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FTSE up 0.7% amid strength in miners and oil companies

UK stocks traded higher on Thursday, led by mining companies as commodity prices, notably copper, continued to advance, with Anglo American, Glencore, Antofagasta and Rio...

Thu, 14/10/2021 - 11:54

UK stocks open higher, led by miners; Hays pleases, QinetiQ slumps

UK stocks opened higher on Thursday, led by mining companies as commodities prices continued to advance.

At 09:05, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was...

Thu, 14/10/2021 - 09:16

FTSE dips slightly but investors flock to the housebuilding sector

At 11.45am, the benchmark FTSE 100 traded 0.1% lower at 7,122. Topping the better performers were housebuilders led by Barratt Developments, up 5.7% to 678.6p...

Wed, 13/10/2021 - 11:53

FTSE falls 0.6% in early trade as inflation fears persist

UK stocks opened lower on Wednesday following a slightly weaker-than-expected monthly economic growth reading that wasn't low enough to dull inflation fears.

At 0820, the...

Wed, 13/10/2021 - 08:31

UK stocks retreat amid fears over corporate profit margins

UK stocks reversed Monday's gains as investors began to factor in the impact of rising energy prices on top of supply chain disruption on corporate...

Tue, 12/10/2021 - 11:58

FTSE falls 0.9% after Evergrande misses another bond payment

UK stocks fell almost 1% in early dealings on Tuesday after Chinese property developer Evergrande missed another bond payment and investors continued to fret about...

Tue, 12/10/2021 - 08:30

UK stocks press ahead despite new comments about interest rate rises

At 12.25pm on Monday, the UK market traded 0.4% ahead at 7,120. Miners and oil stocks were in the lead, while construction and gambling companies...

Mon, 11/10/2021 - 12:28

FTSE opens 0.3% higher; Asos tumbles on profit warning

UK stocks pushed higher in early trade on Monday, buoyed by global recovery hopes, even as online fashion retailer Asos tumbled on a shock profit...

Mon, 11/10/2021 - 08:39

Weak US jobs data sees stocks rise on potential tapering delay

By the close the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% to 7,095.55 after a weaker-than-expected US jobs report was viewed as increasing the chances of a...

Fri, 08/10/2021 - 16:37

FTSE 100 struggles for direction ahead of Friday's US jobs report

The FTSE 100 was flat by midday on Friday at 7,078.21 as investors awaited the latest US jobs report.

Industrial and electronics products maker Electrocomponents...

Fri, 08/10/2021 - 12:15

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