Daily Stock Market Report (Wed 21st Jan 2026) -VLX, JNEO, PFD

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. Pearson (LON:PSON) (£6.0bn | SR73)Share repurchase programme£350m share buyback programme. First tranche of £175m to complete by 21 May 26.ICG (LON:ICG) (£5.9bn | SR82)Q3 Trading Statement for the period to 31 December 2025Fee-earning AUM of $85bn, +1% QoQ, +11% YoY. $36bn of dry powder, completed $4.4bn fundraising.Burberry (LON:BRBY) (£4.4bn | SR57)Third Quarter Trading UpdateQ3 revenue +1% to £665m. Comparable store sales +3%. Expected FY26 adj operating profit to be in line with consensus of £149m.British Land (LON:BLND) (£4.1bn | SR66)Q3 Trading UpdateStrong leasing momentum, with 151 deals averaging 8.5% ahead of ERV. FY26 expectations unchanged for...