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FTSE 100 ends lacklustre day slightly lower after US markets slump

The FTSE 100 saw a modest fall of 4.42 points to 6,736.17 by the close amid the continuing fall-out from the implosion of Archegos in...

Mon, 29/03/2021 - 16:37

FTSE 100 falls flat with oil in retreat

The FTSE 100 was flat at midday at 6,739.63 as oil prices drifted on hopes for a resolution of the disruption to the key Suez...

Mon, 29/03/2021 - 12:05

FTSE edges higher after tanker blocking Suez Canal re-floated

UK stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday after a huge tanker blocking the Suez Canal was re-floated, raising hopes the vital shipping corridor...

Mon, 29/03/2021 - 08:34

UK stocks finish the week on a high note

UK stocks finished higher on Friday as optimism over a stronger economic recovery held sway. Slightly weaker than expected US inflation for February gave bond...

Fri, 26/03/2021 - 16:54

UK stocks hold on to early gains at midday

UK stocks held on to early gains on Friday lunchtime as risk appetite returned to global markets, as President Biden vowed to double the US...

Fri, 26/03/2021 - 12:07

Recovering retail sales lift FTSE; Smiths soars

UK markets have opened higher, buoyed by the latest ONS data showing retail sales rose 2.1% to 'partly' recover in February 2021 from their steep...

Fri, 26/03/2021 - 08:42

Oil price plunge sees FTSE finish lower

Continued pressure on oil prices as investors fret about the course of the Covid recovery saw the FTSE 100 close lower on Thursday, down 0.6%...

Thu, 25/03/2021 - 16:40

FTSE slumps as oil goes into reverse on demand concerns

The FTSE 100 was firmly lower by midday, down 1.1% to 6,641.97, as recent oil price strength reversed on demand concerns with oil major BP...

Thu, 25/03/2021 - 12:02

FTSE 100 falls; Astrazeneca updates clinical results for Covid-19 vaccine

The FTSE100 has opened down nearly 30 points this morning at 6,683.78 as drugmaker AstraZeneca released updated late-stage clinical results showing its vaccine AZD1222 is...

Thu, 25/03/2021 - 08:24

FTSE back in the black as oil price gushes higher on Suez disruption

A continuing bounce in oil prices after a container ship blocked the Suez Canal helped lift the FTSE 100 into positive territory on Wednesday after...

Wed, 24/03/2021 - 16:37

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