The headline figure shows inflation slowed to 2.6% from a year earlier, a bigger drop than economists had estimated. On a ...

Graeme Evans. FTSE 100-listed Bunzl today cut 2025 guidance in the face of much tougher conditions for its operations in No ...

Energy shares led Britain's benchmark stock index higher on Wednesday, as a softer-than-expected inflation print lifted ...

(Reuters) - The UK's FTSE 100 edged up on Wednesday after a reading on inflation came in slightly below expectations, offering comfort to investors ahead of Finance Minister Rachel Reeves' budget ...

The benchmark FTSE 100 is up 15.03 points or 0.17% at ... Prices were forecast to climb again by 3%. Core inflation that excludes prices of energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, was 3.5%.

Here is what you need to know at the London market open: FTSE 100: called down 60.5 points, 0.7%, at 8,188.62 Hang Seng: down 2.6% at 20,903.28 Nikkei 225: down 1.6% at 33,726.16 S&P/ASX 200: down 1.7 ...

The FTSE 100 index has bounced back recently after Donald Trump softened his stance on the tariffs. What next for the Footsie ...

Investment trusts Polar Capital Technology (LON: PCT) and Scottish Mortgage (LON: SMT ), which have big US (and Chinese) tech holdings, are also down almost 3%, while US-focused Ashtead (LON: AHT) and ...

Adjusted profits fell 35% to £ ... tax receipts rather than extra borrowing. Today’s inflation dip has given a boost to the FTSE 100 outlook after IG Index forecast a rise of 30 points at ...

Leading the blue-chip gainers, Endeavour Mining and Fresnillo rose 6.4% and 2.4% as the gold price hit a new high. On the FTSE 250, Hochschild Mining pushed 5.5% higher. The yellow metal climbed above ...

There was a boost for Reeves earlier when inflation figures showed a surprise ... to head back towards 4% later in the year. The FTSE 100 index rose by an initial 35 points before settling 5. ...