Advertisement
UK markets close in 6 hours 54 minutes

  • FTSE 100

    8,304.41
    +90.92 (+1.11%)
     

  • FTSE 250

    20,379.89
    +215.35 (+1.07%)
     

  • AIM

    777.34
    +5.81 (+0.75%)
     

  • GBP/EUR

    1.1648
    -0.0012 (-0.10%)
     

  • GBP/USD

    1.2538
    -0.0026 (-0.20%)
     

  • Bitcoin GBP

    51,263.36
    -876.99 (-1.68%)
     

  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,321.47
    -43.66 (-3.20%)
     

  • S&P 500

    5,180.74
    +52.95 (+1.03%)
     

  • DOW

    38,852.27
    +176.59 (+0.46%)
     

  • CRUDE OIL

    78.69
    +0.21 (+0.27%)
     

  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,323.60
    -7.60 (-0.33%)
     

  • NIKKEI 225

    38,835.10
    +599.03 (+1.57%)
     

  • HANG SENG

    18,479.37
    -98.93 (-0.53%)
     

  • DAX

    18,244.25
    +69.04 (+0.38%)
     

  • CAC 40

    8,014.83
    +18.19 (+0.23%)
     
Money:

The retirement income gap no-one is talking about

People are living longer than ever before and this can impact how you plan for retirement

BUZZ-UK miners: bite dust as US payrolls rise

Reuters - UK Focus

** Stocks of UK miners fall as the dollar rallies post the bigger-than-expected rise in NFP data in October, signalling the U.S (Other OTC: UBGXF - news) . Fed may hike interest rates next month

** Non-farm payrolls increased by 271,000, compared with 142,000 in Sept and above the 180,000 that economists polled by Reuters had expected

** Dollar index hits 6-1/2 month high following jobs report, making dollar-priced metals costlier for non-US investors

** Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO.L - news) , BHP, Antofagasta (Other OTC: ANFGF - news) , Glencore (Xetra: A1JAGV - news) , Anglo American (LSE: AAL.L - news) biggest casualties on Britain's FTSE 100, all down between 1-6 pct

** Stoxx 600 Basic Resources index down c.3 pct (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : aastha.agnihotri.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)