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UK stocks open 1.6% lower as crude slump hits oil sector

UK stocks opened substantially lower on Tuesday after oil plays were hit by sharply lower oil prices, as Covid-19 lockdowns sap demand for energy in...

Tue, 21/04/2020 - 08:34


FTSE edges higher despite coronavirus fears

London's FTSE 100 UK ended Monday's trading session in positive territory despite ongoing fears about the damage the Covid-19 crisis is doing to the global...

Mon, 20/04/2020 - 16:58


FTSE falls as Covid-19 anxiety weighs

UK stocks traded lower on Monday as investors continued to fret about the damage the Covid-19 crisis is doing to the global economy and company...

Mon, 20/04/2020 - 11:55


UK stocks open 0.4% lower as Covid-19 anxiety weighs

UK stocks opened lower on Monday as investors continued to fret about the damage the Covid-19 crisis is doing to the global economy and company...

Mon, 20/04/2020 - 08:29


FTSE rallies on US optimism on economy and virus treatment

UK stocks closed higher on Friday after Donald Trump laid out plans to 're-open' the US economy in stages and as US drug-maker Gilead reported...

Fri, 17/04/2020 - 16:45


FTSE rallies into weekend on 'global restart' hopes

UK stocks opened higher on Friday after Donald Trump laid out plans to 're-open' the US economy in stages and as US drug-maker Gilead reported...

Fri, 17/04/2020 - 12:04


UK stocks jump 3.2% as Trump lays out US reopening plan

UK stocks opened substantially higher on Friday after Donald Trump laid out reopening plans for the US economy.

At 0825, the benchmark FTSE 100 index...

Fri, 17/04/2020 - 08:37


FTSE gains despite soaring US jobless claims

UK stocks gained on Thursday despite weekly US jobs data showing another 5.2m Americans filed for unemployment.

It takes the total number of jobless claims...

Thu, 16/04/2020 - 16:59


FTSE gains on virus peak hopes

UK stocks had a mixed morning on Thursday after hopes increased that the coronavirus outbreak was peaking across Europe.

The benchmark FTSE 100 index initially...

Thu, 16/04/2020 - 12:12


FTSE 100 lifted ahead of longer lockdown announcement; EasyJet takes off

UK markets have bounced as the country prepares for a further extension to the lockdown period and the number of infections globally is reported to...

Thu, 16/04/2020 - 09:22


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