FTSE 100 (^FTSE)
| Previous close | 7,965.53 |
| Open | 7,965.53 |
| Volume |
| Day's range | 7,843.35 - 7,965.53 |
| 52-week range | 7,215.80 - 8,045.00 |
| Avg. volume | 1,098,903,680 |
Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 LIVE: European stocks slump as China growth fails to cheer traders
The FTSE followed Wall Street and Asia deep into the red on Tuesday morning.
Yahoo Finance UKBank of England faces interest rates dilemma as job market cools
Unemployment rose and pay growth was still stubbornly high, leaving the Bank of England with a choice on its hands at its next interest rates call.
- Reuters
British equities drop 1%; Dr Martens, Superdry tumble
London stocks took a dive on Tuesday, with most sectors trading in red, as traders pulled back expectations of rapid U.S. rate cuts, while shares of Dr Martens and Superdry tumbled on disappointing corporate updates. As of 0719 GMT, the resource-heavy FTSE 100 lost 1.2% to their lowest levels in a month, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 fell 1.4%. Shares of Dr Martens slumped 25.2%, dragging the personal goods sector by 4%, after the bootmaker named a new chief exective and flagged a challenging fiscal 2025 amid weak U.S. demand.
