Markets today

FTSE 100 closes trading week on the front foot after firm China data

UK markets ended the week firmly on the front foot on Friday, following two days of losses, after positive China data. The world's second largest...

Fri, 15/05/2020 - 17:16

FTSE 100 continues Friday rally thanks to positive Chinese data

UK markets remain firmly on the front foot in early afternoon trading on Friday, following two days of losses, after hefty gains on Wall Street...

Fri, 15/05/2020 - 12:39

UK stocks open 1.4% higher after positive China data; Wall St gains

UK stocks opened substantially higher on Friday following gains on Wall Street and strong Chinese industrial production data that indicated the world's second-biggest economy was...

Fri, 15/05/2020 - 08:36

FTSE falters ahead of US jobless figures

Having failed to break back above the psychologically important 6,000 level earlier this week, the FTSE 100 gave up 2.4% to 5,759 points by midday...

Thu, 14/05/2020 - 12:16

FTSE falls further; Byotrol rockets on record Q1 sales

The FTSE 100 has opened lower as Public Health England approved a new antibody test developed by pharmaceutical company Roche, which it has called 'a...

Thu, 14/05/2020 - 09:28

FTSE closes sharply lower

FTSE closed lower on Wednesday as investors continued to fret about a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections as lockdowns ease and data showed the...

Wed, 13/05/2020 - 16:52

FTSE lower at midday

FTSE opened lower on Wednesday as investors continued to fret about a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections as lockdowns ease and data showed the...

Wed, 13/05/2020 - 12:03

UK stocks open 1% lower as UK economy shrinks in March

UK stocks opened lower on Wednesday as investors continued to fret about a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections as lockdowns ease and data showed...

Wed, 13/05/2020 - 08:29

FTSE rises on furlough extension, Vodafone dividend relief

UK stocks finished higher on Tuesday, boosted as Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the extension of the government's furlough scheme until the end of October and...

Tue, 12/05/2020 - 16:58

FTSE firmer as Vodafone, Kingfisher updates please

UK stocks rose on Tuesday after investors warmed to better-than-expected profit and sales updates from Vodafone, Morrisons and Kingfisher.

At 11:36, the benchmark FTSE 100...

Tue, 12/05/2020 - 12:00

Pages