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FTSE slumps as oil goes into reverse on demand concerns

The FTSE 100 was firmly lower by midday, down 1.1% to 6,641.97, as recent oil price strength reversed on demand concerns with oil major BP...

Thu, 25/03/2021 - 12:02

FTSE 100 falls; Astrazeneca updates clinical results for Covid-19 vaccine

The FTSE100 has opened down nearly 30 points this morning at 6,683.78 as drugmaker AstraZeneca released updated late-stage clinical results showing its vaccine AZD1222 is...

Thu, 25/03/2021 - 08:24

FTSE back in the black as oil price gushes higher on Suez disruption

A continuing bounce in oil prices after a container ship blocked the Suez Canal helped lift the FTSE 100 into positive territory on Wednesday after...

Wed, 24/03/2021 - 16:37

Oil recovery lifts FTSE from its lows

A rebound in oil prices after a container ship blocked the Suez Canal helped lift the FTSE 100 off its lows on Wednesday. By midday...

Wed, 24/03/2021 - 12:05

FTSE opens 0.4% lower after weak UK inflation reading

UK stocks fell in early trading on Wednesday after the issue of weak local inflation data that stoked concerns that persistent Covid-19 lockdowns are weighing...

Wed, 24/03/2021 - 08:32

FTSE lower on travel curbs, rising Covid cases and Chinese tensions

The FTSE 100 finished in the red on Tuesday as a mixture of rising Covid cases, new restrictions on the travel sector and tensions between...

Tue, 23/03/2021 - 16:37

FTSE lower by midday as lockdown anniversary marked by travel sector weakness

On the anniversary of the first Covid lockdown the FTSE 100 recovered some of its heavier losses to trade down 0.3% to 6,707.28 by midday...

Tue, 23/03/2021 - 12:38

FTSE 100 rises Turkish currency crisis

Despite a Turkish currency crisis and weakness in the travel sector on fears of another summer marred by restrictions the FTSE 100 managed modest gains...

Mon, 22/03/2021 - 16:58

FTSE 100 ends up in the black by lunch amid volatile trading

A currency crisis in Turkey, pressure on the travel sector and a vaccine spat between the EU and UK set the scene for an up...

Mon, 22/03/2021 - 11:57

UK stocks open 0.3% lower after Turkish lira route

UK stocks opened lower on Monday after a plunge in the Turkish lira unsettled currency markets.

At 0820, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down...

Mon, 22/03/2021 - 08:28

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