(RTTNews) - Despite data showing improvements in British manufacturing and services sector activity in January, U.K. stocks are drifting lower after a positive start Friday morning, weighed down ...

The FTSE 100 has risen by around 2.75% year-to-date and on Friday 17 January 2025 hit a new record high near the 8,500 mark by exceeding its May peak ... This is especially the case since the strong ...

Last week the blue-chip FTSE 100 index hit ... after it has fallen 10% since the start of the year: JD Sports (LSE: JD). It is 49% lower now than it was five years ago. The sportswear retailer has ...

Goldman Sachs has hiked its price forecasts for the pan-European Stoxx 600 and London's FTSE 100 on the back of a potential ...

McEwan has been a non-executive director of BHP since ... after its rival rebuffed a series of proposals worth up to £39bn. Barratt Redrow (BTRW.L) is the top riser on the FTSE 100 index this ...

Stock prices in London got off to a tepid start on Tuesday, as updates from Diageo and Vodafone failed to impress, while trade worries continued to knock investor confidence. The FTSE 100 index ...

Speculation over an activist investor’s BP stake building today powered the oil giant’s shares during a robust start to the ...

The US dollar jumped after the surprise rise, while the yield on US government bonds also increased. The dollar climbed as ...

The FTSE 100 has risen by around 2.75% year-to-date and on Friday, 17 January 2025, it hit a new record high near the 8,500 mark, surpassing its May peak ... into more "affordable" European stocks at ...

BP jumped 6% or 27.3p to its highest level since July at 460.5p ... markets has set the tone for a positive start to trading in London, with the FTSE 100 index seen about ten points higher.