# AstraZeneca, Lloyds Banking Group and GSK report higher earnings in the first quarter.

*business · news · 2026-04-29 · MarketScreener*

## Key points

- PureTech Health will delist from Nasdaq and focus its listing fully on the London Stock Exchange.
- UK firms in 'critical distress' rose 37% year-on-year to 62,193 in the first quarter.
- Jet2 has 87% of its summer fuel requirement hedged against fuel price volatility amid Middle East tensions.
- Uzbekistan's national investment fund sets IPO offer price, targeting $1.95 billion market capitalisation.

**Companies:** AstraZeneca, GSK, Lloyds Banking Group, PureTech Health, Jet2, St James's Place, Heathrow Airport
**Countries:** United Kingdom, Uzbekistan

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