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FTSE firms as investors soak up BP dividend reset

After a weak opening, UK turned higher on Tuesday as pleasing updates from BP and Direct Line offset by a profit slump at Diageo.

At...

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 12:33


UK stocks open 0.2% lower as BP pleases; Diageo drags

UK stocks opened moderately lower on Tuesday amid a mixed bag of earnings updates that included market-pleasing numbers from BP and Direct Line that were...

Tue, 04/08/2020 - 08:41


FTSE 100 heads higher into lunchtime despite heavy HSBC losses

UK stocks reversed opening softness to put in a late morning surge on Monday as investors shrugged-off geopolitical worries and soaring losses posted by HSBC,...

Mon, 03/08/2020 - 12:48


FTSE bounce hopes collapse as benchmark ends week firmly in the red

The UK market's attempt at a rebound was wiped out through Friday afternoon as company losses posted during Thursday and Friday trading gave investors a...

Fri, 31/07/2020 - 16:36


FTSE 100 flat at lunchtime as morning gains wiped out by mood shift

UK stocks saw all of their morning gains wiped out as a bleaker mood settled over investors at lunchtime, offsetting strong results from US technology...

Fri, 31/07/2020 - 12:21


FTSE opens 0.6% higher after US tech companies beat estimates

UK stocks opened higher on Friday following strong earnings updates from US tech companies including Apple and Amazon, though investors remained wary of a resurgence...

Fri, 31/07/2020 - 08:46


FTSE slides on dire US figures

UK stocks fell even further in afternoon trading on Thursday as figures showed the US economy shrank 32.9% between April and June.

The fall marks...

Thu, 30/07/2020 - 17:04


FTSE drops sharply as virus isolation period extended

UK stocks dropped sharply by lunchtime on Thursday after the UK government confirmed an extension to the isolation period for those with coronavirus symptoms to...

Thu, 30/07/2020 - 12:29


UK markets subdued; Lloyds lower

UK markets opened lower as the UK government is expected to announce an extension to the isolation period for those with Covid-19 symptoms to 10...

Thu, 30/07/2020 - 09:18


FTSE closes flat ahead of Fed rate vote

UK stocks ended Wednesday virtually flat ahead of the US Federal Reserve vote on interest rates this evening.

Market indecision plagued the FTSE 100, but...

Wed, 29/07/2020 - 16:49


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