Daily market update

Television, oil and cruises

Monday 21 December 2015 

Indices were virtually flat at the start of a very quiet week with blue-chips proving resilient in the wake of Friday’s...

Mon, 21/12/2015 - 09:57

Holidays, miners and carpets

Friday 18 December 2015

The FTSE 100 edged lower in early trading after US markets fell by more than 1% on weaker-than-expected manufacturing data, the widening...

Fri, 18/12/2015 - 09:47

Rates, stakes and offers

Thursday 17 December 2015 

The blue-chip index opened strongly, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street and in Asia, as investors welcomed the US Federal Reserve’s...

Thu, 17/12/2015 - 09:24

Rates, sales and pizzas

Wednesday 16 December 2015

The headline index extended yesterday’s strong gains as global markets rallied ahead of today's US Federal Reserve interest rate...

Wed, 16/12/2015 - 09:19

Oil, carpets and integration

Tuesday 15 December 2015

The headline index enjoyed an early morning bounce after dropping to a three-year low by close of play yesterday with canny...

Tue, 15/12/2015 - 09:16

Mergers, supermarkets and developers

Monday 14 December 2015

The headline index defied forecasts and was up in early trading despite falling oil prices and the likelihood of an increase...

Mon, 14/12/2015 - 09:24

Homes, margins and training

Friday 11 December 2015

The headline index kicked off the last session of the week on the back foot taking its cue from a mixed...

Fri, 11/12/2015 - 09:23

Debt, gas and groceries

Thursday 10 December 2015

FTSE indices were down in early trading ahead of today's announcement from the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee which is...

Thu, 10/12/2015 - 09:07

Construction, transformation and hires

Wednesday 9 December 2015

The headline index regained some ground in early trading despite poor overnight performances in the US and Asia as falling commodity...

Wed, 09/12/2015 - 09:19

Models, oil and supermarkets

Tuesday 8 December 2015

The headline index opened lower taking its cue from Asian markets which retreated following some discouraging trade data from China where...

Tue, 08/12/2015 - 09:09

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