Our members knew it first: +112% surge & more than fifteen 30%+ winners in January

Investing.com -- Pets at Home Group PLC (LON:PETSP) on Friday confirmed that Sarah Pollard will join the company on March 23, 2026, as Chief Financial Officer Designate.

According to the announcement released Friday, Pollard will succeed Mike Iddon, who will step down from the Board on March 27, 2026. Pollard will assume the role of CFO and Executive Director from the same date.

The company stated that Iddon will remain with Pets at Home until April 10, 2026, to ensure a smooth transition.

This confirmation follows the company’s previous announcement on September 29, 2025, regarding the planned leadership change.

Pets at Home Group is the UK’s leading pet care business, providing products and services through its online platform and more than 450 pet care centers. Many of these locations also feature veterinary practices and grooming salons.

The company additionally operates over 440 veterinary general practices located both within their pet care centers and as standalone facilities.

Investing.com -- Sanofi (EPA:SASY) announced Friday that its amlitelimab drug demonstrated positive results in two late-phase studies for treating eczema, confirming the medication’s potential effectiveness.

The French pharmaceutical company reported that amlitelimab showed promising outcomes in treating patients 12 years and older with moderate to severe eczema, a skin condition characterized by itchiness, dryness, and inflammation.

According to Sanofi, the treatment was well-tolerated by patients and exhibited a safety profile consistent with previously collected data.

The key endpoints of both studies were evaluated after 24 weeks of treatment in patients who received the drug either every four weeks or every 12 weeks.

Based on these encouraging results, Sanofi plans to move forward with global regulatory submissions for amlitelimab, seeking approval to bring the treatment to market.

This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.35%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nintendo Co Ltd (TYO:7974), which rose 4.52% or 450.00 points to trade at 10,400.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) added 4.20% or 353.00 points to end at 8,753.00 and Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308) was up 4.13% or 72.00 points to 1,817.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920), which fell 5.78% or 2,240.00 points to trade at 36,490.00 at the close. Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) declined 3.28% or 305.00 points to end at 9,005.00 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) was down 2.92% or 107.00 points to 3,553.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2212 to 1352 and 269 ended unchanged.

Shares in Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.20% or 353.00 to 8,753.00. Shares in Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.13% or 72.00 to 1,817.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 13.65% to 29.61.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.86% or 0.51 to $59.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.83% or 0.53 to hit $64.59 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.85% or 41.66 to trade at $4,955.06 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.31% to 158.88, while EUR/JPY rose 0.23% to 186.55.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 98.22.

Investing.com -- Mizuho said the U.S. semiconductor industry was set to continue growing rapidly in 2026, and outlined three key stocks that it sees as the best positioned to benefit from the artificial intelligence trade.

The brokerage noted that valuations across the board still appeared attractive, and that AI-driven outperformance was set to continue in 2026, albeit at a potentially slower pace than 2025.

Chips and server makers are likely to be a key beneficiary of this trend, while data center and network infrastructure companies are also set to gain.

Nvidia

Nvidia claims the top spot in Mizuho’s semiconductor rankings for 2026. The chip giant continues to benefit from strong AI server tailwinds at major cloud service providers, with additional growth coming from ramping production at neoclouds and emerging opportunities in sovereign and enterprise markets. Mizuho noted that Nvidia trades at a discount compared to peers, despite expectations for superior growth in the coming year. This valuation advantage, combined with its dominant position in AI acceleration, solidifies Nvidia’s position as Mizuho’s top semiconductor pick.

Lumentum Holdings

Lumentum Holdings ranks second on Mizuho’s list, with optical deployments ramping up at key customers Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services. The company is also benefiting from optical circuit switch (OCS) and co-packaged optics (CPO) growth at Nvidia, which is a major customer. Mizuho believes Lumentum is well-positioned as AI data centers transition from copper to optical connections in both scale-up and scale-out architectures.

Broadcom

Broadcom secures the third position in Mizuho’s semiconductor rankings for 2026. The company is experiencing strong application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) ramps, particularly for Tensor Processing Units (TPU) from Google, while its networking business provides additional growth drivers. Mizuho said Broadcom’s software business delivers strong free cash flow, and the addition of major AI customers like OpenAI and Anthropic presents further growth opportunities for the company.

Additionally, the brokerage said Microchip Technology and Lam Research Corporation were honorable mentions in its top picks for 2026, on expectations of improving demand for analog chips and semicondctor equipment. Mizuho rates all five aforementioned stocks at Outperform.

This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Electricity and Other Electronic sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 1.62%.

The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Episil-Precision Inc (TW:3016), which rose 10.00% or 6.60 points to trade at 72.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Zyxel Group Corp (TW:3704) added 9.99% or 3.60 points to end at 39.65 and Phihong Technology Co Ltd (TW:2457) was up 9.96% or 3.35 points to 37.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Favite Inc (TW:3535), which fell 9.96% or 11.50 points to trade at 104.00 at the close. Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology Inc (TW:3006) declined 9.87% or 15.00 points to end at 137.00 and Orient Semiconductor Electronics Ltd (TW:2329) was down 8.73% or 6.10 points to 63.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Episil-Precision Inc (TW:3016) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.00% or 6.60 to 72.60. Shares in Phihong Technology Co Ltd (TW:2457) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.96% or 3.35 to 37.00.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.77% or 0.46 to $59.82 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.73% or 0.47 to hit $64.53 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.99% or 48.41 to trade at $4,961.81 a troy ounce.

USD/TWD was down 0.21% to 31.54, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.14% to 0.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 98.15.

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Gold, IT and Metals & Mining sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.13%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Life360 Inc (ASX:360), which rose 27.76% or 7.37 points to trade at 33.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:RRL) added 10.29% or 0.78 points to end at 8.36 and Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:RMS) was up 7.97% or 0.37 points to 4.95 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO), which fell 5.50% or 0.26 points to trade at 4.47 at the close. AP Eagers Ltd (ASX:APE) declined 4.33% or 1.26 points to end at 27.84 and Abacus SK Pty Ltd Unit (ASX:ASK) was down 3.76% or 0.06 points to 1.54.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 695 to 509 and 373 ended unchanged.

Shares in Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:RRL) rose to 5-year highs; up 10.29% or 0.78 to 8.36. Shares in Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:RMS) rose to all time highs; rising 7.97% or 0.37 to 4.95.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 2.33% to 10.30.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.94% or 46.16 to $4,959.56 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.69% or 0.41 to hit $59.77 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.64% or 0.41 to trade at $64.47 a barrel.

AUD/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 0.68, while AUD/JPY rose 0.28% to 108.55.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 98.14.