IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) shares climbed 16.34 percent to $54.74 on Friday, gaining $7.69, after the company announced it had received UK Investment Security Unit regulatory clearance for its acquisition of Oxford Ionics. With all deal conditions now satisfied, IonQ expects to close the acquisition in the near term. The stock opened at $47.30 and traded between $47.15 and $56.07, compared with a prior close of $47.05 on the NYSE. Trading volume surged to 45.3 million shares, well above the average of 19.3 million. IonQ now trades within a 52-week range of $7.40 to $56.07.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.