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Investing.com -- Fever-Tree Drinks on Thursday reported full-year 2025 sales of £375.3 million, slightly ahead of analyst expectations of £373.2 million, with organic sales growth of 3%.

The premium mixer company showed improving trends in the second half of the year, particularly in the US where the transition into TAP’s 400-strong distributor network has been successful with 6% underlying growth.

The UK market demonstrated a clear second-half inflection, moving from mid-single digit declines in the first half to approximately flat performance in the second half. This improvement was driven by off-trade resilience and faster growth in non-tonic products.

In other regions, France remained a standout performer while Benelux showed improvement, though Germany continues to face challenges. Rest of World growth was strong with some favorable shipment phasing, but underlying second-half growth still reached double digits.

Following the completion of a £100 million share buyback program in 2025, Fever-Tree will begin an additional £30 million buyback in February, reflecting confidence in the company’s cash generation capabilities.

The company is expected to report its full profit and loss statement on March 24. Analysts maintain a price target of £11.00 for the stock, representing a 24% upside from the current price of 890.00p.

Looking ahead to 2026, Fever-Tree is positioned to benefit from its TAP partnership, which is expected to provide increased scale and execution capability in the US market, along with enhanced marketing support to boost brand awareness.

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.12%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713), which rose 9.45% or 851.00 points to trade at 9,855.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) added 7.77% or 30.00 points to end at 416.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 5.17% or 1,320.00 points to 26,860.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035), which fell 5.64% or 2,470.00 points to trade at 41,330.00 at the close. SMC Corp (TYO:6273) declined 4.68% or 2,950.00 points to end at 60,130.00 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) was down 4.65% or 77.50 points to 1,590.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2023 to 1582 and 208 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713) rose to all time highs; up 9.45% or 851.00 to 9,855.00. Shares in Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) rose to all time highs; up 5.17% or 1,320.00 to 26,860.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.56% to 34.33.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.77% or 1.12 to $64.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.59% or 1.07 to hit $68.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 4.83% or 258.05 to trade at $5,598.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.25% to 153.04, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 183.55.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 95.87.

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Biotech & Medical Care, Chemical/Bio & Medical care and Electronic Products Distribution sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.79% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Asia Plastic Recycling Holding Ltd (TW:1337), which rose 10.00% or 0.56 points to trade at 6.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Abnova Taiwan Corp (TW:4133) added 10.00% or 2.40 points to end at 26.40 and Golden Bridge Electech Inc (TW:6133) was up 10.00% or 2.55 points to 28.05 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Career Technology MFG Co Ltd (TW:6153), which fell 8.89% or 1.65 points to trade at 16.90 at the close. Acbel Polytech Inc (TW:6282) declined 8.50% or 5.00 points to end at 53.80 and Lemtech Holdings Co Ltd (TW:4912) was down 7.01% or 7.40 points to 98.10.

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

Shares in Golden Bridge Electech Inc (TW:6133) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 10.00% or 2.55 to 28.05.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.42% or 0.90 to $64.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.20% or 0.81 to hit $68.18 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 5.13% or 273.91 to trade at $5,614.11 a troy ounce.

USD/TWD was up 0.06% to 31.32, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.05% to 0.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 95.95.

Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the IT, Industrials and Consumer Discretionary sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.07%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were ASX Ltd (ASX:ASX), which rose 7.31% or 3.91 points to trade at 57.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Reece Ltd (ASX:REH) added 6.80% or 0.94 points to end at 14.77 and Sandfire Resources NL (ASX:SFR) was up 5.09% or 1.03 points to 21.28 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX:ILU), which fell 13.85% or 0.89 points to trade at 5.57 at the close. DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) declined 9.37% or 0.37 points to end at 3.58 and Viva Energy Group Ltd (ASX:VEA) was down 8.58% or 0.18 points to 1.87.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 813 to 408 and 371 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sandfire Resources NL (ASX:SFR) rose to all time highs; up 5.09% or 1.03 to 21.28.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.27% to 10.38.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 4.30% or 229.54 to $5,569.74 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.49% or 0.94 to hit $64.15 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.26% or 0.85 to trade at $68.22 a barrel.

AUD/USD was up 0.78% to 0.71, while AUD/JPY rose 0.46% to 108.52.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 95.93.

Investing.com-- Toyota Motor Corp (TYO:7203) said on Thursday it achieved record-high global vehicle sales in 2025, reinforcing its position as the world’s top-selling automaker amid robust demand across key markets.

Toyota’s combined sales of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, along with units from subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino Motors, reached about 11.3 million vehicles for the full year, marking a  4.6% year-on-year increase.

Robust demand in North America and Japan underpinned the performance, with Toyota and Lexus models accounting for about 10.5 million units of the total.

The results extended the company’s leadership in global auto sales for the sixth consecutive year.

Toyota’s hybrid vehicles continued to be a key growth driver, representing around 42% of its global sales mix, while battery-electric vehicles remained a small fraction at roughly 1.9%.

Toyota outpaced its closest global rival, Volkswagen AG (ETR:VOWG), which reported weaker annual deliveries for 2025.