Markets today

By lunchtime the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,537.07 as oil majors BP and Royal Dutch Shell reacted to rising energy prices on turmoil...

UK stocks opened higher on Monday after renewed tensions in the Persian Gulf pushed up oil prices, boosting energy plays.

At 0851, the benchmark FTSE...

The FTSE 100 ended the week on a positive note, supported by a strong open in the US. By the close the FTSE was up...

After making a strong start earlier on the FTSE 100 fell over by lunchtime. At midday the index of leading UK shares was down 0.2%...

UK stocks opened higher on Friday, tracking gains on Asian and other European exchanges, after a Fed official stoked hopes of a US interest rate...

UK stocks closed lower on Thursday as two pieces of positive news for sterling compounded losses on the FTSE 100.

The success of an amendment...

UK stocks remained lower by midday on Thursday with US stocks expected to join them as global markets once again get nervous over the US-China...

UK stocks are falling on Thursday morning, following global stocks lower amid renewed US-China trade concerns.

At 08:58, the benchmark FTSE 100 was down 0.42%,...

A slow start in the US has taken its toll on UK stocks, with the FTSE 100 dropping sharply in afternoon trading as it once...

UK stocks have recovered some of their earlier losses after it was revealed today that inflation held steady at 2% in June.

At 1150, the...