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FTSE opens 0.8% higher as Imperial Brands, Micro Focus please

UK stocks opened higher on Tuesday after pleasing earnings updates from Imperial Brands, Micro Focus, Cranswick and Britvic helped offset a disappointing annual report from...

Tue, 18/05/2021 - 08:36


FTSE recovers from its lows despite weak US open

On an up and down (and up) day the FTSE 100 ended up erasing earlier losses to trade only slightly lower at 7,032.85.

The move,...

Mon, 17/05/2021 - 16:39


FTSE sharply lower as UK eases restrictions

Weakness in the mining and banking sectors and strength in sterling as the UK took the next step in its reopening helped put the FTSE...

Mon, 17/05/2021 - 12:01


UK stocks edge lower as inflation fears persist

UK stocks fell modestly in early trade on Monday as optimism about the pace of Covid-19 vaccine rollouts continues to be tempered by inflation fears....

Mon, 17/05/2021 - 08:36


Weak US retail sales helps calm inflation fears, FTSE up 1.2%

The FTSE 100 finished the day up 1.2% at 7,047.01 as US retail sales came in flat, short of expectations, helping to calm the recent...

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 16:38


FTSE 100 up 0.7% ahead of US retail sales

The FTSE 100 built on its early gains to trade up 0.7% at 7,011.66 by midday. The move higher followed a rally on Wall Street...

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 11:58


FTSE 100 recovers above 7000 after yesterday's inflation worries

The FTSE 100 index recovered slightly this morning, flowing yesterday’s losses on the back of inflation fears, opening at 7,002.53, up 39.20 points. Yet concerns...

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 08:22


Wall Street recovery lifts FTSE from its lows

The FTSE 100 had regained a significant chunk of its earlier losses by the close as US stocks recovered. The index finished the day down...

Thu, 13/05/2021 - 16:35


FTSE sinks 2.1% as inflation-linked sell-off continues

The FTSE 100 was again sharply lower by lunchtime on Thursday, rapidly surrendering its earlier gains when it briefly traded above 7,000 at the open....

Thu, 13/05/2021 - 12:05


FTSE sticks above 7,000; BT profits fall

The FTSE 100 stood firm above 7,000 on Thursday, up nearly 1% at 7,004.63, despite a sell-off in the US.

Telecoms giant BT's share...

Thu, 13/05/2021 - 08:39


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