1. FTSE 100 kicks off March with a bang
London's blue chips rallied as trading got underway for March.
2. BAE Systems and Cohort lead charge for defence stocks after Starmer's Ukraine summit
BAE and other UK and European defence shares surged again after the Ukraine defence summit hosted by Kier Starmer over the weekend.
3. Bunzl hikes dividend and adds buyback but shares fall to seven-month low
Shares slumped after it announced final results slightly weaker than expected, but a £200 million share buyback and higher dividend.
4. Bitcoin, ETH and XRP jump as Trump signs crypto reserve order
Gains came after Donald Trump announced an executive order to create a "crypto strategic reserve".
5. Helium One shares jump on Tanzania and Colorado boosts
The AIM-quoted firm revealed that it’s been offered an extraction lease in Tanzania and separately flagged positive initial well results in Colorado.
And with small caps
Pantheon Resources counts down to flow testing at Megrez well