^FTSE - FTSE 100
| Previous close | 7,631.33 |
| Open | 7,631.33 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's range | 7,548.84 - 7,705.20 |
| 52-week range | 6,866.90 - 7,903.50 |
| Avg. volume | 849,148,081 |
Associated Press•4 hours agoStocks finish mostly higher as tech and media companies lead
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Wednesday as investors bet that technology companies and small, domestically-focused firms will continue to do well even if the trade dispute between the U.S. and China gets worse. Media companies jumped after Disney reached a new deal with Twenty-First Century Fox.
- Reuters•8 hours ago
Easing trade worries help FTSE climb while Berkeley tumbles
By Danilo Masoni and Helen Reid MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rose on Wednesday amid a broad-based rebound in Europe as immediate worries over the impact of a trade spat between the ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•8 hours ago
Easing trade worries help FTSE climb while Berkeley tumbles
Britain's top share index rose on Wednesday amid a broad-based rebound in Europe as immediate worries over the impact of a trade spat between the United States and China eased, but housebuilder Berkeley ...
- Investing.com•8 hours ago
Stocks- Wall Street Rallies as Trade Tensions Wane
The S&P 500 gained six points or 0.25% to 2,769.56 as of 9:41 AM ET (13:41 GMT) while the Dow composite increased 26 points or 0.11% to 24,664.33 and tech heavy NASDAQ Composite rose over 40 points or 0.52% to 7,766.07.
- MarketWatch•9 hours ago
European stocks stage recovery, but U.S.-China trade tensions remain
Tobacco stocks rise on ratings callTobacco stocks were rising Wednesday. European stocks on Wednesday bounced off a nearly three-week low, staging a recovery as traders came to terms with the further deterioration in the trade relationship between the U.S. and China that sent equities world-wide tumbling in the prior session. A measure of calm was returning to equity markets, even though the U.S. and China were still locking horns on trade issues.
- MarketWatch•9 hours ago
FTSE 100 ends higher, rising from 6-week low as Ocado, tobacco firms rally
Ocado, tobacco stocks rise after analyst commentsShares of BP and rival oil producer Royal Dutch Shell were among Wednesday’s winners in U.K. trade. U.K. stocks rose on Tuesday, with tobacco companies among biggest gainers after a positive broker note, helping London’s blue-chip index bounce off a six-week low that it reached as trade tensions between the U.S. and China escalated. The FTSE 100 index (^FTSE) gained 0.3% to close at 7,627.40, partly recovering from a 0.4% loss on Tuesday.
- Investor's Business Daily•11 hours ago
Stocks Rebound: China Bolsters Confidence, Disney Sweetens Fox Bid
The Nasdaq led as stocks rebounded briskly at Wednesday's open, after positive currency moves by China's central bank triggered gains across global markets. Winnebago[ticker symb=WGO] and Walgreens Boots[ticker symb=WBA] were early leaders. Netflix[ticker symb=NFLX] and Facebook[ticker symb=FB] took early leads among big tech names. Oracle's[ticker symb=ORCL] stock futures fell hard on earnings news. 21st Century Fox[ticker symb=FOX] and Walt Disney[ticker symb=DIS]...
- Investing.com•11 hours ago
Stocks- U.S. Futures Attempt Recovery as Trade Tensions Lull
Investing.com – U.S. futures were higher on Wednesday as trade tensions died down.The S&P 500 futures were up 10 points or 0.36% to 2,776.25 as of 6:45 AM ET (10:45 GMT) while Dow futures increased 127 points or 0.51% to 24,842.0. Meanwhile tech heavy Nasdaq 100 futures rose 26 points or 0.36% to 7,278.25.Trade tensions between the U.S. and China still remained on the back of investors minds, as the two largest economies in the world faced a tit-for-tat over trade tariffs.Stocks tumbled on Tuesday after U.S. ...
CNBC•11 hours agoEurope ends on a mixed to positive note as trade war fears rumble on
European stocks finished trading mostly in the black on Wednesday, although elevated fears of a full-blown Sino-U.S. trade war continued to linger.
- The Wall Street Journal•12 hours ago
[$$] Berkeley Group Market Talk Roundup
Holdings are the top faller in the FTSE 100 Index, down 5% after the homebuilder said it expected profit to drop by a third in the year to next April. A.J. Bell says that though Berkeley has a focus on the tough London market, it’s not a great start to the sector’s reporting season. is usually unwise and investors appear to be taking his forecast that profits have peaked at the house builder more seriously today than when he first made it in December,” says Bell’s Russ Mould.
- Market Realist•12 hours ago
European Markets Rebound Early on June 20
Following a weak performance for four weeks, the United Kingdom’s FTSE 100 Index started this week on a weaker note and declined in the first two trading days of the week. However, the FTSE 100 Index opened higher on June 20 and was trading with strength in the morning session.
- Reuters - UK Focus•15 hours ago
L&G aims for 8-10 pct profit growth from fund business
British insurer Legal & General (LSE: LGEN.L - news) is aiming for annual operating profit growth of 8 to 10 percent at its fund management business as part of a broader overhaul that includes plans to expand internationally. Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), one of the world's largest asset managers with nearly 1 trillion pounds ($1.32 trillion) in assets, said it would give more details of the plans later on Wednesday at a meeting with investors. Nigel Wilson, Group CEO said LGIM's long-term success in the UK and growing success internationally had bolstered Legal & General Group's double-digit operating profit growth over the past decade.
- Reuters - UK Focus•16 hours ago
FTSE rebounds as trade worries ease, pound weakens further
The UK's top share index rose on Wednesday in a broad-based rebound in Europe as immediate worries over the impact of a trade spat between the U.S. and China eased, although Berkeley slumped after warning ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•17 hours ago
BUZZ-Berkeley: bottom of FTSE 100 after warns of 30 pct profits fall next year
** London-focussed builder Berkeley's shares down 3 percent - bottom of FTSE 100 after co warns profits after 2018/2019 could be about 30 pct lower ** Co, which primarily operates near the top of the London ...
- MarketWatch•yesterday
European stocks finish at 3-week low as U.S.-China trade tensions escalate
Tit-for-tat tariff threats unsettle marketsAFP/A Chinese worker polishes steel at an offshore oil engineering platform in China’s Shandong province. Investors knocked European stocks to a near three-week low Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump indicated his administration was looking to hit China with further tariffs on $200 billion in imported goods, ramping up trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
- MarketWatch•yesterday
FTSE 100 logs 3rd straight drop as U.S.-China trade fight intensifies
U.K. stocks finished in the red Tuesday, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China escalated after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on $200 billion imported Chinese goods. The FTSE 100 index (^FTSE) lost 0.4% to end at 7,603.85, logging a third straight decline. The intensifying U.S.-China trade spat commanded market action on Tuesday, after Trump threatened further tariffs on Chinese goods.
- Investing.com•yesterday
Stocks- Wall Street Under Pressure as Trade War Intensifies
The S&P 500 was down 20 points or 0.75% to 2,753.08 as of 9:38 AM ET (13:38 GMT) while the Dow composite decreased 323 points or 1.29% to 24,664.33 and tech heavy NASDAQ Composite fell over 57 points or 0.74% to 7,689.58.
- CNBC•yesterday
European stocks end on a gloomy note, as Trump's threat of new tariffs rattles investors
European equities finished Tuesday's session in the red, as market-watchers continued to show concern over the possibility of a trade war between the U.S. and China.
- Reuters•yesterday
British shares dip as UK corporate woes add to trade war fears
By Julien Ponthus LONDON (Reuters) - UK shares fell on Tuesday on a global selloff prompted by fears of a full-blown trade war between the U.S. and China, and disappointing domestic corporate news including ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
British shares dip as UK corporate woes add to trade war fears
UK shares fell on Tuesday on a global selloff prompted by fears of a full-blown trade war between the U.S. and China, and disappointing domestic corporate news including a profit warning by Debenhams. ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
LIVE MARKETS-Trade war dents European stocks despite late rally in banks, utilities
* European shares end lower, but off opening lows * Industrials lead fallers, hit by trade war worries * Dow erases 2018 gains as trade worries worsen June 19 - Welcome to the home for real-time coverage ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
LIVE MARKETS-EU's riposte to US steel tariffs could trigger retaliation on cars
* European shares fall, off opening lows * Industrials lead fallers hit by trade war worries * U.S. futures point to lower open June 19 - Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of European equity markets ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
LIVE MARKETS-You can't eat the VIX and have your rates too
* European shares fall, off opening lows * Industrials lead fallers hit by trade war worries * U.S. futures point to lower open June 19 - Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of European equity markets ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
LIVE MARKETS-Unloved and oversold: an ode to European bank stocks
* European shares fall, off opening lows * Industrials lead fallers hit by trade war worries * U.S. futures point to lower open June 19 - Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of European equity markets ...
- Investing.com•yesterday
Stocks- Dow Futures Slump Over 300 Points as Trade War Continues
Investing.com – U.S. futures slumped on Tuesday as trade war tensions escalated.The S&P 500 futures was down 30 points or 1.10% to 2,749.25 as of 6:45 AM ET (10:45 GMT) while Dow futures decreased 328 points or 1.31% to 24,688.0. Meanwhile tech heavy Nasdaq 100 futures fell 76 points or 1.04% to 7,200.00Trade tensions between China and the U.S. continued, as the two largest economies in the world faced a tit-for-tat over global trade tariffs.In the latest spat, U.S. ...
