Markets today

Stock prices in London beat their counterparts in Paris and Frankfurt on Wednesday morning, edging slightly higher, despite a weaker oil price hitting Shell and...

Stock indices in London ended Tuesday’s session in the red as US President-elect Donald Trump exacerbated investor concerns with threats of tariffs on China, Canada...

Stocks in Europe remained in the red on Tuesday afternoon after a plan by incoming US president Donald Trump to impose tariffs on China, Canada...

Stock prices in Europe fell, well equities in Asia struggled overnight after Donald Trump said he plans to enact tariffs on Chinese, Canadian and...

Indices in London closed higher on Monday as the market reacted favourably to President-elect Trump’s choice of Scott Bessent to head the US Treasury, although...

Stock prices in London softened from earlier highs but market sentiment was still positive heading into Monday afternoon after Donald Trump picked hedge fund manager...

Stock prices in Europe opened in the green on Monday as Donald Trump picked hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as the next US Treasury secretary,...

Equities in London powered higher on Friday, ending the week on a strong note, but sterling fell flat on less-than-stellar UK data.

The euro, meanwhile, hurtled...

London’s stocks were mostly higher at Friday midday amid gloomy economic data which could boost expectations for interest rate cuts.

The FTSE 100 index rose...

European equities shrugged off a poor UK retail sales reading, tepid German data and underwhelming purchasing managers’ index surveys from the continent to push higher...