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Company snapshot — Oxford Instruments PLC

OXIG.L in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Oxford Instruments builds scientific instruments through two divisions: Imaging and Analysis, covering microscopy, spectroscopy and NMR tools, and Advanced Technologies, covering deposition, etch and cryogenic systems. Its tools serve research and industrial users across chemistry, materials, quantum technology and semiconductor work. It is headquartered in High Wycombe, England.
Where it sits in the stack
Oxford Instruments carries no seat in Rubin, our index for the AI hardware build-out, so it stops short of a layer or sleeve there. It sits instead in the Technology sector of the UK market inside our Euro-AI 50 index, alongside other domestic technology names.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group places it with UK-listed technology names scored in the same sector and country: Wise, Sage Group and Arm Holdings. The market also names Renishaw, another UK precision-instrument maker, as a comparison.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds a seat in our Euro-AI 50 index and carries a Closelook score, with the balance-sheet module reading strongest and cash quality weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it directly.
What the diary watches
Whether demand from semiconductor and quantum-technology customers for its deposition and etch tools offsets any softness elsewhere in its instrument lines.

Oxford Instruments PLC (OXIG.L) trades on the LSE exchange in UK, classified under Technology. Constituent of Euro-AI 50.

The Closelook company score reads 56/100 composite (momentum 44, quality 54, valuation 47) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for OXIG.L, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Technology · UK · 3 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Technology · UK

Scored names in the same sector and country from the Closelook universe.

Compared against OXIG.L on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Versus its index Euro-AI 50 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelook index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Euro-AI 50 · as of 2026-09-17

DayWeekMonth3 months
OXIG.L−0.7%−0.4%−4.9%−11.7%
Euro-AI 50+1.7%+0.9%−4.1%—

Against the index: 1.3 pts behind on the week, 0.8 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sector × region Technology in Europe: +0.3% week · +2.1% month · +10.9% quarter · +14.5% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from EXH1.XETRA; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-16
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Oxford Instruments PLC (OXIG.L)?

Oxford Instruments PLC trades as OXIG.L on the LSE exchange (UK) and is classified under Technology in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is OXIG.L in a Closelook index?

Yes — Oxford Instruments PLC is a constituent of Euro-AI 50, as of 2026-09-18.

What is Oxford Instruments PLC's Closelook composite score?

56 out of 100, with momentum 44, quality 54 and valuation 47 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-18. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does OXIG.L trade against its moving averages?

Stochastic turned up: Its stochastic crossed up out of oversold (%K 35.6 over %D 27.8) 2 sessions ago — a short-term momentum-turn signal. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is OXIG.L doing against its Closelook index?

Over the past month Oxford Instruments PLC is −4.9% against −4.1% for the Euro-AI 50 — 0.8 points behind its index, as of 2026-09-17. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does Oxford Instruments PLC do?

Oxford Instruments builds scientific instruments through two divisions: Imaging and Analysis, covering microscopy, spectroscopy and NMR tools, and Advanced Technologies, covering deposition, etch and cryogenic systems. Its tools serve research and industrial users across chemistry, materials, quantum technology and semiconductor work. It is headquartered in High Wycombe, England. Closelook's peer group places it with UK-listed technology names scored in the same sector and country: Wise, Sage Group and Arm Holdings. The market also names Renishaw, another UK precision-instrument maker, as a comparison.

Where does Oxford Instruments PLC sit in the AI build-out?

Oxford Instruments carries no seat in Rubin, our index for the AI hardware build-out, so it stops short of a layer or sleeve there. It sits instead in the Technology sector of the UK market inside our Euro-AI 50 index, alongside other domestic technology names. It holds a seat in our Euro-AI 50 index and carries a Closelook score, with the balance-sheet module reading strongest and cash quality weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it directly.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for OXIG.L, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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