Tristel down 4.1%, The company announced that its Annual General Meeting (AGM) would be held on 11 December 2025 at its headquarters, Unit 1b Lynx Business Park, Fordham Road Snailwell, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, CB8 7NY. Separately, the company announced that the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) has approved chlorine dioxide as an option for high-level disinfection of ultrasound probes.
Johnson Matthey down 8.2%, the company in its results for the six months ended 30 September 2025, announced that revenue up to £5.35b from £5.31b recorded in the same period of the previous year. Profit before tax narrowed to £86.0m from £506.00m. Its cash and cash equivalents stood at £525.00 m for the six months ended 30 September 2025. The company has proposed an interim dividend of 22.0p per ordinary share which will be paid on 3 February 2026 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 28 November 2025. Separately, the company announced the appointment of Richard Pike as the Chief Operating Officer and Alastair Judge as its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, effective from 1 January 2026.
Sareum Holdings down 8.9%, the company announced that it would hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 9 December 2025 at the offices of ICR Healthcare, 85 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NQ and emerged as the top loser in the Cambridge Index.
Netcall down 7.3%, the company announced that its annual general meeting (AGM) would be held on 17 December 2025 at the offices of DLA Piper UK LLP, 160 Aldersgate Street, London, EC1A 4HT.
UK market ended lower last week, as investors await the UK’s annual budget announcement for further direction. On the macro front, UK’s retail sales unexpectedly declined for the first time in five months in October, as consumers delayed their spending in the lead up to Black Friday, while the nation’s GfK consumer confidence index fell more than forecasted in November. Additionally, UK’s services PMI dropped to a 7-month low in November. Meanwhile, UK’s annual consumer inflation slowed as expected in October. Also, UK’s manufacturing PMI unexpectedly advanced in November. The FTSE 100 index declined 1.6% to settle at 9,539.7, while the FTSE AIM 100 index fell 1.3% to close at 3,494.4. Additionally, the FTSE techMARK 100 index lost 2.0% to end at 7,679.3.
US market ended lower last week, after the FOMC meeting minutes revealed the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish policy stance. On the data front, the US manufacturing PMI fell more than forecasted in November, while the US unemployment rate unexpectedly rose in September. Meanwhile, the US nonfarm payrolls advanced more than anticipated in September, while the nation’s weekly jobless claims declined in the week ended 14 November 2025. Furthermore, the US services PMI unexpectedly advanced in November, while the nation’s Michigan consumer sentiment index dropped less than expected in November. Separately, the FOMC meeting minutes revealed that several officials were against lowering its benchmark rate for the reminder of the 2025. The DJIA index fell 1.9% to end at 46,245.4, while the NASDAQ index lost 2.7% to close at 22,273.1.
