By Josh White
Date: Friday 23 Jan 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed lower on Friday as investors paused after a busy and volatile week, with gains capped as attention turned to a fresh surge in gold prices that pushed the yellow metal close to the $5,000-an-ounce mark.
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| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 1,454.00p |
| Change Today | -10.00p |
| % Change | -0.68 % |
| 52 Week High | 1,502.00p |
| 52 Week Low | 501.00p |
| Volume | 2,316,408 |
| Shares Issued | 499.52m |
| Market Cap | £7,263m |
| Beta | 1.01 |
| RiskGrade | 290 |
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| Strong Buy | 5 |
| Buy | 3 |
| Neutral | 3 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 11 |

| Latest | Previous | |
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| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 04-Dec-25 | 21-Aug-25 |
| Paid | 16-Jan-26 | 30-Sep-25 |
| Amount | 2.50p | 4.50p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:27 | 1 @ 1,467.00p |
| 16:26 | 0 @ 1,469.00p |
| 16:26 | 0 @ 1,469.00p |
| 16:22 | 2 @ 1,468.00p |
| 16:25 | 0 @ 1,470.00p |
| Chair | Ruth Cairnie |
| CEO | David Lockwood |
| CFO | David Mellors |
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