UK stocks end slightly higher after inflation data; focus on Fed, BoE meetings Britain’s FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday as investors weighed the last domestic inflation reading ahead of key central... Published 18 Jun, 2025 09:51pm
Markets UK stocks fall as Middle East conflict hits risk appetite British equities ended lower in a broad-based selloff on Tuesday, with hostilities between Iran and Israel weighing... Published 17 Jun, 2025 10:07pm
Markets FTSE 100 pulls back from record as ME tensions escalate LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 retreated on Friday after closing at a record high in the previous session as Israel’s... Published 16 Jun, 2025 06:25am
Markets FTSE 100 pulls back from record as Middle East tensions escalate London’s FTSE 100 retreated on Friday after closing at a record high in the previous session as Israel’s attacks on... Published 13 Jun, 2025 09:56pm
Markets UK’s FTSE 100 closes near record highs after labour data raises rate-cut bets London shares gained on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 within touching distance of its all-time high after soft labour... Published 10 Jun, 2025 10:08pm
Markets Mining stocks boost UK’s FTSE 100, midcaps hit turbulence Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 closed a shade higher on Thursday with mining stocks leading gains, tracking higher... Published 05 Jun, 2025 09:30pm
Markets London shares edge lower as mining, bank stocks weigh Britain’s main indexes fell on Tuesday, pressured by mining and financial stocks, with investors growing cautious... Published 03 Jun, 2025 03:40pm
Markets London stocks gain despite lingering US tariff uncertainty LONDON: British equities ended higher on Friday, but trimmed initial gains after US President Donald Trump accused... Published 02 Jun, 2025 06:12am
Markets British stocks rise on trade optimism LONDON: British equities closed higher on Friday, as the recent de-escalation of the global tariff war supported ... Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am
Markets British stocks mixed as investors assess US inflation, UK labour market report British stocks ended mixed on Tuesday, as investors assessed a tick up in U.S. inflation data, while signs of a... Published 13 May, 2025 09:55pm
Markets FTSE 100 rises with Shell at helm amid easing China-US tensions Britain’s blue-chip index advanced on Friday, led by Shell, as potential easing in China-US trade tensions and... Published 02 May, 2025 03:52pm
Markets UK shares edges lower on tariff concerns LONDON: UK shares edged lower on Friday as investors avoided big bets on concerns over the global economic fallout... Published 31 Mar, 2025 04:08am
Markets FTSE 100 marks worst week of year amid tariff whiplash LONDON: British stocks ended mostly lower on Friday, as gains in heavyweight oil and gas company shares were offset... Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am
Markets FTSE 100 ends February with record close LONDON: The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 share index posted its highest close on record on Friday, buoyed by positive... Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am
Markets Euro scales one-month top after Germany’s conservatives win, dollar slumps SINGAPORE: The euro marched higher on Monday after Germany’s opposition conservatives won the national election as... Updated 24 Feb, 2025 01:25pm
Markets FTSE 100 up on defence boost LONDON: Britain’s benchmark index closed higher on Monday, supported by aerospace and defence stocks, while some... Published 18 Feb, 2025 03:01am
Markets FTSE 100 eases from record high on tariff uncertainty LONDON: UK stocks were lower on Friday, with the FTSE 100 easing from a record high, as tariff uncertainty added to... Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am
Markets FTSE 100 slides as stronger sterling hits firms LONDON: Britain’s FTSE 100 fell on Friday, as a jump in sterling hurt export-oriented firms, while Burberry soared... Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am
Markets FTSE 100 touches record high LONDON: The UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 hit an all-time high on Friday, supported by a weaker pound after much softer... Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:31am
Business & Finance British homebuilder Vistry warns of uncertain market conditions Vistry, Britain’s largest home builder by output, said on Wednesday that market conditions for the current fiscal... Published 15 Jan, 2025 12:30pm
Markets UK midcaps slide to 8-month low as retailers tumble, yields jump The UK mid-cap index touched a more-than-eight-month low on Thursday, as retail stocks were hammered by... Published 09 Jan, 2025 03:42pm
Markets UK’s FTSE 100 dips as financial, healthcare shares drag UK’s FTSE 100 came under pressure on Tuesday as losses in heavyweight financials and healthcare weighed, with focus... Published 07 Jan, 2025 03:50pm
Markets UK’s FTSE 100 lags European peers as Rolls-Royce, Unilever weigh UK’s FTSE 100 inched down on Monday as rating downgrades on index heavyweights Rolls-Royce and Unilever weighed at... Published 06 Jan, 2025 03:54pm
Markets London’s FTSE 100 flat as gains in energy stocks cap declines London’s FTSE 100 changed little on Friday, after hitting an over-two-week high hit in the previous session, as... Published 03 Jan, 2025 03:26pm
Markets FTSE 100 hits two-week high in new year trade LONDON: The UK’s FTSE 100 advanced higher on Thursday, the first trading session of the year, boosted by gains in... Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am
Markets London’s FTSE 100 closes 2024 on high note LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 climbed to its highest level in over a week on the last trading day of 2024, locking in... Published 02 Jan, 2025 05:56am
Markets FTSE 100 logs biggest weekly gain in 5 weeks LONDON: Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 inched higher on Friday as gains in energy stocks were capped by losses in... Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:47am
Markets UK’s FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE UK’s main FTSE 100 stock index dropped 1% and revisited its near one-month low on Thursday, as the US Federal... Published 19 Dec, 2024 03:46pm
Markets UK stocks dip at start of policy decision-packed week, Entain drops UK’s FTSE 100 index slipped on Monday ahead of a raft of major central bank interest-rate decisions, with Entain... Published 16 Dec, 2024 02:47pm
Markets UK stocks fall after surprise contraction in Oct GDP LONDON: Britain’s FTSE 100 fell on Friday after data showed a surprise contraction in the country’s gross... Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am