Daily Stock Market Report (Wed 21st Jan 2026) -VLX, JNEO, PFD, CURY, GFRD, BRBY, EXPN, JDW
Good morning! Hoping for another batch of "ahead" updates, but yesterday will be hard to beat...
Today's Agenda is complete.
Companies Reporting
Name (Mkt Cap)RNSSummaryOur View (Author)Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) (£103bn | SR77)Fourth quarter production resultsCopper production +11% in 2025, ahead of guidance. Pilbara iron ore flat. Aluminium production +3% (upper end of guidance). 2026 production guidance unchanged.Experian (LON:EXPN) (£29.6bn | SR62)Trading update, third quarterQ3 revenue +12% (+8% organic), in line with expectations. FY26 expectations unchanged. AMBER/GREEN (Roland) [no section below]This credit data company is the top faller in the FTSE 100 today. It’s also down by 25% over the last six months. It’s a business I’ve always admired, but not been willing to pay the price for. So I’m interested to see if a buying opportunity could be opening up. At first glance, today’s reaction seems harsh in response to Q3 organic revenue growth of 8%. From what I can see, the market’s disappointment today appears to reflect the in-line guidance and potential external pressures on the business, in the US in particular. Newswire commentary suggests falling interest rates could support a recovery in lending (positive), while