^FTSE - FTSE 100
| Previous close | 6,240.36 |
| Open | 6,240.36 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's range | 6,137.09 - 6,262.71 |
| 52-week range | 4,898.80 - 7,727.50 |
| Avg. volume | 1,070,440,314 |
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Coronavirus: Government announces £155m tax break on PPE
The Treasury has extended a VAT waiver on personal protective equipment until the end of October.
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Starling Bank seeks £35m in new competition funding: 'We're a safe pair of hands'
The app-only bank is applying for a new grant from the Banking Competition Remedies' alternative remedies fund.
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Coronavirus: UK services sector 'emerges from the shadows' as lockdown eases
A closely watched purchasing managers' index survey from IHS Markit continues to indicate a turnaround for the services sector.
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What to watch: Ryanair agrees Irish pilot pay cut, consumer confidence improves, and Amigo Loans warns on complaints
A daily overview of the top business, market, and economic stories to watch in the UK, Europe, and abroad.
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FTSE 100 melts down as US COVID-19 cases in focus
The United States once again broke a record for the number of daily new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 55,000 new incidents confirmed.
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UK midcaps inch higher on signs of global economic rebound
The domestically-focussed FTSE 250 <.FTMC> rose 0.3%, on track for a weekly gain, as data showed China's services sector expanded at its fastest pace in over a decade last month. Final figures on the UK's services sector for June are due later in the day.
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I’d buy FTSE 100 shares today despite a possible second stock market crash and a recession
The prospect of a second stock market crash and a major recession could make FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) shares more attractive in my view.The post I’d buy FTSE 100 shares today despite a possible second stock market crash and a recession appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
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Have £10k to invest today? I’d buy crashing FTSE 100 shares in an ISA to retire early
Investing in shares after the FTSE 100’s (INDEXFTSE:UKX) market crash could increase your chances of retiring early, in my opinion.The post Have £10k to invest today? I’d buy crashing FTSE 100 shares in an ISA to retire early appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
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Brexit: Barnier warns EU and UK still have 'serious divergences'
Michel Barnier warned that the EU expected 'to be better understood and respected' by the UK if a Brexit agreement was to be struck.
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Pubs prepare for 'Super Saturday' with excitement and 'trepidation'
There are concerns pubs will be overwhelmed and worries about how easy it will be to enforce health and safety regulations once drink has been taken.
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Ipsos Mori and DIAL Global to launch white paper into 500 of UK's biggest firms' D&I practices
The benchmark report will be published in the McKenzie-Delis Packer Review in October 2020.
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What to watch: All Bar One owner swings to loss, Meggitt warning, and stocks rise
A daily overview of the top business, market, and economic stories to watch in the UK, Europe, and abroad.
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London shares end higher on vaccine hopes, set for weekly gains
The blue-chip FTSE 100 <.FTSE> rose 1.3% and the mid-cap FTSE 250 <.FTMC> 1% as a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer <PFE.N> and Germany's BioNTech <BNTX.O> was found to be well tolerated in early-stage human trials. Appetite for global equities heightened after data showed record employment growth in the United States at 4.8 million job additions, even as layoffs remained elevated and COVID-19 cases across the country spiked.
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Brexit deal and coronavirus recovery dominate Germany's EU presidency
Maas said pressure is on Germany to oversee a UK-EU agreement, and avoid a No-Deal Brexit.
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The FTSE 100 is trading at two-week lows! Is this the start of a second stock market crash?
The fear factor is rising again and another stock market crash could be approaching. But so what? I'd carry on buying FTSE 100 stocks today.The post The FTSE 100 is trading at two-week lows! Is this the start of a second stock market crash? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
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What to watch: B&M's steady recovery, UK manufacturing, Ryanair job cuts
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 shops keep slashing prices to lure back customers
Two-thirds of firms say turnover is below pre-crisis levels despite reopening, suggesting the deep effects of the downturn and social distancing.
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Coronavirus: UK house prices see first annual drop since 2012
The average home in June sold for £2,500 less than in May as the coronavirus continues to knock UK property prices.
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Coronavirus: UK manufacturing stabilises after historic collapse
IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered at 50.1, in line with economists expectations.
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Shopping centre owner Hammerson collects just 16% of rents
Hammerson owns shopping centres like Brent Cross in London and the Bullring in Birmingham.
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Coronavirus: European stocks fall as positive data offset by surging US infections
European stocks fell as investors weighed positive economic data against surging coronavirus infections in the US.
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Coronavirus: Caffe Ritazza and Upper Crust owner may axe up to 5,000 jobs
The company, which operates mainly from airports and train stations, blamed a 'slow recovery' in UK travel for potential cutbacks.
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British mid-caps end higher on hopes of potential COVID-19 vaccine
A COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc <PFE.N> and German biotech firm BioNTech <BNTX.O> showed promise and was found to be well tolerated in early-stage human trials. "The turning point appeared to be some vaccine news, an element of the pandemic saga that has been missing from the last couple of weeks," said Connor Campbell, a financial analyst at Spreadex. The domestically focussed FTSE 250 <.FTMC> was up 0.4% after closing Tuesday with its best quarter in eight years, partly on the back of historic global monetary and fiscal stimulus.
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Stocks - Europe Mixed; Sainsbury's Sees Strong Sales Growth
European stock markets traded mostly higher Wednesday, as some better-than-expected economic data indicated that the economic recovery in Europe is on track, despite lingering concerns about the Covid-19 outbreak both at home and, more acutely, in the U.S. It was cautious about the outlook for the rest of the year, but said it had repaid 500 million pounds that it had drawn down from a credit facility as a precautionary measure at the start of the outbreak.
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Coronavirus: Government action needed after 'historic setback' in UK economy
A closely watched survey suggests that the UK economy contracted at the sharpest pace on record in the second quarter.
