FTSE 100 in sight of record high as financial stocks gain LONDON: Britain’s blue-chip FTSE 100 closed higher on Monday, leaving it less than a percent below the record high... Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Markets European stocks clock second straight weekly gain PARIS: European shares closed near a nine-month high on Friday, supported by healthcare and banking stocks and ... Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:18am
Markets Banks, homebuilders push FTSE 100 higher LONDON: UK’s FTSE 100 closed higher on Thursday with banks and homebuilders among top gainers, while data showing ... Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am
Markets FTSE 100 surges to over 4-year high; insurance stocks tumble LONDON: UK’s exporter-heavy FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday, buoyed by gains in commodity-linked stocks, while... Published 12 Jan, 2023 07:13am
Markets European shares rise on bets of easing rate hikes PARIS: European shares advanced on Wednesday, buoyed by hopes of less aggressive interest rate hikes, while insurer... Published 12 Jan, 2023 07:11am
Markets Resources lift FTSE 100 to mid-2019 highs UK’s exporter-heavy FTSE 100 hit a more than three-year high on Monday, led by commodity-linked stocks, as China’s... Published 09 Jan, 2023 05:40pm
Markets Commodity-linked stocks push FTSE 100 to highest since mid-2019 UK’s exporter-heavy FTSE 100 hit a more than three-year high on Monday, led by commodity-linked stocks as China’s... Published 09 Jan, 2023 01:58pm
Markets European shares rise on China reopening, rate hike optimism European shares rose on Monday, extending the year’s upbeat start to a second week, as China reopened its borders... Published 09 Jan, 2023 01:44pm
World Next shrugs off UK cost-of-living crisis LONDON: Shares in UK clothing retailer Next soared to the top of the London market Thursday after it said colder... Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am
Markets FTSE 100 hits three-year high LONDON: Britain’s FTSE 100 index hit a more than three-year high on Friday, boosted by miners and energy stocks,... Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am
Markets FTSE 100 ends 2022 with slim gains, outpacing U.S. and European peers Britain’s main stock indexes ended Friday’s shortened trading session lower, but the commodity-heavy FTSE 100... Published 30 Dec, 2022 07:18pm
Markets European shares end lower PARIS: European shares closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by declines in energy stocks, while Britain’s FTSE... Published 29 Dec, 2022 05:59am
Markets UK’s FTSE 100 subdued ahead of Christmas weekend UK’s FTSE 100 closed flat on Friday, with markets struggling to find direction as they head into the holiday... Updated 23 Dec, 2022 06:40pm
Markets Banks, energy stocks push UK’s FTSE 100 to over one-week high UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 climbed to its highest level in more than a week, as strong gains in energy and financial... Published 22 Dec, 2022 02:06pm
Markets UK’s FTSE 100 climbs on boost from energy firms, retailers UK’s FTSE 100 rose for the third straight session on Wednesday following gains in shares of energy firms and... Published 21 Dec, 2022 03:18pm
Markets European shares climb as consumer discretionary, healthcare firms gain European shares rose on Wednesday, lifted by healthcare and consumer discretionary firms, as investors headed into... Published 21 Dec, 2022 01:31pm
Markets FTSE 100 rises after BOJ shock, commodity stocks support LONDON: UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 edged higher on Tuesday, as rising shares of oil and mining majors helped shake ... Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am
Markets FTSE 100 posts worst week in two months on recession fears LONDON: Britain’s blue-chip index posted its biggest weekly loss in over two months on Friday as weak domestic... Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:00am
Markets Miners lift FTSE 100 after easing of Covid curbs in China LONDON: UK’s commodity-heavy FTSE 100 closed higher on Monday, with miners leading the gains following an easing ... Published 06 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Markets European shares slip ahead of economic activity data European shares slipped on Monday in cautious trading ahead of data on business activity amid concerns over an... Updated 05 Dec, 2022 02:22pm
Markets European equities climb at open LONDON: European stocks opened higher Thursday as Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell flagged a moderation in the... Published 01 Dec, 2022 02:06pm
Markets UK’s FTSE 100 rises with Fed policy cues in focus The FTSE 100 edged higher on Wednesday, supported by consumer discretionary and energy stocks, even as investors... Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:38pm
Markets Europe’s STOXX 600 closes slightly lower LONDON: Europe’s STOXX 600 index slipped in cautious trading on Tuesday as a fall in technology and chemicals... Published 30 Nov, 2022 06:49am
Markets Commodity-linked stocks pull FTSE 100 lower as China-demand worries rise London’s FTSE 100 slipped on Monday, with energy and mining stocks leading broad-based declines as investors worried... Published 28 Nov, 2022 02:09pm
Markets FTSE 100 edges higher, retail stocks slip on Black Friday The FTSE 100 rose on Friday, with gains in energy and defensive shares offsetting weakness in retail stocks as Black... Published 25 Nov, 2022 04:25pm
Markets Commodity stocks support FTSE 100 ahead of PMI data Commodity-linked stocks lifted the FTSE 100 on Wednesday, as investors awaited UK’s business activity data and the... Published 23 Nov, 2022 01:56pm
Markets Oil stocks power FTSE 100 LONDON: The FTSE 100 jumped to a two-month high on Tuesday, as oil stocks bounced back following a bullish comment ... Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am
Markets Oil, defence stocks support FTSE 100 despite inflation shock The FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday, lifted by energy and defence stocks, even as hotter-than-expected inflation data... Published 16 Nov, 2022 01:37pm
Markets FTSE 100 stalled by Vodafone’s outlook cut, weak employment data The FTSE 100 slipped from two-month peaks, as Vodafone’s disappointing outlook on Tuesday added to the gloom of... Published 15 Nov, 2022 01:56pm
Markets European stock markets rise at open LONDON: European stock markets climbed at the open on Monday following a mixed start to the week in Asia. London’s... Published 14 Nov, 2022 03:33pm