 Phase III trial...

Antofagasta restarts Los Pelambres operations after heavy rainfall

Antofagasta has said Los Pelambres has resumed operations after weather-related disruption, with full-year production guidance unchanged...

HSBC to sell Singapore life insurance business to Allianz for S$2.7 billion

HSBC has agreed to sell its Singapore life insurance business, HSBC Life (Singapore), to Allianz for S$2.7 billion, with completion expected in the first half of 2027 pending regulatory approval...

Howdens Reports 5.5% rise in underlying profit, reaffirms 2026 outlook

Howden Joinery reported higher first-half sales, gross margin and underlying profit, alongside an increased interim dividend and unchanged full-year outlook...
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Lloyds Banking Group reports £4.3bn profit and raises shareholder returns

Lloyds Banking Group reported stronger half-year earnings, higher capital generation and an intention to implement a further £1.0 billion share buyback...

Anglo American interim EBITDA rises 35% to $4.0 billion

Anglo American reports 35% growth in underlying EBITDA, announces a Steelmaking Coal sale agreement and declares an interim dividend...

London Stock Exchange Group raises 2026 guidance after record first-half performance

London Stock Exchange Group reported higher first-half income, earnings and cash flow, raised full-year guidance and announced further shareholder returns...

BAE Systems upgrades 2026 guidance after strong first-half performance

BAE Systems reported strong first-half 2026 results, with sales up 9%, underlying EBIT up 11%, free cash flow of £1.8bn and record order backlog of £84bn. The defence group highlighted major contract wins, investment in new facilities and technology, and upgraded full-year guidance across sales, earnings and cash flow...

British American Tobacco H1 2026 revenue rises as new categories grow 18%

British American Tobacco Plc reported higher revenue, stronger New Categories growth and raised expectations for adjusted diluted EPS in FY26...

Haleon reports half-year results and declares interim dividend

Haleon has announced its half-year results, declared a 2.4 pence interim dividend and provided details of its investor presentation...

Weir Group reports 8% order growth and reiterates 2026 guidance

Weir Group reported higher first-half orders, revenue and statutory profit, while maintaining full-year guidance and increasing its interim dividend...

Glencore reports 15% rise in H1 copper production

Glencore has reported strong first-half production, left copper, zinc and nickel guidance unchanged, and lifted energy coal guidance mid-points...

Sage revenue rises 11% as cloud and AI growth accelerates

The Sage Group Plc reported higher nine-month revenue, with growth across North America, the UKIA region and Europe...

St. James’s Place reports record £240.8bn funds under management

St. James's Place reports first-half 2026 growth in funds under management, net inflows, adviser numbers and shareholder returns...

Rio Tinto H1 2026 earnings rise as cash flow and dividend increase

Rio Tinto reported higher half-year underlying EBITDA, stronger free cash flow and a 43 per cent rise in its interim ordinary dividend...

Croda International reports 4.6% organic sales growth in first half of 2026

Croda International reported higher half-year sales, adjusted operating profit and free cash flow, while leaving its full-year 2026 outlook unchanged...

Games Workshop Group Plc declares interim dividend of £1.40 per share

Games Workshop Group Plc has declared a dividend of £1.40 per share, with payment and election dates set out for shareholders...

Vodafone reports 5.2% organic service revenue growth in Q1 FY27

Vodafone Group reported a strong start to FY27, with organic service revenue up 5.2% and organic Adjusted EBITDAaL rising 6.2% as growth broadened across Germany, the UK and Africa. Total revenue increased 9.7% to €10.3 billion, and the company said it now expects to deliver the upper end of its updated full-year guidance after completing the Safaricom transaction...

DCC Energy agrees £5.75 billion acquisition by ECP and KKR

Bidco, backed by ECP and KKR, has agreed a recommended cash acquisition of FTSE 100 energy group DCC Energy for up to 6,797.22 pence per share, valuing the business at about £5.75 billion. The deal includes a possible additional payment linked to the sale of DCC Energy’s Nexora business and is expected to complete in Q1 2027...

AstraZeneca H1 2026 revenue rises 9% as growth momentum continues

AstraZeneca reported first-half 2026 revenue of $30.7 billion, up 6% at constant exchange rates, with core operating profit and core EPS both rising 11%. Growth in oncology and rare disease offset Farxiga and China headwinds. The company raised its interim dividend, secured 30 approvals, and reaffirmed full-year guidance and its $80 billion 2030 revenue goal...

Astrazeneca reports positive survival data for Sone-Ve in gastric cancer trial

Astrazeneca Plc has reported statistically significant overall survival results for Sone-Ve in the CLARITY-Gastric01 Phase III trial...

Antofagasta restarts Los Pelambres operations after heavy rainfall

Antofagasta has said Los Pelambres has resumed operations after weather-related disruption, with full-year production guidance unchanged...

HSBC to sell Singapore life insurance business to Allianz for S$2.7 billion

HSBC has agreed to sell its Singapore life insurance business, HSBC Life (Singapore), to Allianz for S$2.7 billion, with completion expected in the first half of 2027 pending regulatory approval. The deal is expected to generate a US$1.8 billion pre-tax gain and boost HSBC’s CET1 ratio by up to 15 basis points, while preserving a 15-year bancassurance partnership in Singapore...

Howdens Reports 5.5% rise in underlying profit, reaffirms 2026 outlook

Howden Joinery reported higher first-half sales, gross margin and underlying profit, alongside an increased interim dividend and unchanged full-year outlook...
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