Stock analysis posts tagged "UK Market" from Openbook.
AstraZeneca fell 9% on a reported Bristol Myers Squibb merger approach, Prologis agreed a £14bn deal for SEGRO, and a slide in oil reshaped London's week as the FTSE 250 set back-to-back record closes.
London's blue chips closed at a record on Wednesday as oil swung from an 8.7% slump to a 7.9% rebound, while Wall Street suffered its worst day since April 2025. Unilever, Croda and Rio Tinto led the FTSE 100 higher; Barclays fell.