21 May 2026
The news that inflation fell to 2.8% in April, its lowest since February 2025, helped the market rally yesterday with the FTSE 100 moving up 101.79 points to 10432.34. It has remained around this level this morning although most commentators expect inflation to rise in the coming months. So we would treat the latest rally with caution.
James Halstead – 124p
1 April 2026 - interim results The floor covering group has announced its interim results for the six months to 31 December and these have shown a modest reduction in revenue to £127.2m (2024: £130.1m) due to adverse trading conditions. There was a significant increase in overheads in the UK...
Anpario – 455p
Luceco – 175p
Ramsdens Holdings – 402p
SDI Group – 73.75p
21 May 2026 - trading update The specialist technology and engineering group has released a trading update for the year ending 30 April which has...
CT Automotive – 35p
21 May 2026 - final results The automotive components group has announced its annual results for 2025 and these have revealed a modest reduction of...
Luceco – 237.25p
19 May 2026 - trading update We last commented on the electrical products group in March after the final results when we rated the shares...
Manx Financial – 27.4p
18 May 2026 - final results The Isle of Man based financial group has issued its results for 2025. These have revealed a 14.3% increase...
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...
Marshalls – 132.3p
14 May 2026 - trading update We last commented on the building products group Marshalls in January when we rated the shares a hold at...
Rosebank Industries – 371p
7 May 2026 - AGM statement We tipped shares in Rosebank at 335p in March and it is pleasing to see that the shares have...
Speedy Hire – 19.15p
Logistics Development Group – 15.85p
Kelso Group Holdings – 3.05p
Kelso – 2.9p
