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FTSE opens 0.9% higher on US stimulus, Brexit deal hopes

UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday as US lawmakers moved closer to agreeing on a new stimulus package for the world's biggest economy.

Local investors...

Wed, 16/12/2020 - 08:41

FTSE 100 underperforms global counterparts as pound gains on Brexit hopes

The FTSE 100 was off its lows for the day by the close but still lower with sterling still enjoying gains amid belief a Brexit...

Tue, 15/12/2020 - 16:40

FTSE 100 slumps at lunch, with banks and pharma on the back foot

The FTSE 100 took a dive just before lunch, down 0.4% to 6,507.94 by midday amid some strength in the pound on raised Brexit hopes...

Tue, 15/12/2020 - 11:54

FTSE opens 0.2% lower as Covid restrictions tighten

UK stocks fell modestly in early trading on Tuesday as investors keenly awaited news of a potential Brexit trade deal and tough Covid-19 restrictions were...

Tue, 15/12/2020 - 08:39

FTSE flat, pound volatile on Brexit, London to enter Tier 3

The FTSE 100 surrendered earlier gains to trade marginally lower on Monday amid continuing volatility in sterling around fluctuating hopes for a Brexit deal.

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Mon, 14/12/2020 - 16:37

FTSE 100 builds on solid start amid hopes Brexit deal can be reached

The FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 6,570.94 by midday, with gains slightly undercut by sterling strength as Brexit negotiations continued past Sunday's apparent deadline....

Mon, 14/12/2020 - 12:10

UK stocks up 0.2% as Brexit deal hopes kept alive

UK stocks opened modestly higher on Monday as the UK and EU decided to press on with Brexit negotiations beyond a previous Sunday deadline, raising...

Mon, 14/12/2020 - 08:36

FTSE 100 trims losses as investors eye Sunday Brexit deadline

The FTSE 100 was off its lows for the day but still firmly in negative territory as investors looked towards an apparent Brexit deadline on...

Fri, 11/12/2020 - 16:40

FTSE 100 down more than 1% as no deal fears mount

The FTSE 100 surrendered the gains it has made this week on Friday as no deal fears mount with an agreement on Brexit looking remote....

Fri, 11/12/2020 - 12:12

FTSE 100 opens lower after Johnson's no-deal Brexit warning

The FTSE 100 opened lower this morning after Boris Johnson's warning that a no-deal Brexit was a strong possibility.

The index was down 0.87% at...

Fri, 11/12/2020 - 09:10

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