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European Stocks Extend Gains to Hit Record Highs, Deutsche Telekom and WPP Surge

European stock markets extended gains, with the STOXX Europe 600 index closing at a record high for a third consecutive session. Information analytics firm RELX fell 4.1 percent as it traded ex-dividend, while concerns over its performance following results from a US software company also weighed. Housebuilder Persimmon rose 2.9 percent after issuing a solid earnings outlook. Advertising giant WPP surged 28.6 percent, and Deutsche Telekom, which expanded its share buyback program, gained 6.3 percent. On the other hand, German defense major Rheinmetall dropped 3.5 percent after cutting its full-year revenue forecast.

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FTSE 100 closes down 0.1% as AstraZeneca shares tumble on merger news

The FTSE 100 index closed 0.1% lower on Monday, weighed down by a sharp drop in AstraZeneca shares following reports of merger talks with US drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb. AstraZeneca shares plunged 8.9%, making it the biggest faller in the index, after reports that the two companies are in discussions to create one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms worth around 400 billion US dollars. Meanwhile, housebuilder stocks rose as UK government bond yields fell, with Vistry Group jumping nearly 8%, and Bellway and Persimmon gaining 2.8% and 2.1% respectively. Clarkson shares surged 8.9%, the most in the London market, after the company issued a positive outlook for full-year results.

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Housebuilders face £4bn class action over price collusion claims

Major UK housebuilders are facing a class action lawsuit potentially worth more than £4 billion, filed on behalf of over 700,000 buyers of new-build homes between October 2015 and June 2026. The claim accuses Barratt Redrow, Taylor Wimpey, Bellway, Berkeley Group, Persimmon, Vistry Group, and Countryside Partnerships of sharing sensitive information on prices, buyer incentives, and sales activity, which allegedly weakened competition and drove up new-build home prices. Compensation is estimated at between £2.2 billion and £4.5 billion, equivalent to £3,100 to £6,200 per affected homeowner. The lawsuit, managed by consumer rights advocate Mark McLaren, requires approval from the Competition Appeal Tribunal before it can proceed. It follows a Competition and Markets Authority investigation that resulted in a record £100 million settlement and commitments to stop sharing sensitive pricing information.

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Segro bid rejection lifts FTSE 100 as gold and oil sink

The FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday, lifted by a surge in property stocks after Segro rejected a £12.6 billion takeover proposal from US logistics giant Prologis. Segro shares jumped 17%, sparking gains across the sector, with Tritax Big Box REIT up 6.4% and British Land and Land Securities both up 4.1%. Housebuilders also advanced, with Barratt Redrow and Persimmon rising 6.6% and 5.8% respectively, supported by a further fall in UK bond yields and Berkeley Group's full-year profit slightly ahead of guidance. The gains offset a slump in mining and energy stocks as gold fell to $4,014.40 an ounce and Brent crude slipped below $75 a barrel for the first time since the start of the Middle East war, dragging BP down 3.7% and Shell down 1.9%. The FTSE 100 closed up 32.78 points, or 0.3%, at 10,461.63, while the FTSE 250 added 0.8% and the AIM All-Share fell 0.7%.

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