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Share Price Information for The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT)

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236.50    1.50 (0.64%)
Bid:
236.00
Ask:
237.50
Spread: 1.50 (0.636%)
Market Cap: £808.55m
ESCT Live PriceLast checked at - London Stock Exchange

Intraday The European Smaller Companies Trust Share Chart

The European Smaller Companies Trust is an Investment Trust

seeks capital growth by investing in smaller and medium sized companies

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The European Smaller Companies Trust Share Price
Price 236.50 Open 231.00
Bid 236.00 High 237.00
Ask 237.50 Low 231.00
Change 1.50 (0.64%) Close 235.00
Volume 590,317
Currency GBX
Issue Country GB
Shares in Issue 341.88m
Market Cap £808.55m
PE Ratio 9.845962
EPS 24.02
Year High 246.50
Year High Date 02-Jun-2026
Year Low 193.80
Year Low Date 23-Mar-2026
Dividend 4.80
Yield 2.03%
# Trades 209
Vol. Sold 172,477
Sold Value £407.09k
Vol. Bought 374,584
Bought Value £760.29k
Market Size 7,500
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The European Smaller Companies Trust Plc Ord 1.5625p

The European Smaller Companies Trust is listed in the FTSE All-Share, FTSE 350 Low Yield, FTSE 250, FTSE 350 indices.

The European Smaller Companies Trust is listed in the Closed End Investments sector.

The European Smaller Companies Trust Plc Ord 1.5625p is listed on the London Stock Exchange trading with ticker code ESCT.L. It has a market capitalisation of £808.55m, with approximately 341.88m shares in issue. Over the last year, The European Smaller Companies Trust share price has been traded in a range of 52.70, hitting a high of 246.50, and a low of 193.80.

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Recent Share Trades for The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT)

Date Time Trade Prc Volume Buy/Sell Bid Ask Value  
03-Jul-2616:37:54236.5060,000Sell*236.00237.50141.90kO Ordinary
03-Jul-2616:37:49235.7560,000Sell*236.00237.50141.45kO Ordinary
03-Jul-2616:35:12236.5035,616Unknown*236.00237.5084.23kUT Uncrossing Trade
03-Jul-2616:28:59237.001,924Sell*236.00237.504,560A Automatic Execution
03-Jul-2616:28:59237.00938Buy*236.00237.502,223A Automatic Execution
03-Jul-2616:28:59237.001,768Sell*237.00237.504,190A Automatic Execution
03-Jul-2616:28:59237.001,000Sell*237.00237.502,370A Automatic Execution
03-Jul-2616:18:11237.401Buy*236.50237.502.37O Ordinary
03-Jul-2616:15:46237.138188Buy*236.50237.50445.82O Ordinary
03-Jul-2616:15:23237.401Buy*236.50237.502.37O Ordinary

Directors Deals for The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT)

Announced Traded Action Notifier Price Currency Amount Holding
02-Jun-2602-Jun-26BuyKate Cornish Bowden held the position of Non-Executive Director at the time of this trade.Kate Cornish Bowden244.86GBX445445
05-Dec-2505-Dec-25BuyDaniel Burgess held the position of Independent Non-Executive Director at the time of this trade.Daniel Burgess211.28GBX18,00066,000
28-Nov-2527-Nov-25BuyJames Williams held the position of Non-Executive Chairman at the time of this trade.James Williams208.00GBX15,00033,000
25-Nov-2525-Nov-25BuyStuart Paterson held the position of Non-Executive Director at the time of this trade.Stuart Paterson203.08GBX48,5870
06-Dec-2305-Dec-23BuyAnn Grevelius held the position of Independent Non-Executive Director at the time of this trade.Ann Grevelius152.00GBX9,00015,000