US stocks tumbled on Thursday as disappointing corporate updates and surging oil prices hammered sentiment, with a sell-off in the tech sector weighing heavily on markets.

London stocks closed lower on Thursday, while oil prices continued to climb as tensions between the US and Iran escalated and investors digested a fresh batch of corporate updates.

Berenberg lifted its price target on insurer Standard Life to 1,072p from 975p, saying the upcoming Aegon UK acquisition would materially strengthen the group's scale and market position.

Greencore revealed on Thursday that non-executive chair Leslie Van de Walle had acquired 350,000 shares in the FTSE ...

Shares in STMicroelectronics plunged on Thursday, after second-quarter numbers from the European chipmaker disappointed ...

Fonix said on Thursday that full-year gross profit and adjusted EBITDA were slightly ahead of market expectations, with gross ...

A breast cancer drug developed by AstraZeneca has been approved in the European Union for the treatment of certain types of ...

Judges Scientific said on Thursday that first-half trading was weaker than the prior year as expected, with revenue falling 21% from £70.2m amid the absence of a Geotek coring expedition, uncertainty ...

Serabi Gold said on Thursday that it produced 11,007 ounces of gold in the second quarter, up 5% year on year, taking ...

SRT Marine Systems said on Thursday that full-year revenue rose 49% to an estimated £116m, while pre-tax profit before exceptional items more than doubled to £10m from £4.9m, in line with market ...

Eco Atlantic reported a widened full-year net loss of $7.5m on Thursday, compared with $2.3m a year earlier, while year-end cash more than doubled to $10.7m following a $10m equity raise.

Shares in Alphabet came under pressure on Thursday, despite second-quarter revenues comfortably beating forecasts, as the ...