^FTSE - FTSE 100
| Previous close | 6,015.25 |
| Open | 6,015.25 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's range | 5,888.58 - 6,015.25 |
| 52-week range | 4,898.80 - 7,727.50 |
| Avg. volume | 1,331,066,513 |
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Coronavirus: Devastation for airlines as UK confirms 14-day quarantine post-travel
These are similar measures that have already been announced by other countries.
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Coronavirus: Regulator investigates misleading online reviews
It will be looking into several major websites to see whether they are doing enough to protect shoppers from fake and misleading reviews.
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Coronavirus: What Brits are buying and not buying during lockdown
UK retail sales crashed in April — but there were some bright spots from consumers.
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Coronavirus: Carluccio's rescued but 1,000 jobs and 40 branches axed
30 Carluccio's branches and 800 jobs will be saved as the owner of Giraffe stepped in with a rescue deal for the troubled Italian restaurant chain.
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Coronavirus: UK homeowners given another three-month mortgage holiday
The extension is aimed at homeowners struggling to pay because of the coronavirus, while a ban on repossessions by lenders has also been extended to the end of October.
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Coronavirus: Markets fall on Hong Kong tensions and slow COVID-19 recovery fears
US president Donald Trump warned he would react 'very strongly' to China's plans to impose a new national security law on Hong Kong.
- Reuters
Asia-focused banks lead FTSE 100 lower as trade tensions flare
The blue-chip FTSE 100 declined 0.4%, with Prudential sliding 9.3% to the bottom of the index while HSBC slipped to its lowest since 2009. "Investors may have been more focused on the continued unhelpful dialogue between the U.S. and China, hence they chose to trim some risk exposure," said Ian Williams, economics & strategy research analyst at Peel Hunt. The domestically focused FTSE 250 , nudged 0.1% higher, boosted by pub operator Marstons which surged 102.7% after saying it would combine its brewing business with Carlsberg UK.
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Coronavirus: UK borrowed record £62.1bn in April to battle COVID-19 crisis
The ONS also bumped up its provisional estimate of borrowing in March 2020 by £11.7bn to £14.7bn.
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Stocks - Europe Opens Sharply Lower as China Cracks Down on Hong Kong
The decision drew a warning from President Donald Trump that Washington would react "very strongly" against the attempt to gain more control over the former British colony. The U.S. Senate published a bill with bipartisan support that would sanction Chinese officials who implement the law.
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Shoe firm Clarks plans 900 job cuts with some stores shut for good
Clarks said 200 new jobs would be created as part of a turnaround plan however, but a 'small number' of its stores may never reopen as coronavirus restrictions ease.
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Coronavirus: European markets slide on fears 'second and third wave coming'
Investors weighed up bleak business survey data and fears are growing of a ‘second wave’ of the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: UK retailers slash prices of tissues, rice and handwash
The decline in prices of many high-demand items in the pandemic comes as stockpiling has eased.
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What to Watch: EU PMI beats low expectations, EasyJet returns, AstraZeneca vaccine
A daily overview of the top business, market, and economic stories to watch in the UK, Europe, and abroad.
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Coronavirus: UK economy keeps shrinking at faster rate than in 2008 crisis
The PMI survey data shows how the economy is reeling from the pandemic, with millions of firms and workers seeing their incomes hit.
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Coronavirus: Pets at Home forecasts profit drop as stockpiling slows
Online sales have remained higher, that is not enough to offset the reduced level of in-store sales.
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Coronavirus: AstraZeneca to supply potential COVID-19 vaccine in September
The vaccine, now known as AZD1222, is being developed by the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford.
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Coronavirus: Premier Inn owner aims to raise £1bn to battle crisis
Company aims to raise funds through a rights issue — giving the option to existing shareholders to purchase additional new shares.
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Coronavirus: EasyJet to resume flights from 15 June
Flights will restart on mainly domestic routes between 22 European airports.
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What to consider if you're thinking of changing careers because of the COVID-19 crisis
Two thirds of workers are rethinking their career choices, according to new research. Here's what to consider if you're thinking of changing jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Stocks - Europe Slips Lower After Gloomy Economic Data
Elsewhere, gold futures fell 0.9% to $1,736.85/oz, while EUR/USD traded at 1.0965, down 0.1%.
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Coronavirus: Investors pay UK government to take their money
The UK government raised £3.75bn selling 3-year bonds with a yield of -0.003%, the first time it has issued negative yielding long dated gilts.
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Coronavirus: Half of UK businesses caught off guard by remote working
Millions of UK employees have been working from home since the outbreak of the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: Unions demand Attlee postwar-style shakeup of UK economy
The TUC wants wide-ranging reforms after the crisis, much as Labour leader Clement Attlee reshaped Britain by expanding the welfare state after 1945.
