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FTSE higher at midday Friday buoyed by GDP data and Japan trade deal

UK stocks traded 0.3% higher at lunchtime on Friday to 6,022 points after figures showed the UK economy was continuing to recover from Covid-19 lockdowns....

Fri, 11/09/2020 - 12:04

UK stocks open 0.3% higher as local economy continues to recover

UK stocks pushed higher in early trade on Friday after figures showed the UK economy was continuing to recover from Covid-19 lockdowns.

At 0823, the...

Fri, 11/09/2020 - 08:36

FTSE recovers some losses as pound weakens on EU warning

The FTSE 100 recovered some of its losses in afternoon trading on Thursday to move back above the 6,000 mark, as a weaker pound helped...

Thu, 10/09/2020 - 17:04

FTSE falls sharply as mass testing set to cost £100bn

The FTSE 100 fell sharply by lunchtime trading on Thursday as it was revealed the Government's mass coronavirus testing plan will cost £100bn, according to...

Thu, 10/09/2020 - 12:06

'Moonshot' mass testing fails to lift FTSE; Dixons Carphone electrifies

The UK's flagship index is off to a shaky start as it was revealed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plans to implement mass COVID-19 testing,...

Thu, 10/09/2020 - 09:16

FTSE 100 pushes higher despite vaccine trial pause

London's FTSE 100 closed in positive territory on Wednesday after investors largely shrugged off news that a leading Covid-19 vaccine trial was put on hold...

Wed, 09/09/2020 - 17:44

FTSE firms despite vaccine setback

London's FTSE 100 traded higher on Wednesday after investors largely shrugged off news that a leading Covid-19 vaccine trial was put on hold because a...

Wed, 09/09/2020 - 11:32

UK stocks open 0.8% higher despite vaccine setback

UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday after investors largely shrugged off news that a leading Covid-19 vaccine trial was put on hold because a recipient...

Wed, 09/09/2020 - 08:37

FTSE closes lower as US stocks and oil slide

UK stocks traded lower on Tuesday as renewed weakness in US technology stocks and crude oil prices outweighed a slew of positive corporate earnings updates....

Tue, 08/09/2020 - 16:45

FTSE erases early gains as US tech stocks point lower

UK stocks reversed their opening gains on Tuesday as renewed weakness in US technology stocks outweighed a slew of positive corporate earnings updates.

At midday...

Tue, 08/09/2020 - 12:00

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