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Lacklustre start for UK markets; Aviva dips on dividend cut

UK markets have opened lower as health secretary Matt Hancock prepares to set out the regional tier system that will come into force when the...

Thu, 26/11/2020 - 08:51


UK stocks close down as Spending Review reveals parlous state of UK finances

UK shares were dragged lower on Wednesday following Rishi Sunak's stark report on the state of the UK's finances as revealed in his spending review....

Wed, 25/11/2020 - 16:52


UK stocks retreat into negative territory at midday

UK shares dropped into negative territory at midday on Wednesday ahead of the Chancellor's spending review with Rishi Sunak expected to reveal the extent of...

Wed, 25/11/2020 - 12:17


FTSE makes modest gains after Wall Street hits new record

UK stocks made modest gains in early trade on Wednesday after a rally on Wall Street saw the the Dow Jones Industrial Average breach the...

Wed, 25/11/2020 - 08:27


FTSE approaches five-month high on US, global optimism

UK stocks closed just shy of a five-month high on Tuesday after US president Donald Trump accepted, after weeks of legal challenges, that a formal...

Tue, 24/11/2020 - 17:11


FTSE rallies on optimism over US transition and global reopening

UK stocks traded steadily higher on Tuesday after US president Donald Trump accepted, after weeks of legal challenges, that a formal transition of power should...

Tue, 24/11/2020 - 12:11


FTSE opens 0.7% higher as Trump accepts Biden transition

UK stocks opened higher on Tuesday after US president Donald Trump accepted that a formal transition of power should begin for president-elect Joe Biden.

Trump's...

Tue, 24/11/2020 - 08:42


FTSE finishes slightly lower as vaccine news disappoints

London's FTSE 100 struggled to make headway on Monday, creeping into the red by the close as news the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University,...

Mon, 23/11/2020 - 17:29


FTSE firms on vaccine news, investors toast pub stocks

UK stocks began the week strongly on news the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University, and to be manufactured by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, has been...

Mon, 23/11/2020 - 12:19


UK stocks open 0.4% higher on positive vaccine news

UK stocks opened higher on Monday after pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca released positive trial results for a Covid-19 vaccine, adding to recent encouraging results from rivals...

Mon, 23/11/2020 - 08:34


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