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FTSE closes higher on rising optimism

UK stocks gained substantially on Tuesday, boosted by a jump in oil prices inspired by hopes of rising demand for energy as countries tentatively emerge...

Tue, 05/05/2020 - 17:08

FTSE jumps on rising optimism

UK stocks gained substantially on Tuesday, boosted by a jump in oil prices inspired by hopes of rising demand for energy as countries tentatively emerge...

Tue, 05/05/2020 - 12:07

UK stocks open 1.6% higher as rising oil price buoys Shell, BP

UK stocks opened substantially higher on Tuesday, boosted by a rise in oil prices inspired by hopes of rising demand for energy as countries tentatively...

Tue, 05/05/2020 - 08:28

UK markets end session close to flat on thin volumes but US-China worries drag on US stocks

Markets ended the Monday session virtually unmoved in a relatively passive start to the VE Day shortened trading week as the UK sketches out how...

Mon, 04/05/2020 - 19:08

UK markets drift in low volume trade as investors mull global lockdown easing

UK markets make a relatively passive start to the VE Day shortened trading week as the UK sketches out how it plans to end the...

Mon, 04/05/2020 - 12:26

FTSE opens 0.6% lower as US-China tensions rise over virus cause

UK stocks opened lower on Monday as political tensions between the US and China over the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic intensified, while the global...

Mon, 04/05/2020 - 08:38

FTSE feels the manufacturing heat after poor data sees stocks close in the red

UK markets fell sharply during the Friday session following a weak opening on Wall Street as ups the ante in his pandemic spate with China....

Fri, 01/05/2020 - 16:56

FTSE plunges as UK manufacturing shows sharpest drop on record; Ryanair to slash 3,000 jobs

UK markets fell sharply into the weekend after dismal UK manufacturing data added to the gloomy economic numbers from the US and across Europe yesterday....

Fri, 01/05/2020 - 12:34

UK stocks open 2.4% lower as earnings pessimism takes hold

UK stocks opened substantially lower on Friday after Apple and Amazon provided disappointing earnings updates and budget carrier Ryanair warned of a long-lingering impact from...

Fri, 01/05/2020 - 08:31

FTSE falls as Shell cuts dividend, ECB disappoints

The FTSE 100 finished in the red on Thursday, investor sentiment dampened by a rare dividend cut by oil major and index heavyweight Royal Dutch...

Thu, 30/04/2020 - 16:57

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