1 June 2026

The week has started on a quiet note with the FTSE 100 down some 55 points at 10,355 in early afternoon trade.  Shares in easyJet are up following the news that the company may be the subject of a bid by US group Castlelake.  The latter has a small stake of around 2% in the company and if it was to make a bid this would have to be at a share price of at least 403.23p.  Any bid must be made by 26 June.

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Ocado – 219p

29 May 2026 - new agreement Ocado has announced a partnership with Asda which will see it develop the latter's online business across the UK utilising the Ocado Smart Platform.  Asda has a substantial online business fulfilling over 700,000 ecommerce orders weekly and the existing ecommerce infrastructure will be replaced...

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LPA Group – 68.25p

1 June 2026 - interim results The AIM-listed specialist engineering group has issued its interim results covering the six months to 31 March 2026 and...

Ultimate Products – 52.25p

28 May 2026 - trading update The homewares group has issued a trading update for the third quarter of the financial year to 31 July...

Ultimate Products – 50.75p

27 May 2026 - new CEO appointment We last commented on shares in this homewares company in March when the company announced its interim results. ...

Hercules – 40p

22 May 2026 - results Shares in the AIM listed labour supply company have been restored to trading this morning following the publication of the...

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ME Group International – 107.75p

1 June 2026 - trading update The provider of automated self-service equipment such as photobooths and unattended washing machines has issued a trading update covering...

Ocado – 219p

29 May 2026 - new agreement Ocado has announced a partnership with Asda which will see it develop the latter's online business across the UK...

Ashtead Technology – 517p

21 May 2026 - AGM trading update The group has issued a trading update covering the first quarter of the year with this being in...

Future – 314.6p

14 May 2026 - interim results The specialist media group has released interim results covering the six months to 31 march and these have reassured...

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