^FTSE - FTSE 100
| Previous close | 7,676.28 |
| Open | 7,676.28 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's range | 7,660.02 - 7,702.85 |
| 52-week range | 6,866.90 - 7,903.50 |
| Avg. volume | 854,661,623 |
Associated Press•1 hour agoUS stocks waver as banks fall but smaller companies climb
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks indexes are mixed Thursday as weak results from banks are partly canceled out by gains for smaller and more domestically-focused companies. Disney and Comcast both rose after Comcast ended its bid to buy most of Twenty-First Century Fox. In testimony before Congress, representatives of the auto industry are speaking out against tariffs on imported cars and car parts proposed by the Trump administration.
- MarketWatch•3 hours ago
European stocks end off 1-month high as miners slide
European stock markets finish lower Thursday, pulling back from a one-month high as mining stocks track a selloff in the metal prices, and the latest round of earnings reports rolled out.
- Investing.com•3 hours ago
Stocks- Wall Street Falls on Trade Tensions
Investing.com – Wall Street was lower on Thursday as trade tensions resurfaced.The S&P 500 lost six points or 0.21% to 2,809.58 as of 9:42 AM ET (13:42 GMT) while the Dow decreased 57 points or 0.23% to 25,141.37 and tech heavy NASDAQ Composite was down 10 points or 0.13% to 7,844.27.Trade tensions continued after China said the White House was wrong to blame Chinese President Xi Jinping for blocking progress on a trade deal. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told CNBC that the U.S. President Donald Trump's trade strategy is not as disruptive as many describe. ...
- MarketWatch•3 hours ago
FTSE 100 scores third straight win after weak retail sales throw August rate hike into question
U.K. stocks ended higher on Thursday and the pound tumbled after disappointing British retail sales stoked speculation the Bank of England may refrain from hiking interest rates in August.
Reuters•3 hours agoEarnings in focus as FTSE finds support in weaker pound
By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) - Earnings updates were the main focus on Thursday as Britain's top share index inched higher, but it stayed within recent tight ranges as caution over the outcome of Brexit ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•3 hours ago
Earnings in focus as FTSE finds support in weaker pound
Earnings updates were the main focus on Thursday as Britain's top share index inched higher, but it stayed within recent tight ranges as caution over the outcome of Brexit talks predominated. The FTSE ...
- Reuters - UK Focus•4 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Closing snapshot: European shares end lower
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- Reuters - UK Focus•4 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Trade tweets? That don't impress me much
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- Reuters•5 hours ago
Sterling dives to 10-month low below $1.30, more weakness seen
Sterling dived below $1.30 for the first time in 10 months on Thursday, sent lower by weak economic data, a resurgent dollar and uncertainty about how Britain's approaching exit from the European Union will play out. Lacklustre retail sales data for June painted a picture of an economy struggling against the backdrop of stagnating wage growth, steady inflation figures and difficult Brexit negotiations. Escalating trade tensions, robust U.S. economic growth and a confident Federal Reserve have all boosted the greenback's appeal.
- Reuters - UK Focus•5 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-European banks: light at the end of the tunnel?
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- Reuters - UK Focus•5 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-The problem with following the benchmark
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- Reuters - UK Focus•5 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Bracing for August volatility
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- Investing.com•6 hours ago
Stocks- U.S. Futures Fall Ahead of Earnings, Trade Tension Worry
Investing.com – U.S. futures pointed to a lower opening bell as earnings season and trade tensions continued to rattle investors.
Market Realist•7 hours agoEuropean Markets Are Mixed Early on July 19
The United Kingdom’s FTSE 100 Index started this week on a weaker note but regained strength as the week progressed. After closing higher on Wednesday, the FTSE 100 Index started July 19 on a stronger note. The index was trading with strength at four-week high price levels in the morning session.
- Reuters - UK Focus•7 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Investors seek shelter in Spain
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- Reuters - UK Focus•8 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-Car tariffs: what's the damage?
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- Reuters - UK Focus•9 hours ago
LIVE MARKETS-"Wall of free cash flow around the corner"
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- FX Empire•10 hours ago
UK Inflation Eases, Pound Continues to Fall on Disappointing Retail Sales
The UK’s retail sales figures dropped unexpectedly in June. Sales declined by 0.5% in June compared to a growth of 1.4% in May. YoY Retail sales grew by 2.9, below analysts expectation of 3.7%. Pound hits a 10-month low near 1.30 versus the US dollar.
Associated Press•14 hours agoAsian stocks drift as investors await fresh moves on trade
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets were drifting Thursday in mixed trading as investors awaited further moves in global trade disputes.
Reuters•yesterdaySterling slide boosts FTSE while results drive Smiths Group down
A weaker pound helped Britain's top share index march higher on Wednesday as company earnings took centre stage with Smiths Group suffering. The blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) index climbed 0.7 percent, in line with a broader rally among European stocks as the second quarter earnings season steps into gear. Shares in easyJet (EZJ.L) were among the top gainers, up 2.1 percent, after the budget airline upgraded its full-year guidance and said that profit could jump by as much as 45 percent in 2018.
- MarketWatch•yesterday
European stocks close at highest level in more than a month
The pan-European equity index finish at the highest level in more than a month Wednesday, extending gains in the region to a second session amid a weakening euro and a round of well-received corporate results that fostered buying appetite.
- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
Sterling slide boosts FTSE 100 while results drive Smiths Group down
A weaker pound helped Britain's top share index march higher on Wednesday as company earnings took centre stage with Smiths Group suffering. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index climbed 0.7 percent, in line with ...
- Investing.com•yesterday
Stocks - Wall Street Flat as Trade Tensions Creep In
The S&P 500 gained a quarter of a point, or 0.01%, to 2,809.79 as of 9:37 AM ET (13:37 GMT), while the Dow decreased 10 points, or 0.04%, to 25,109.01 and the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite was down four points, or 0.06%, to 7,850.33.
- Investing.com•yesterday
Stocks - U.S. Futures Flat Ahead of Earnings
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were flat Wednesday as investors digested earnings news and waited for the second day of testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.The S&P 500 futures was flat at 2.811.25 as of 6:56 AM ET ( 10:56 GMT) while Dow futures increased six points or 0.02% to 25,112.0. Meanwhile tech heavy Nasdaq 100 futures lost six points or 0.08% to 7,415.75.Powell is expected to deliver his semiannual testimony to the House Financial Services Committee at 10:00 AM ET (14:00 GMT). ...
- Investor's Business Daily•yesterday
Stocks Start Mixed; Morgan Stanley Beats; United Spurs Airline Rally
Morgan Stanley, United Continental and railroad CSX were among Wednesday's early earnings beats, but a rising dollar and pending testimony from Fed Chief Powell kept early trade in check.
