Friday Email: 20 February 2026
Every Friday morning our lead analyst Mark Riding sends out his weekly run-down and upcoming events in the investor calendar, like this one:
The FTSE 100 has continued the strong start to 2026 with a very good week and is up 219 points which is 2.1% on the week. (7.23% year to date). An interest rate cut at the next MPC meeting is now looking very likely and the consequent fall in sterling boosts many FTSE 100 companies. The S&P 500 has fallen 1.37% and the Stoxx 600 is up 1.26% this week.
The past week has been busy and the week ahead is very busy with a large number of companies reporting including 13 FTSE 100 companies; Croda International, Standard Chartered, Haleon, HSBC, Hiscox, St James's Place, Hikma Pharmaceticals, Howden Joinery, London Stock Exchange, Rolls Royce, International Consolidated Airlines, Rightmove and Melrose.
Going ex dividend this coming Thursday with yields of 2% or more from the single dividend we have Diales Group (2.9%) and Ashmore for 2%.
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