Daily Stock Market Report (Tue 3rd February 2026) - SWG

Good morning and welcome to today's report.
Despite continued volatility in gold, silver and oil markets, the wider market seemed unaffected yesterday, with the FTSE 100 closing up by 1.1% and the Samp;P 500 ending the day 0.5% higher. 

The agenda is complete.
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Companies Reporting
Name (Mkt Cap)RNSSummaryOur View (Author)AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) (£218bn | SR70)Update on Saphnelo subcutaneous administrationAstraZeneca has provided the additional information requested by the FDA and expects a decision on subcutaneous administration in the first half of 2026. Saphnelo remains available for intravenous administration.Plus500 (LON:PLUS) (£2.93bn | SR92)Launches US prediction markets platformEvent-based contracts have been launched on Plus500’s US B2C platform, including products from Kalshi Exchange.Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) (£1.47bn | SR61)January 2026 Traffic StatisticsPassenger numbers +8.5% to 5.35m in January. Capacity rose by 10.5% to 6.34m. Load factor was -1.6% to 84.4%.A G Barr (LON:BAG) (£728m | SR65)Full Year Trading UpdateRevenue +c.4% to c.£437m, adjusted operating margin +c.1.1% to c.14.7%. Full year performance in line with expectations. Acquired Fentimans for c.£38m.Filtronic (LON:FTC) (£403m | SR72)Interim ResultsRevenue flat at £25.3m, pre-tax profit...