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UK stocks advanced on Thursday, in spite of gloomy news from a swathe of retailers, although weakness crept in towards the close trimming the day's...

UK stocks marched upwards as tensions in the Middle East seemed to have eased overnight. The FTSE 100 index gained 0.5% to 7,615 by midday...

The FTSE 100 rose 0.43% in early morning trading, having closed relatively flat at the end of yesterday (January 8, 2019).

The index reached...

Investors may have anticipated fireworks but what they got in trading on Wednesday was uninspiring drift.

Having opened initially, if not dramatically, in the...

The FTSE 100 recovered earlier losses in midday trading on Wednesday but remained barely in the black as events in the Middle East continue to...

The FTSE has opened lower after Iran carried out a missile attack on two air bases in Iraq housing US troops in response to the...

London's FTSE 100 finished modestly in the red on Tuesday, Europe's morning rebound losing some of its shine following losses for Wall Street's main indices...

London's FTSE 100 firmed on Tuesday, despite the UK government coming under pressure over its plans for a post-Brexit trade deal, as investor concerns over...

The FTSE 100 index traded broadly flat in early trading on Tuesday as the UK government came under pressure over its plans for a post-Brexit...

UK markets ended the Monday trading session firmly in the red on Monday as escalating political tensions between the US and Iran led investors to...