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FTSE 100 slump deepens as Tesco update disappoints

The FTSE 100 was down 0.9% to 7,085.51 by midday with some index heavyweights under pressure. Guidance from the US Federal Reserve suggesting rate hikes...

Fri, 18/06/2021 - 11:55

FTSE 100 down 0.4% as UK Covid-19 cases continue to rise

The FTSE was up at 7,150.81 first this morning, but is down 0.4% at 7,122.09 at 9:05am, as Covid-19 Delta variant cases in the UK...

Fri, 18/06/2021 - 09:42

FTSE 100 down 0.4% after solid US open

The FTSE 100 was down 0.4% to 7,153.43 by the close with airlines higher on hopes vaccinated travellers might be able to skip quarantine measures....

Thu, 17/06/2021 - 16:36

FTSE 100 slips as investors weigh Fed rates shock

The FTSE 100 was down 0.6% to 7,143.60 by midday following the overnight revelation from the US Federal Reserve that there could be two interest...

Thu, 17/06/2021 - 11:56

FTSE 100 down as Fed points to hikes in 2023; Whitbread pleases

The FTSE 100 indexes down after the Federal Reserve Wednesday brought forward the timeline to begin tightening rates, with two hikes forecast in 2023.

At...

Thu, 17/06/2021 - 08:39

FTSE 100 up 0.3%, US stocks flat ahead of Fed meeting

The FTSE 100 closed up 0.3% to 7,190.72, short of its highs for the day as sterling advanced on higher UK inflation and US stocks...

Wed, 16/06/2021 - 16:36

FTSE modestly higher as UK inflation hits 2.1%

The FTSE 100 was modestly higher at lunchtime, though had erased some of its earlier gains as sterling traded higher against other major currencies as...

Wed, 16/06/2021 - 11:54

FTSE opens slightly higher today, though change expected as Federal Reserve set to announce decision on inflation

The FTSE 100 opened slightly higher this morning, up at 7,189.60 at 8:00 am and reached 7,215 at 8:10am, before gradually lowering ahead of the...

Wed, 16/06/2021 - 09:08

FTSE 100 close to pandemic highs, US stocks lower

The FTSE 100 closed Tuesday up 0.4% to 7,172.48, in touching distance of the new pandemic highs reached earlier in the session.

In the US...

Tue, 15/06/2021 - 16:37

FTSE 100 trades 0.3% higher by midday after strong UK jobs report

The FTSE 100 was up 0.3% to 7,165.62 by midday as investors shrugged off the reopening delay in the UK and as UK jobs numbers...

Tue, 15/06/2021 - 11:58

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