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UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday, buoyed by positive corporate trading updates from the likes of SSE, Serco and Boohoo.

At 0824, the benchmark FTSE...

The FTSE 100 closed significantly higher on Tuesday after being buoyed by stimulus measures in the US.

After a wobble since early June, stocks are...

The FTSE 100 remained in buoyant mood at lunchtime, up 2.8% to 6,232.90 by 1pm, with good news from across the pond and expectations for...

The FTSE 100 recovered some ground by lunchtime on Monday to trade back above the 6,000 mark, though there is still plenty of nervousness around...

UK stocks opened sharply lower on Monday as concerns grew about a second wave of Covid-19 infections and oil major BP announced a gigantic writedown...

London's FTSE 100 closed modestly higher on Friday, investors seemingly losing confidence heading into the closing bell after data showed the UK economy shrank by...

London's FTSE 100 inched higher on Friday as battered cyclical shares gained, although there was caution among investors after data showed the UK economy shrank...

UK stocks opened modestly lower on Friday, adding to Thursday's sharp falls, as investors continued to fret about a potential second wave of Covid-19 cases,...

UK stocks fell heavily on Thursday as markets around the world dropped on concerns over global growth and over a possible second wave of coronavirus...

UK stocks faced strong headwinds on Thursday as markets around the world dropped on concerns over global growth and over a possible second wave of...