^FTSE - FTSE 100
| Previous close | 7,328.92 |
| Open | 7,328.92 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's range | 7,323.31 - 7,368.17 |
| 52-week range | 6,866.90 - 7,792.60 |
| Avg. volume | 797,826,324 |
- The Wall Street Journal•2 hours ago
WSJ City PM: Oil Bulls in Focus as Trump Weighs In, Takeda Sweetens Proposal for Shire, Looking for a Home for Russian Aluminium
WSJ City is the app that delivers concise, smart news on business and finance for mobile. As oil prices have soared, hedge funds and other big investors have amassed a record number of bullish bets on crude, putting the market at risk of a swift fall if the outlook sours, analysts say.
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
Stock market fall as energy, Apple offset GE rally; indexes set for weekly gains
U.S. stocks edge lower on Friday, as the latest batch of corporate earnings were unable to fully offset comments from President Donald Trump about crude-oil prices that sent the commodity lower and pressured ...
- Investing.com•2 hours ago
Stocks- Wall Street Slumps as Rising Bond Yields Weigh
Investing.com – Wall Street fell on Friday as investors digested earnings results and rising bond yields weighed eased traders appetite for risk.The S&P 500 was down over five and a half points or 0.21% to 2,687.49 as of 9:44 AM ET (13:43 GMT) while the Dow composite decreased 55 and a half points or 0.23% to 24,609.19 and tech heavy NASDAQ Composite fell nearly 37 points or 0.52% to 7,00.27.U.S. bond yields crept back up on Friday, with the United States 2-Year note climbing to its highest level since September 2008, at 2.449. ...
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
European stocks slip slightly from 7-week high as consumer-goods shares struggle
European stocks edged down Friday, as losses in the consumer goods sector contributed to pulling the broader market back from a more than seven-week high.
- Reuters•3 hours ago
FTSE 100 posts fourth straight week of gains while Reckitt, Shire fall
Weaker sterling helped Britain's FTSE 100 (.FTSE) outperform European markets on Friday, while consumer giant Reckitt Benckiser tumbled after disappointing results and Shire declined as Allergan pulled out of the running to acquire the company. Sterling fell after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney dampened widespread expectations for an interest rate hike in May. The decline supported export-oriented large-cap stocks, which dominate the FTSE 100.
- Reuters - UK Focus•3 hours ago
FTSE 100 posts fourth straight week of gains while Reckitt, Shire fall
Weaker sterling helped Britain's FTSE 100 outperform European markets on Friday, while consumer giant Reckitt Benckiser tumbled after disappointing results and Shire declined as Allergan pulled out of the running to acquire the company. The leading UK stock index closed up 0.54 percent at 7368.17 points, posting a fourth straight week of gains with a 1.4 percent rise, its longest winning streak since mid-January.
- MarketWatch•3 hours ago
FTSE 100 ends at 11-week high as pound falls on BOE rate-hike doubts
U.K. stocks on Friday advance for a fourth straight day, closing at the highest level in about 11 weeks, partly prompted by a drop in the pound after Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney suggested that an ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•3 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks dip on oil, tech weakness; oil slips after Trump remarks
World stocks dipped on Friday amid weakness in the energy sector and as worries about a global slowdown in smartphone demand dented the technology sector, while oil prices fell after U.S. President Donald ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•3 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Closing snapshot: A fourth week of gains in a row
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- Reuters - UK Focus•4 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-European equity flows reverse
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- Reuters - UK Focus•4 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Earnings: The moment of truth
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- Reuters - UK Focus•4 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Expecting "few surprises" from European banks
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- Investing.com•5 hours ago
Stocks- U.S. Futures Point to Weak Opening Bell
Investing.com – U.S. futures were mostly lower on Friday as bond yields in the U.S. rose.The S&P 500 futures was flat at 2,693.0 as of 6:49 AM ET (10:49 GMT) while Dow futures decreased 20 points or 0.08% to 24,617.0. Meanwhile tech heavy Nasdaq 100 futures fell 11 points or 0.17% to 6,768.25.U.S. bond yields crept back up on Friday, with the United States 2-Year note climbing to its highest level since September 2008, at 2.437. The yield on the United States 10-Year Treasury note rose to 2.921.Prices fall as bond yields rise. A spike in U.S. ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•5 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Tiny but pricey: Europe's small-cap stocks looking expensive
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- Reuters - UK Focus•6 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks dip on tech worries, oil slides after Trump tweet
World stocks dipped on Friday as worries about a global slowdown in smartphone demand dented the technology sector while oil prices fell after U.S. President Donald Trump said prices were artificially high. Down 0.3 percent on the day, the MSCI All Country World Index was on track for its second week in the black after a strong start to the corporate earnings season.
- Reuters - UK Focus•7 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Why isn't inflation spooking anyone anymore?
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- Reuters - UK Focus•7 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Midday snapshot: sun shines, stocks climb
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- Reuters - UK Focus•8 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-How's the Shire saga going to end?
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- Reuters - UK Focus•8 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Quality street: low vol picks
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- Reuters - UK Focus•9 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-The case for buying the dip in a "peak growth" world
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- Reuters - UK Focus•10 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks set for second week of gains, commodities ease
World stocks dipped on Friday but were set for a second week of gains after a strong start to the global corporate earnings season, while a rally in commodity prices fizzled out. Losses by the tech sector in Asia and profit-taking among mining stocks in Europe contributed to the overall losses. The index is still on track for a 1 percent gain this week, as global markets recover from a turbulent first quarter which saw the return of volatility, trade tensions between the U.S. and China, and tensions in the Middle East.
- Reuters - UK Focus•11 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Commodities slide, telecoms glide
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- FX Empire•14 hours ago
FTSE 100 flat during Thursday sleepwalk
The FTSE 100 went sideways during the session on Thursday, essentially going nowhere. As I record this video, we are flat for the day, and although this is rather unenthusiastic, it’s likely a good sign going forward.
- Investing.com•yesterday
Stocks- Wall Street Lower as Bond Yields Rise
The S&P 500 was down over 11 points or 0.44% to 2,696.67 as of 9:43 AM ET (13:43 GMT) while the Dow composite decreased 60 points or 0.24% to 24,687.69 and tech heavy NASDAQ Composite fell nearly 34 points or 0.47% to 7,260.72.
- Reuters•yesterday
Shire, commodity stocks lift FTSE to 10-week high
By Danilo Masoni and Kit Rees MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - The UK's top share index rose on Thursday as surging crude oil prices boosted commodity stocks and Shire's shares jumped as bid talk heated up. The ...
