^FTSE - FTSE 100
| Previous close | 7,683.97 |
| Open | 7,683.97 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's range | 7,631.66 - 7,705.80 |
| 52-week range | 6,866.90 - 7,903.50 |
| Avg. volume | 851,844,650 |
- MarketWatch•yesterday
FTSE 100 turns lower, but books second weekly gain in a row
U.K. blue-chip stocks fell Friday, returning to negative territory after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to place tariffs on $500 billion in Chinese imports, potentially ramping up his administration’s trade dispute with officials running the world’s second-largest economy.
MarketWatch•yesterdayEuropean stocks fall as Trump threatens China with tariffs on all $500 billion in goods to U.S.
European stocks fell Friday, with auto and bank shares among those losing ground as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens a significant expansion in tariffs on Chinese imports.
- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
LIVE MARKETS-Closing snapshot: slightly lower
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- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
Defensive shares keep Britain's FTSE aloft
The UK's top share index held its ground on Friday, slightly outperforming a broadly negative European market, as global trade uncertainty and political troubles closer to home spurred demand for defensive stocks and earnings filtered through. The blue chip FTSE 100 index ended down 0.07 percent at 7,678.79 points. The FTSE, dominated by companies with large foreign currency earnings, has found support from weakness in the pound, which has been on the backfoot this week amid signs of discord in Prime Minister Theresa May's party over her Brexit strategy.
- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
LIVE MARKETS-UK banks' results could be alright
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- Investing.com•yesterday
Stocks- U.S. Futures Slump After Trump Threatens Tariffs on All Chinese Imports
Investing.com – U.S. futures took a sudden dive on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports.The S&P 500 futures fell six points or 0.23% to 2,798.75 as of 6:48 AM ET ( 10:48 GMT) while Dow futures decreased 100 points or 0.40% to 24,959.0. Meanwhile tech heavy Nasdaq 100 futures inched up six points or 0.09% to 7,374.50.Trump said in an interview on CNBC that he is ready to impose tariffs on $500 billion worth of Chinese goods to the U.S. if China does not back down on its trade policies. ...
- Investor's Business Daily•yesterday
Stocks Open Mixed As Trump Attacks Fed; Microsoft Lifts Nasdaq
Early earnings news from Microsoft, Intuitive Surgical and VF Corp. on Friday countered the weak global trade that followed new trade threats from the White House. The Dow and S&P 500 opened lower, as they sought their third straight weekly gains.
- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
LIVE MARKETS-Brexit stock-picking: Don't write off UK domestics
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- Market Realist•yesterday
European Markets Are Mixed Early on July 20
The United Kingdom’s FTSE 100 Index closed higher on Thursday and clocked the third consecutive daily gain. Carrying forward the strength, the FTSE 100 Index started July 20 on a stable note. The index was trading with strength at more than one-month high price levels in the morning session.
- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
LIVE MARKETS-Midday snapshot: new Trump tariff threat dampens stocks
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- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
LIVE MARKETS-Trade war watch: capital goods to feel the heat
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- Fool.co.uk•yesterday
Why I’d sell this overpriced FTSE 250 share and buy this FTSE 100 dividend instead
This FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) share appears to offer greater income potential than a FTSE 250 (INDEXFTSE:MCX) stock that reported on Friday.
- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
LIVE MARKETS-European equities suffer further outflows
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- Reuters - UK Focus•yesterday
LIVE MARKETS-Beep beep... investors hang up on telecoms
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- Reuters•yesterday
Defensive shares keep FTSE aloft
The UK's top share index held its ground on Friday, outperforming a broadly negative European market, as global trade uncertainty and political troubles closer to home spurred demand for defensive stocks and earnings filtered through. The blue chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) index was up 0.1 percent at 7,694.98 points by 0916 GMT. The FTSE, dominated by companies with large foreign currency earnings, has found support from weakness in the pound, which has been on the backfoot this week amid signs of discord in Prime Minister Theresa May's party over her Brexit strategy.
- Reuters - UK Focus•2 days ago
LIVE MARKETS-Opening snapshot: European stocks pull lower
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- Reuters - UK Focus•2 days ago
LIVE MARKETS-What's on the radar for the open
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- Reuters - UK Focus•2 days ago
LIVE MARKETS-Futures down as trade clouds return
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- Reuters - UK Focus•2 days ago
LIVE MARKETS-Morning call: Europe to fall in step with Wall St, Asia decline
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- Bloomberg•2 days ago
The U.K. Stock Market Isn't Paying Attention to Brexit Chatter
You couldn’t tell from looking at the stock market. With higher oil prices and still solid growth in earnings and the global economy, domestic investors have enough reasons to disregard the biggest cloud on the horizon -- the possibility of a Brexit that leaves the U.K. cut off from its most important commercial partner. “You don’t want to totally leave the U.K. because there is some good value,” said Leigh Himsworth, who manages Fidelity International’s U.K. stock funds from London.
Associated Press•2 days agoAsian markets fall as China, US ready for more tariffs
Asian markets wobbled Friday on signs that China and the U.S. were preparing to impose more tariffs on each other's products. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.5 percent to 22,652.42 and South Korea's ...
- MarketWatch•2 days 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•2 days 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•2 days 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•2 days 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 ...
