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FTSE 100 dips as RBS shares fall
February 24th, 2017
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
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
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 ...
The pound just rose above $1.26 as riots hit the US – and the FTSE 100 falls
November 11th, 2016
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 ...
Brexit fears wipe £100bn off FTSE 100 in four days
June 15th, 2016
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
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
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
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 ...
FTSE 100 index plunges into ‘bear market’ territory as oil price rout wipes another £52bn off top-flight share values
January 21st, 2016
Footsie plunged 203 points or 3.5% to close at 5,673 That means £52bn has been wiped off blue-chip share values today Now more than 20% below April 2015’s 7,103 high – firmly a bear market Panic over oil price after ...
Herbert Smith Freehills named most trusted legal adviser to FTSE 100 companies
January 14th, 2016
Research published by The Lawyer has revealed that Herbert Smith Freehills is now the UK law firm with the most FTSE 100 client relationships – 39 FTSE 100 companies in total. The firm is also the most popular ...
