Markets today

Amid several competing catalysts around Brexit, Covid and vaccines the FTSE 100 closed out the week up 0.3% at 6,351.45. In the US the S&P...

Sterling nudged slightly ahead amid briefings suggesting a Brexit deal is gradually moving closer. By midday the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% to 6,366.15, with...

The FTSE 100 index was broadly flat in early trading this morning as more positive news emerged about potential Covid-19 vaccines.

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News that a member of the EU's Brexit negotiating team is isolating after testing positive for coronavirus, with talks put on on hold, as well...

Tightened restrictions in the US amid a worsening Covid situation helped push the FTSE 100 lower, by midday the index was down 0.8% to 6,334.75...

UK stocks turned negative after opening higher Thursday as fears about a longer lockdown overshadowed positive vaccine news amid worries that Covid-19 restrictions will slow...

More encouraging detail on the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine helped give markets a boost on Wednesday. By the close the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 6,385.24....

The FTSE 100 moved back into positive territory by midday, erasing earlier losses to trade 0.2% higher at 6,379.23, matching similar moves in European markets....

UK stocks opened lower on Wednesday as Covid-19 vaccine optimism continued to be blunted by soaring cases of the disease that have prompted further economy-damaging...

The FTSE 100 was firmly lower on Tuesday as some of the excitement generated by vaccine progress dissipated. By the close the index was off...