REVEALED: Coronavirus cuts leave just five FTSE 100 firms that have delivered on a decade of dividend growth Just five companies in the UK’s blue chip index have paid a dividend every year for the past decade and forecast dividend growth of at least 2 per cent this year The same can be said for … Read more
FTSE 100 opens nearly 0.5% up as it climbs 28 points to 5,882 as investors welcome easing of lockdown and Chinese exports rise quicker than expected FTSE 100 of Britain’s biggest firms rose by 28 points or 0.47% to 5,882 today Investors welcome plans to ease rules imposed under lockdown from Monday Analysts also react … Read more
FTSE 100 continues climb as it rises by 1.8% or 107 points to 5861 in afternoon trading as investors are buoyed by oil price rally and UK plotting way out of lockdown FTSE 100 up 1.8 per cent this afternoon as the UK plans its way out of lockdown Domestically focused FTSE 250 also added … Read more
London markets close slightly down by 0.16% or nine points on 5,763 after US stocks fell amid fears of renewed US-China trade war London markets opened flat today on 5,763 points as US-China tensions flared Rolls Royce tumbled on reports it was considering job cuts to ride out the slump Trump pinned the blame for … Read more
FTSE 100 opens down 2.2% by 144 to 5757 points as data shows slump in UK housing market – after government put brakes on lockdown easing and Trump threatened $1trillion tariffs on China The FTSE 100 of Britain’s biggest firms opened down by 144 or 2.2 per cent Newly released figures show house prices were … Read more
The day Britain’s lockdown was announced, a message pinged on my phone with a rhetorical question: ‘Is 5,000 some form of chart point?’ That text, on 23 March, referred to the FTSE 100 having closed below that waterline at 4,993.9 – down 35 per cent on its peak of 7,675. Things were looking about as … Read more
The FTSE 100 has risen by 1.3 per cent as Boris Johnson says the UK is ‘turning the tide’ on coronavirus in his first address to the nation following his illness. The index of Britain’s biggest companies is up by 91 points to 5,844. The positive start followed gains in Asia today as leaders up their … Read more
Stock markets fell today after a promising drug that experts hoped would become a breakthrough treatment for coronavirus flopped in its first key trial. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s largest companies dropped by 86 points or 1.48 per cent to 5,740 this morning – the US Dow also dipped slightly. It came after the … Read more
FTSE 100 opens flat on 5,786 after UK government’s traffic light lockdown exit strategy was revealed – as caution grips Asian markets ahead of corporate earnings data in wake of crisis Britain’s FTSE 100 opened flat at 5,786 today amid talks on ending lockdown The blue chip index remained unchanged after last weeks late rally … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Stocks tumble as US-China trade war reignites; Eddie Stobart boss quits as firm suspends shares; Pound settles after strong rally The FTSE 100 closed down 0.5%, or 33.20 points, at 7,094.98 Pound up 0.1% to $1.2275, but in the red against the euro, down 0.4% at €1.1013 Eddie Stobart said its CEO Alex … Read more