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After a positive start, UK stocks slowly drifted lower for most of the day over fears that London's financial centre could be subjected to 'lockdown'...

After a positive start, UK stocks slowly drifted over the course of the morning with fears that London's financial centre could be subjected to 'lockdown'...

The FTSE 100 climbed almost 1% to 5,128.25 in early morning trading after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a country-wide closure of schools.

The...

The FTSE 100 was hanging on above the 5,000 mark by lunchtime, down 4.6% at 5,052.34.

Elsewhere oil prices were at 17-year lows and...

Extreme bloodletting on the UK stock market continued in early trade on Wednesday as the coronavirus continued to spread, though supermarket chains were boosted by...

After retreating earlier on Tuesday, FTSE rallied back into positive territory in the afternoon following US markets higher after president Trump unveiled more stimulus measures...

After opening higher on Tuesday, FTSE retreated into negative territory at midday, as investors continued to question how severely the worsening coronavirus outbreak will hurt...

UK stocks opened higher on Tuesday, recouping a small fraction of recent historic losses, as investors continue to question how severely the worsening coronavirus outbreak...

The FTSE 100 pulled back some losses on Monday but investors remained unconvinced by stimulus measures from central banks around the world.

A co-ordinated effort...

UK stocks continued to tumble on Monday as investors remained unconvinced by stimulus measures from central banks around the world.

A co-ordinated effort to ease...