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FTSE nudges higher as British American Tobacco, Intermediate Capital please

UK stocks made modest gains in early trading on Tuesday as local companies, including heavyweight British American Tobacco, continued to upgrade earnings guidance as lockdowns...

Tue, 08/06/2021 - 08:33

FTSE 100 edges higher as US tech shares avoid G7 tax hit

The FTSE 100 finished Monday modestly higher, up 0.1% to 7,077.22.

In the US the S&P 500 was down 0.3% to 4,216.97 but the...

Mon, 07/06/2021 - 16:39

FTSE 100 higher as house prices surge

After a see-saw morning, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% to 7,088.55 by midday with housebuilders higher on evidence of a continuing surge in UK...

Mon, 07/06/2021 - 11:57

UK stocks open 0.3% lower as inflation fears persist

UK stocks opened lower on Monday as investors continue to weigh an improved economic outlook, supported by positive US jobs data on Friday, with persistent...

Mon, 07/06/2021 - 08:31

FTSE regains parity as US jobs report comes in below expectations

The FTSE 100 recovered ground through the course of the afternoon to trade 4.69 points higher at 7,069.04 as the US jobs number came in...

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 16:38

FTSE 100 slips ahead of key US jobs numbers

The FTSE 100 had dipped a little by lunch as the travel sector continued to struggle in the aftermath of yesterday's decision to remove Portugal...

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 11:56

FTSE 100 opens flat on travel sector woes; US jobs data eyed

The FTSE 100 index opened flat Friday as the UK government's recent decision to remove Portugal from the list of safe-travel destinations continued to weigh...

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 08:49

FTSE closes down 0.6% as travel stocks hit by Portugal's removal from green list

The FTSE 100 fell 0.6% to 7,064.35 by the close on Thursday with travel stocks under pressure following the UK Government's decision to remove Portugal...

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 16:36

FTSE falls as pound strengthens on services data

The FTSE 100's funk deepened by lunchtime as sterling traded higher on a positive update on the UK services sector. By midday the index was...

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 11:59

FTSE 100 struggles to gain ground ahead of services data; B&M hikes dividend

The FTSE 100 struggled to gain ground, falling 0.31% to 7,086.14 as investors awaited a further update on the recovery ahead of services data due...

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 08:30

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