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UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors continued to shrug off fears about rising inflation, though sentiment will be tested Thursday when the Bank...

The FTSE 100 was up 1% to 7,535.69 by midday after a recovery in US tech stocks overnight which implied improved market sentiment.

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UK stocks surged 1% in early trading on Tuesday as optimism about a global recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic outweighed lingering concerns about rising inflation...

The FTSE 100 ticked up 0.1% on Monday with Vodafone the top performer on the index, up 3.6%, after it was targeted by activist investor...

UK stocks opened higher on Monday following rises on Asian exchanges as investors brace for a key British interest rate decision due later in the...

After a reasonably steady start the FTSE 100 was down materially by midday, with a 1.2% fall to 7,461.99. This followed weak trading in the...

The FTSE 100 was on the back foot in early trade Friday, as banking stocks backtracked, though global investor sentiment was supported by strong quarterly...

The FTSE 100 was up 0.6% by midday to 7,510.72, erasing earlier losses and bucking a negative trend elsewhere in global markets.

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UK stocks jumped in early trading on Thursday, as gains in banking stocks helped offset worries about a faster pace of monetary policy tightneing from...

By midday the FTSE 100 was up 1.8%, rebounding from its losses in the last week as investors await the latest meeting of the US...