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FTSE 100 dips as RBS shares fall

February 24th, 2017 (0)
London’s stock market opened slightly lower as investors digested another raft of company results. Shortly after trading began, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 5.87 points at 7,265.50. Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland fell 2.2% after the ...

FTSE 100 continues record run, rising for 14th day in a row

January 13th, 2017 (0)
U.K. stocks gained for a 14th straight day on Friday, extending their record winning run as the weaker pound spurred investors to buy into British multinationals. The FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.30%  rose 0.5% to 7,327.85, on track for ...

FTSE 100 extends a record-breaking run

January 11th, 2017 (0)
European stocks rose Wednesday, with London striking another record pinnacle on the sliding pound and rebounding commodity prices. Sterling fell as weak official trade data offset bright industrial output figures — and the currency’s slide gave a fresh impetus ...

FTSE 100’s record-breaking run continues

January 3rd, 2017 (0)
The UK’s stock market started the year in positive mood, setting another intra-day high in early trade. After closing at a record high of 7,142.83 on the final trading day of 2016, the FTSE 100 opened higher and set ...

The pound just rose above $1.26 as riots hit the US – and the FTSE 100 falls

November 11th, 2016 (0)
The pound jumped above $1.26 this morning for the first time since the so-called flash crash back in October, after riots in the US sent the dollar lower. Sterling strengthened against both the dollar and the euro, rising 0.6 ...

FTSE 100: Losers of 2015 are Winners of 2016

July 26th, 2016 (0)
Mining stocks rose from the bottom to the top in 2016; becoming the biggest FTSE 100 winners of 2016, reversing their losing streak of 2015. Falling commodity prices dragged down mining stocks in 2015, and it is the oil price ...

Brexit fears wipe £100bn off FTSE 100 in four days

June 15th, 2016 (0)
Sterling and shares have slid as the City reacts to polls showing the Leave on track to win next week’s referendum Brexit panic sends London shares sliding Britain’s stock market has hit a new three-month low as Brexit worries ...

FTSE 100 propelled higher by strong Asian lead

May 31st, 2016 (0)
U.K. stocks kicked off the holiday-shortened trading week slightly higher, with investors taking inspiration from Asia, where Chinese stocks surged by the most in almost three months. The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.17%  rose 0.2% to 6,283.68, setting it on track for ...

FTSE 100 in the red as mining shares slump

April 25th, 2016 (0)
U.K. shares swung lower Monday, with mining shares struggling at the start of the new trading week. The FTSE 100 UKX, -0.66%  fell 0.8% to 6,258.28. All sectors declined, led by the basic materials and oil groups. The blue-chips index on Friday dropped ...

FTSE 100 claws back its early losses

January 26th, 2016 (0)
London shares clawed back early losses on Tuesday as oil prices rose back above $30 a barrel. At midday, the FTSE 100 index was down 29.5 points, or 0.50%, at 5,847.5, having earlier been down as much as 100 points. Brent ...
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