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FTSE 100 closes up 0.7% on quiet day

The FTSE 100 enjoyed a very positive start to the week on Monday closing up 0.7% at 7,188.52.

It was an extremely quiet day with...

Mon, 06/09/2021 - 16:37

FTSE 100 up 0.7% as investors see positives in weak US jobs data

The FTSE 100 was strong on Monday, gaining 0.7% to 7,185.41 as investors took weak US jobs numbers on Friday as a sign economic stimulus...

Mon, 06/09/2021 - 12:00

FTSE 100 higher after Friday's jobs shock

The FTSE 100 was up 0.5% to 7,172.78 on Monday morning as investors continued to digest the worse than expected US jobs figures from Friday....

Mon, 06/09/2021 - 09:13

Stalling US jobs recovery hits sentiment, FTSE lower

The FTSE 100 ended the day down 0.36% at 7,138.91 as US jobs numbers disappointed, with US stocks starting flat and the dollar down against...

Fri, 03/09/2021 - 16:53

FTSE 100 ekes out 0.2% gain as key US jobs report eyed

The FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 7,179.40 as investors awaited the publication of the influential US non-farm payrolls number later.

On an otherwise quiet...

Fri, 03/09/2021 - 11:58

FTSE 100 ticks 0.1% higher ahead of US jobs report

Ahead of the US jobs report later in the day, the FTSE 100 got Friday off to a cautiously positive start, gaining 0.1% to 7,172.95....

Fri, 03/09/2021 - 08:59

Late gains help FTSE 100 to positive finish as US opens higher

A late dart higher saw the FTSE 100 close Thursday up 0.26% at 7,168.55 taking its cue from a strong start on Wall Street where...

Thu, 02/09/2021 - 16:37

FTSE 100 going nowhere as BHP trades ex-dividend

The FTSE 100 remained flat at midday at 7,145.94, with miner BHP down 5% as it traded without the rights to its dividend.

Housebuilder Barratt...

Thu, 02/09/2021 - 12:12

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

The FTSE 100 was flat at 7,149.87 in early trading on Thursday as investors awaited the next likely catalyst for markets in the form of...

Thu, 02/09/2021 - 08:49

FTSE gains trimmed as oil falls amid expected OPEC output increase

The FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,149.54, by the close, substantially below its highs for the day. This followed a fall in oil prices...

Wed, 01/09/2021 - 16:40

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