LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Shore raises Sage, UBS raises St James’s Place

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday:

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FTSE 100

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Shore Capital raises Sage to ’buy’ (hold) - price target 950 (1210) pence

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UBS...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 09:29


Early market roundup: FTSE 100 beats peers; retail sales growth solid

London’s blue chip index outperformed its peers in Paris and Frankfurt on Friday morning as data showed that UK retail sales climbed sharper than expected...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 09:10


UK’s Cooper to meet Rubio after Chagos deal thrown into fresh doubt

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will meet her US counterpart Marco Rubio for talks in Washington after Britain’s Chagos Islands deal was thrown into fresh...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 08:56


Anglo American swings to annual profit as Teck merger inches closer

Anglo American PLC on Friday reported a deep cut to its final dividend as the mining giant signalled progress on its plan to merge with...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 08:08


EDF pledges fresh £15 billion UK investment as nuclear outages drag

EDF has revealed that a fall in prices and a prolonged outage at one of its nuclear power stations dragged on UK profits last year,...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 07:41


UK public sector surplus doubles, retail sales surpass expectations

The UK public sector reported a record surplus for January, while automotive fuel helped push retail sales higher for the latest three months, according to...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 07:28


UK refusing to allow Donald Trump to use RAF bases to attack Iran

Donald Trump has withdrawn his backing for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal because he has not received UK approval to use its...

Fri, 20/02/2026 - 06:52


Checkit says completes reset as reaches break-even in ‘pivotal’ year

Checkit PLC said it recorded a cash-generative second half of the financial year, reaching break-even for the full year, ahead of expectations.

The Cambridge-based workflow management...

Thu, 19/02/2026 - 18:22


Polar Capital Global Financial says performs well in ‘turbulent’ year

Polar Capital Global Financial Trust PLC said on Thursday it achieved a net asset value return in line with its benchmark, along with a double-digit...

Thu, 19/02/2026 - 17:56


Rights & Issues underperforms benchmark amid small-cap weakness

Rights & Issues Investment Trust PLC on Thursday said its net asset value improved over the year but underperformed its benchmark against a backdrop of...

Thu, 19/02/2026 - 17:44


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