As nationally recognised companies, FTSE 100 firms often pop up in takeover rumours. Buying a business that then gets taken ...

The FTSE 100 surged at the open today, and sterling crashed as traders digested how Donald Trump’s presidency will impact the ...

Interest rate decisions and a packed diary of corporate results mean another hectic session in financial markets. As well as ...

The victory of Donald Trump in the US election is expected to boost defence and oil and gas stocks, plus cryptocurrencies.

Today’s drop puts the FTSE 100 on course for a fourth consecutive day of looses and a third weekly decline, which would be its worst run since June. Today the biggest risers and laggards are ...

As the markets woke up to the news that the Republican Donald Trump was set to become the 47th US president, the FTSE climbed ...

London’s benchmark index (^FTSE) was 0.1% down by the end of the session ... buoyed by optimism that the incoming presidency ...

The FTSE 100 closed down 5.71 points at 8166.68. Among the firms with updates today are Marks & Spencer, JD Wetherspoon, ...

As the FTSE 100 contains the top 100 performing companies in the UK, it is obviously UK-focused. This isn’t necessarily a problem, but it does mean you are heavily relying on the performance of ...

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The FTSE 100 and European markets ticked up on Tuesday ahead of a raft of crucial policy announcements by the UK government ...

Meanwhile, UK gilts have continued to sell off, with the spread of 10-year gilt yields over bunds widening by +5.4bps yesterday to 215bps. This is the widest closing level since September 2022, in the ...