Advertisement
UK markets close in 5 hours 49 minutes

  • FTSE 100

    8,086.23
    +45.85 (+0.57%)
     

  • FTSE 250

    19,725.02
    +5.65 (+0.03%)
     

  • AIM

    755.18
    +0.49 (+0.06%)
     

  • GBP/EUR

    1.1672
    +0.0027 (+0.24%)
     

  • GBP/USD

    1.2521
    +0.0059 (+0.47%)
     

  • Bitcoin GBP

    51,127.63
    -1,914.02 (-3.61%)
     

  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,363.59
    -18.98 (-1.37%)
     

  • S&P 500

    5,071.63
    +1.08 (+0.02%)
     

  • DOW

    38,460.92
    -42.77 (-0.11%)
     

  • CRUDE OIL

    82.86
    +0.05 (+0.06%)
     

  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,337.60
    -0.80 (-0.03%)
     

  • NIKKEI 225

    37,628.48
    -831.60 (-2.16%)
     

  • HANG SENG

    17,284.54
    +83.27 (+0.48%)
     

  • DAX

    17,983.43
    -105.27 (-0.58%)
     

  • CAC 40

    8,047.35
    -44.51 (-0.55%)
     
Property:

How to sell your home

Top tips from property investors

UK Treasury and BoE urge bankers to help firms through virus crisis

Reuters
·1-min read
FILE PHOTO: Newly appointed Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street in London

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney met banking industry representatives on Thursday to urge them to support small and medium-sized companies hit by the spread of coronavirus.

"Today's summit demonstrates that the government's response is clearly and closely coordinated with the Bank of England, and that we are working with the banking sector to do everything it takes to support businesses through this difficult time," Sunak said in a statement.

The meeting was also attended by BoE Governor-designate Andrew Bailey.

(Writing by William Schomberg; editing by Stephen Addison)