Markets today

The FTSE 100 closed out the day with solid gains despite US stocks falling on another rise in bond yields, demonstrating lingering concern over inflation...

The FTSE 100 took a bit of a step back by lunchtime but was still making solid progress as fears over the fall-out from hedge...

UK stocks opened stronger on Tuesday as investors took heart from progress on Covid-19 vaccine rollouts in the US, Britain and elsewhere.

At 0820, the...

The FTSE 100 saw a modest fall of 4.42 points to 6,736.17 by the close amid the continuing fall-out from the implosion of Archegos in...

The FTSE 100 was flat at midday at 6,739.63 as oil prices drifted on hopes for a resolution of the disruption to the key Suez...

UK stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday after a huge tanker blocking the Suez Canal was re-floated, raising hopes the vital shipping corridor...

UK stocks finished higher on Friday as optimism over a stronger economic recovery held sway. Slightly weaker than expected US inflation for February gave bond...

UK stocks held on to early gains on Friday lunchtime as risk appetite returned to global markets, as President Biden vowed to double the US...

UK markets have opened higher, buoyed by the latest ONS data showing retail sales rose 2.1% to 'partly' recover in February 2021 from their steep...

Continued pressure on oil prices as investors fret about the course of the Covid recovery saw the FTSE 100 close lower on Thursday, down 0.6%...