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UK stocks saw small gains on Friday ahead of the latest US employment data. But concerns over a recent jump in coronavirus infections outweighed reopening...

The FTSE 100 opened lower than expected this morning at 7,135.51 and reached 7,154.86 at 8:50pm, up 0.48%.

It was expected to jump today...

By midday UK stocks had lost some of the spark seen in early trading. Thursday's session began strongly with the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250...

The FTSE 100 made modest gains as the market awaits UK manufacturing data and unemployment figures from the EU.

At 08:32, the FTSE 100...

UK stocks were in the red on Wednesday after first quarter GDP fell 1.6%, revised down from 1.5%. By 11am, the FTSE 100 traded 0.7%...

UK stocks drifted lower in early trading on Wednesday as concerns about the more transmission Delta variant of Covid-19 tempered recovery hopes, even as more...

The FTSE 100 pushed ahead 0.3% to 7,090 on Tuesday, led by gains across multiple sectors including banking, tobacco and beverages. A 0.3% decline in...

UK stocks opened higher on Tuesday after new health secretary Sajid Javid insisted on Monday that Covid-19 restrictions would end on 19 July and that...

The UK stock market ended the day nearly 1% lower at 7,073 after Europe introduced tougher curbs on UK travellers as part of ongoing efforts...

The new trading week got off to a disappointing start with the UK's flagship stock market index in negative territory. Having initially seen modest gains...