Markets today

London’s key stock index was outperforming European peers at midday on Wednesday, thanks to a handful of oil and gaming stocks, but yet more dismal...

The FTSE 100 was leading an otherwise directionless start to equities trading in Europe on Wednesday, as firm gold and oil prices supported the commodities-heavy...

London’s FTSE 100 closed up on Tuesday as oil prices spiked, lifting oil producers higher, but eyes now turn to the publication of US Federal...

A spike in oil prices was lending support to the FTSE 100 at midday Tuesday, but the overall market lacked impetus, amid concerns about the...

The North Sea oil price benchmark rose back close to $90 a barrel early Tuesday, lifting the shares of energy majors, after Saudi Arabia denied...

Stocks were mixed in London on Monday, as concerns over the Chinese government reimposing Covid-19 restrictions dampened investor sentiment.

‘The market had been pinning hopes...

Markets made a slow start to a week likely to lack direction due to a holiday in the US on Thursday, with a resurgence of...

Concern that China will revert to its strict zero-Covid policy was hurting equity markets and oil prices early Monday, but the risk-off atmosphere was supporting...

Markets finished higher in London on Friday, although a fall in oil prices meant London’s oil majors weighed on the FTSE 100’s progress.

Despite...

London stocks and the pound both were ending the week positively on Friday, as traders and investors decided that a UK fiscal plan - even...