Markets today

UK stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday after a stronger pound weighed on exports, offsetting some positive manufacturing data from China.

At 0827,...

UK stocks edged higher on a quiet Friday for company news following an earlier setback on news that Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would...

UK stocks drifted lower on particularly quite Friday for company news after Japanese markets were hit by a report that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will...

UK markets steeply nosedived late on Thursday as investors took their cue from weak earnings updates from firms like Rolls-Royce, which underlined the extent of...

UK stocks continued to drift at lunchtime on Thursday as all eyes turned towards the annual meeting of US Federal Reserve bankers and a speech...

The FTSE 100 was down slightly in early trading, falling by 0.2% to 6,033 at 8:30am.

This morning, Rolls-Royce reported heavy operating losses for the...

UK stocks rallied during the afternoon session scraping into positive territory, buoyed by a positive opening for stocks in the US. There is a growing...

UK stocks remained in negative territory at lunchtime Wednesday as investors were wary of climbing Covid-19 cases in Europe and elsewhere. Attention now turns to...

UK stocks opened lower on Wednesday as investors remained wary of climbing Covid-19 cases in Europe and elsewhere, while bracing for a key update on...

After rallying over 1% this morning, the FTSE 100 swung the other way on Tuesday afternoon to close deeply in the red, as a surging...