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The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks fell as investors assess the evolving situation in the Middle East.
Overnight, the US released footage of what it says are attacks on several Iranian vessels. US Central Command said the targets "eliminated" 16 mine-layers near the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait — a key shipping route — has become a focal point of the conflict, with oil prices sent on a roller coaster amid reports of its closure.
Earlier this week, brent crude futures (BZ=F) rocketed close to the $120 per barrel mark, before cooling. On Wednesday morning the price was around $86 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate futures (CL=F) were also around $85.69 per barrel.
Conflict in the Strait has also caused a sharp rise in liquefied natural gas (NG=F) prices, and blocked the shipping of key fertilisers which it is feared could cause knock-on inflationary effects in food prices.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the International Energy Agency proposed the largest release of oil (BZ=F, CL=F) reserves in its history in an attempt to cool oil prices. The release could be more than the 182m barrels of oil sent into supply in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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The FTSE 100 dipped 0.8% after the opening bell in London. The top faller was Legal & General (LGEN.L), down more than 5% in early trade as investors parse results. Mining stocks also pulled the index lower. The more domestically focused FTSE 250 (^FTMC) fell 0.4%. Construction firm Balfour Beatty (BBY.L) was a bright spot in the index, up more than 10% following its latest set of results. Over in Germany, the DAX (^GDAXI) sold off 1.2%. Defence firm Rheinmetall (RHM.DE) dipped 5.2% despite reporting a rise in sales and a forecasted sales growth of 40% to 45% in 2026. France's CAC 40 (^FCHI) dipped 0.7%. The pan-European STOXX 600 (^STOXX) fell 0.8%. The pound hovered against the dollar (GBPUSD=X), still trading above the $1.34 mark. The dollar index (DX-Y.NYB), which tracks the greenback against a basket of currencies, gained 0.1%.
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Rachel Reeves answers questions about the spring statement
Scheduled for 9.45am, you can watch that here. I'll also be following for any 6 mins ago
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Porsche shares rise despite drop in profit
Vicky McKeever writes:
In Germany, luxury carmaker Porsche (P911.DE) reported a drop in annual profits in its results, published on Wednesday.
The company's operating profit came in at €413m (£357m) for 2025, which was 92.7% lower than the previous year.
Porsche (P911.DE) posted sales revenue of €36.27bn for its 2025 fiscal year, which 9.5% lower than 2024. Deliveries to customers fell 10.1% to 279,449 units.
The company said it was accelerating the further development of its product strategy, as well as streamlining its management structure and reducing costs in all areas.
"Since I took office, our management team has systematically analysed the situation and begun a series of initial targeted measures," said Michael Leiters, who became CEO of Porsche (P911.DE) in January.
"We will streamline our management structure, reduce hierarchies and cut back on bureaucracy," he said. "We have also already begun to focus more strongly on our core business."
The carmaker said it was once again anticipating "very challenging market conditions" for the 2026 financial year, citing pressure on the luxury market in China, as well as price competition and geopolitical uncertainty. With that in mind, Porsche (P911.DE) guided to sales revenue in the range of around €35bn to €36bn for the year ahead.
Porsche (P911.DE) shares edged up less than 1% on Wednesday morning but are down 17.4% year-to-date. 9 mins ago
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Stocks to watch at the US opening bell: Oracle
Oracle (ORCL) reported its third quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday, beating expectations on the top and bottom lines and raising its 2027 revenue guidance to $90bn, sending the company's stock higher.
Shares jumped over 10% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the results.
The announcement comes amid reports that the company has axed plans to expand an AI data centre with OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) and that it’s preparing to cut thousands of jobs.
The AI infrastructure company is spending tons of cash on data centres, but investors aren’t quite sold on the idea.
Oracle stock has fallen steeply. After climbing to a high of $345.72 in September, the stock was trading at $149 as of Tuesday afternoon. Shares are now off 54% over the last six months and 23% since the start of the year.
For the quarter, Oracle saw earnings per share (EPS) of $1.79 on revenue of $17.19 billion, above analysts' expectations of EPS of $1.70 on revenue of $16.9bn. The company reported $1.47 and $14.1bn in the same period last year.
Oracle’s cloud segment brought in $8.9bn versus expectations of $8.8bn. Cloud infrastructure saw sales of $4.9 billion, ahead of estimates of $4.74bn. 11 mins ago
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FTSE 100 risers and fallers 26 mins ago
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Sterling boosted by repricing of Bank of England rate cut odds
Matthew Ryan, head of market strategy at Ebury, said: 34 mins ago
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London Gatwick hit by dip in short-haul flyers
Gatwick airport suffered a fall in profits last year as it was hit by a drop in short-haul flight passengers.
The West Sussex airport reported pre-tax profits of £422.9m in 2025, down 7.3% from £456.4m in the previous year.
It said 42.8m passengers travelled through its two terminals last year, which was a 1.1% year-on-year decline.
This was driven by a 1.9% drop in passengers on short-haul flights, which it attributed to “temporary issues related to aircraft availability”.
Manufacturer Airbus blamed its failure to deliver as many new aircraft to airlines as expected last year on shortages of Pratt & Whitney engines.
Gatwick said it recorded “particularly strong growth” in long-haul markets such as Sub-Saharan Africa (up 22%), the Far East and south Asia (up 24%) and the Middle East and central Asia (up 17%). 45 mins ago
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Balfour Beatty shares jump
FTSE 250 company Balfour Beatty saw its shares gain in early trade after it forecast growth in its profit from operations. Upcoming projects include a number in the UK power sector including in nuclear.
It also announced a £200m share buyback alongside a 12% increase in full-year dividends.
Underlying profit from operations from earnings-based businesses rose 16% to £293m ($393.6m). Today at 8:16 AM UTC
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Oil whiplash
Oil prices fell Tuesday following a now-deleted social media post by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, which claimed the US had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz.
Futures for West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) dropped to as low as $76.73 per barrel before settling about 12% lower. Brent (BZ=F) crude declined more than 11%. Both oil benchmarks subsequently saw gains of over 4% in overnight futures trading.
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US stock futures little changed ahead of inflation report
Our US team writes:
US stock futures were little changed Tuesday evening as investors braced for a closely watched inflation report that could help shape expectations for the economy and Federal Reserve policy.
Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) rose 0.2%. Contracts on the S&P 500 (ES=F) and Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ=F) made 0.2% gains. Today at 8:09 AM UTC
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Good morning!
Hello from London. Lucy Harley-McKeown here with another jam-packed day ahead.
Today we'll be watching the US consumer price index for hints about inflation — that has the potential to move indexes more than anything else currently slated.
Also: chancellor Rachel Reeves will be defending her (rather benign) spring statement in a select committee.
The House of Lords select committees will be discussing stablecoins and the potential for crypto in the UK.
Oil has been a hot topic over the last two weeks, with brent crude breaking the $100 a barrel mark — that's why the OPEC monthly oil markets report will be one to watch.
On the earnings calendar:
UK: Legal & General (LGEN.L), Balfour Beatty (BBY.L), 4Imprint (FOUR.L), Gym Group (GYM.L), London Gatwick Airport
Europe: Rheinmetall (RHM.DE), Porsche (P911.DE)
US: The Campbell’s Company (CPB)
Asia/RoW: Foxconn (FXCOF) and Cathay Pacific (0293.HK)
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**Zusammenfassung (ca. 500 Wörter)**
Dieser Artikel analysiert Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN) auf der Grundlage von Insider-Transaktionen. Der wichtigste Erkenntnis ist, dass die jüngsten Käufe durch Laura Wade-Gery, einen Nicht-Vorstandsmitglied, eine positive Einschätzung durch die Unternehmensleitung signalisieren. Wade-Gery hat für 974.000 £ an Aktien bei einem durchschnittlichen Preis von 940 £ ausgegeben, was einen Anstieg ihrer Beteiligung um 2,0 % darstellt.
Der Artikel betont die Bedeutung von Insider-Käufen. Im Allgemeinen wird angenommen, dass die Übernahme von Aktien zu Preisen über dem aktuellen Marktwert ein bullisches Signal ist – was darauf hindeutet, dass sie glauben, dass der Aktienkurs steigen wird. Dies gilt insbesondere, wenn es sich um eine große Transaktion wie die von Wade-Gery handelt.
Darüber hinaus hebt der Text hervor, dass Legal & General Group-Insider in den letzten zwölf Monaten keine Aktien verkauft haben. Stattdessen haben sie durchschnittlich 19,02 £ pro Aktie ausgegeben, was weiterhin auf ihr Vertrauen hindeutet.
Der Artikel untersucht die Beteiligung der Insider. Derzeit besitzen Insider etwa 0,07 % der Aktien von Legal & General Group im Wert von 9,2 Millionen £. Obwohl dies als „gut, aber gerade nicht herausragend“ angesehen wird, deutet es dennoch auf eine angemessene Ausrichtung der Interessen zwischen der Unternehmensleitung und den Aktionären hin.
Der Text erkennt an, dass Insider-Transaktionen wertvolle Einblicke bieten und zur Entwicklung einer Anlagehypothese beitragen. Es warnt jedoch weise davor, dass Insideraktivitäten allein keinen zukünftigen Erfolg garantieren. Es wird die Bedeutung der Berücksichtigung potenzieller Risiken für das Unternehmen hervorgehoben. Es wird ein weiterer Warnhinweis gegeben, um 2 Warnzeichen bezüglich Legal & General Group zu berücksichtigen.
Die Analyse deutet auf eine vorsichtig optimistische Sichtweise auf Legal & General Group hin. Während es die moderate Beteiligung der Insider anerkennt, deutet die Geschichte von Insiderkäufen – insbesondere der bedeutende Kauf durch Wade-Gery – zusammen mit der Abwesenheit von Verkäufen auf ein gewisses Maß an Vertrauen in die Zukunftsaussichten des Unternehmens hin.
Der Text schließt mit der Wiederholung, dass diese Analyse auf historischen Daten und Analystenprognosen basiert und keine Finanzberatung darstellt. Er stellt klar, dass die „Insider“, auf die sich bezieht, diejenigen sind, die ihre Transaktionen an Aufsichtsbehörden melden, und betont die Position von Simply Wall St – dass sie keine Position in Aktien hält, die erwähnt werden.
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