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UK stocks open 1.1% lower as Tesco, insurers weigh

UK stocks opened lower on Wednesday as Covid-19 cases continued to mount throughout the world, insurers were directed to scrap their dividends and supermarket giant...

Wed, 08/04/2020 - 08:34


UK and US stocks surge on slowing virus hopes

UK stocks made substantial gains on Tuesday amid continued hopes the spread of coronavirus may be levelling out in major hotspots in Europe and the...

Tue, 07/04/2020 - 16:53


FTSE jumps on hopes of slowing coronavirus spread

UK stocks made substantial gains on Tuesday amid continued hopes the spread of coronavirus may be leveling out in major hotspots in Europe and the...

Tue, 07/04/2020 - 12:13


FTSE jumps on hopes of slowing coronavirus spread

UK stocks made substantial gains on Tuesday amid continued hopes the spread of coronavirus may be leveling out in major hotspots in Europe and the...

Tue, 07/04/2020 - 12:13


UK stocks open 2.9% higher on hopes Covid-19 spread is slowing

UK stocks made substantial gains in early trading on Tuesday amid continued hopes that the spread of coronavirus may be leveling out in major hotspots...

Tue, 07/04/2020 - 08:38


FTSE rallies on signs spread of virus moderating

UK stocks closed markedly higher on Monday after the rate of coronavirus infections in the UK and several European countries seemed to show signs of...

Mon, 06/04/2020 - 16:42


FTSE gains on optimism infection rate to slow

UK stocks traded higher on Monday after the rate of coronavirus infections in some global hot spots showed faint signs of stabilizing.

Meanwhile the pound...

Mon, 06/04/2020 - 12:01


UK stocks jump 3.2% on Covid-19 case stabilisation hopes

UK stocks opened substantially higher on Monday after the rate of coronavirus infections in some global hotspots showed faint signs of stabilizing.

At 0821, the...

Mon, 06/04/2020 - 08:30


FTSE slumps after big US job losses

UK stocks fell further on Friday after US jobs data showed American employers shed 701,000 jobs in March as a result of the coronavirus pandemic....

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 16:47


FTSE slips ahead of US jobs data

UK stocks remained subdued on Friday as doubts grew about US president Donald Trump's claim that he had convinced Russia and Saudi Arabia to agree...

Fri, 03/04/2020 - 12:15


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