^FTSE - FTSE 100

FTSE - FTSE Delayed Price. Currency in GBP
7,368.17
+39.25 (+0.54%)
At close: 4:35PM BST
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Previous Close7,328.92
Open7,328.92
Volume0
Day's Range7,323.31 - 7,368.17
52 Week Range6,866.90 - 7,792.60
Avg. Volume797,376,903
  • MarketWatch6 hours ago

    Stocks end lower but eke out weekly gains

    U.S. stocks extend losses in late trade to end lower on Friday, as weakness in technology and consumer staples shares offset the latest batch of corporate earnings, which largely continued to beat expectations....

  • The Wall Street Journal10 hours ago

    WSJ City PM: Oil Bulls in Focus as Trump Weighs In, Takeda Sweetens Proposal for Shire, Looking for a Home for Russian Aluminium

    WSJ City is the app that delivers concise, smart news on business and finance for mobile. As oil prices have soared, hedge funds and other big investors have amassed a record number of bullish bets on crude, putting the market at risk of a swift fall if the outlook sours, analysts say.

  • Stocks- Wall Street Slumps as Rising Bond Yields Weigh
    Investing.com10 hours ago

    Stocks- Wall Street Slumps as Rising Bond Yields Weigh

    Investing.com – Wall Street fell on Friday as investors digested earnings results and rising bond yields weighed eased traders appetite for risk.The S&P 500 was down over five and a half points or 0.21% to 2,687.49 as of 9:44 AM ET (13:43 GMT) while the Dow composite decreased 55 and a half points or 0.23% to 24,609.19 and tech heavy NASDAQ Composite fell nearly 37 points or 0.52% to 7,00.27.U.S. bond yields crept back up on Friday, with the United States 2-Year note climbing to its highest level since September 2008, at 2.449. ...

  • MarketWatch10 hours ago

    European stocks slip slightly from 7-week high as consumer-goods shares struggle

    European stocks edged down Friday, as losses in the consumer goods sector contributed to pulling the broader market back from a more than seven-week high.

  • Reuters11 hours ago

    FTSE 100 posts fourth straight week of gains while Reckitt, Shire fall

    Weaker sterling helped Britain's FTSE 100 (.FTSE) outperform European markets on Friday, while consumer giant Reckitt Benckiser tumbled after disappointing results and Shire declined as Allergan pulled out of the running to acquire the company. Sterling fell after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney dampened widespread expectations for an interest rate hike in May. The decline supported export-oriented large-cap stocks, which dominate the FTSE 100.

  • MarketWatch11 hours ago

    FTSE 100 ends at 11-week high as pound falls on BOE rate-hike doubts

    U.K. stocks on Friday advance for a fourth straight day, closing at the highest level in about 11 weeks, partly prompted by a drop in the pound after Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney suggested that an ...

  • Stocks- U.S. Futures Point to Weak Opening Bell
    Investing.com13 hours ago

    Stocks- U.S. Futures Point to Weak Opening Bell

    Investing.com – U.S. futures were mostly lower on Friday as bond yields in the U.S. rose.The S&P 500 futures was flat at 2,693.0 as of 6:49 AM ET (10:49 GMT) while Dow futures decreased 20 points or 0.08% to 24,617.0. Meanwhile tech heavy Nasdaq 100 futures fell 11 points or 0.17% to 6,768.25.U.S. bond yields crept back up on Friday, with the United States 2-Year note climbing to its highest level since September 2008, at 2.437. The yield on the United States 10-Year Treasury note rose to 2.921.Prices fall as bond yields rise. A spike in U.S. ...

  • TheStreet.com16 hours ago

    Global Stocks Hit by Asia Tech Weakness, Oil Price Rally; U.S. Futures Slip

    U.S stocks look set to end the week modestly lower, with major benchmarks only little changed over the past five days, after an overnight sell-off in tech stocks and a sustained rise in both crude oil and government bond yields cast a defensive tone across global financial markets. , which rose more than 3% in pre-market trading after topping Wall Street forecasts with $369 million in operating earnings attributable to shareholders. TSMC shares fell more than 6.3% in Asia trading, the biggest single-day decline in nearly five years, a moved that pulled sector-related stocks sharply lower around the region and clipped more than 1% from the region-wide MSCI Asia ex-Japan benchmark.

  • Financial Times16 hours ago

    [$$] Royal Mail chief Moya Greene to step down

    Moya Greene is to step down in June as head of Royal Mail, ending a tenure that saw Britain’s mail service privatised and brought a strong upswing in its stock price. Rico Back, a Royal Mail veteran, will ...

  • Financial Times18 hours ago

    [$$] Reckitt Benckiser slides 6% after quarterly results miss forecasts

    Reckitt was the biggest faller on Friday on the benchmark FTSE 100 index and the stock was on track for its worst day since February, according to FactSet data. Reckitt said like for like sales rose 2 per cent in the first quarter of 2018, worse than the 2.6 per cent rise that analysts had forecast. The company’s Scholl division, which makes footcare and footwear products like pedicure roller devices was a particular weak spot.

  • Financial Times21 hours ago

    [$$] Brunswick’s master spinner in the spotlight

    Sir Alan Parker, founder of London-based PR firm Brunswick, was travelling in Brazil in 2015 when he received a phone call about sexual harassment claims at Save the Children UK , the charity he chaired. ...

  • CNBC22 hours ago

    European markets edge higher amid earnings; Ericsson jumps 16%

    European markets edged higher Friday morning, as investors monitored a fresh batch of corporate earnings and economic data.

  • CNBC22 hours ago

    European markets edge higher amid earnings; Ericsson jumps 16%

    The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up around 0.1 percent during mid-morning deals, with most sectors and major bourses pointing in positive territory. On Friday, tech firm Ericsson reported smaller-than-expected losses during the first three months of the year. European markets edged higher Friday morning, as investors monitored a fresh batch of corporate earnings and economic data.

  • FTSE 100 flat during Thursday sleepwalk
    FX Empire22 hours ago

    FTSE 100 flat during Thursday sleepwalk

    The FTSE 100 went sideways during the session on Thursday, essentially going nowhere. As I record this video, we are flat for the day, and although this is rather unenthusiastic, it’s likely a good sign going forward.

  • Stocks- Wall Street Lower as Bond Yields Rise
    Investing.comyesterday

    Stocks- Wall Street Lower as Bond Yields Rise

    The S&P 500 was down over 11 points or 0.44% to 2,696.67 as of 9:43 AM ET (13:43 GMT) while the Dow composite decreased 60 points or 0.24% to 24,687.69 and tech heavy NASDAQ Composite fell nearly 34 points or 0.47% to 7,260.72.

  • Reutersyesterday

    Shire, commodity stocks lift FTSE to 10-week high

    By Danilo Masoni and Kit Rees MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - The UK's top share index rose on Thursday as surging crude oil prices boosted commodity stocks and Shire's shares jumped as bid talk heated up. The ...

  • Stocks- U.S. Futures Inch Down as Investors Wait for Earnings, Data
    Investing.com2 days ago

    Stocks- U.S. Futures Inch Down as Investors Wait for Earnings, Data

    Investing.com – U.S. futures were lower on Thursday as investors paused before a flurry of economic data and earnings results.The S&P 500 futures was down five and a half points or 0.20% to 2,704.25 as of 6:49 AM ET (10:49 GMT) while Dow futures decreased 32 points or 0.13% to 24,701.0. Meanwhile tech heavy Nasdaq 100 futures fell 14 points or 0.21% to 6,829.25.Earnings will continue to be in focus on Thursday, as investors turn their attention away from geopolitical and trade tensions. ...

  • TheStreet.com2 days ago

    Global Stocks Mixed as Oil, Commodity Price Surges Ignite Fresh Inflation Talk

    Global stocks were mixed Thursday as a surge in energy and commodity prices boosted benchmarks in Europe and Asia but reignited concerns that robust global economic growth could quicken the pace of inflation and lift government bond yields. Oil prices surged to the highest levels in more than two years overnight, thanks in part to a Reuters report that suggested Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest producer, would be content with crude prices that approach $100 a barrel and won't push for changes in the current OPEC agreement that is taking 1.8 million barrels from the market each day until the end of the year. Aluminium prices, meanwhile, leapt to the highest in seven years, changing hands at $2,665 per ton on the London Metals Exchange, as U.S. sanctions on Russia hit the US Rusal, the world's number-two producer, while Nickel extended it two-day rally to 10% to trade at $15,825 per ton.

  • Reuters2 days ago

    Unilever confident shareholders will agree to go Dutch

    Unilever (ULVR.L)(UNc.AS) believes shareholders will support it moving its primary headquarters to the Netherlands, even though there is some reticence among investors who may be forced to sell their shares. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group announced last month that it had picked Rotterdam over London for its main home base after collapsing its dual-headed structure, seen as a blow to the British government a year before Brexit. "Yes, there are one or two investors who are negatively impacted, but all of the investors we've seen -- and it's a tremendous broad sweep of our investors -- support the board's decision," Chief Financial Officer Graeme Pitkethly told Reuters on Thursday, following release of Unilever's first-quarter sales figures.

  • MarketWatch2 days ago

    U.K. stocks climb to 10-week high, as metals prices soar

    U.K. stocks rose for a third straight session on Thursday, boosted by continued gains for miners on the back of a rally in nickel and aluminum prices. The FTSE 100 index (^FTSE) rose 0.2% to 7,333.26, building on a 1.3% rally from Wednesday.

  • MarketWatch2 days ago

    European stocks edge up as earnings reports roll in

    Most European stock benchmarks moved modestly higher Thursday, led by gains for commodity and industrial shares, as investors waded through a pile of corporate earnings reports.

  • MarketWatch2 days ago

    Embrace these 5 unloved investments, says Morningstar

    With investors shaken after weeks of geopolitical uncertainty, Morningstar Investment Management has compiled a list of unloved investment opportunities, like the ones above, that could drive long-term ...

  • Financial Times2 days ago

    [$$] Unilever lifts dividend, plots €6bn share buyback

    with investors over its plans to drop its UK headquarters for Rotterdam. Alongside issuing a trading update for the first quarter of the year that Unilever said had demonstrated “broad-based growth”, the Marmite-to-Dove shampoo maker hiked its quarterly payout to shareholders by 8 per cent to €0.3872. The group notched up €12.6bn worth of sales in the first quarter, which was a 5.2 per cent drop on the same time last year, and driven by adverse currency movements.

  • CNBC2 days ago

    European markets mixed amid earnings; oil prices hit multi-year highs

    The pan-European Stoxx 600 was flat during early morning deals, with sectors and major bourses pointing in opposite directions. Oil prices hit highs not seen since late 2014 on Thursday, following reports OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia would be content to see crude prices surge up to $100 a barrel over the coming months. The firm, which makes pumps and valves for mining and energy industries, announced it would try to purchase U.S.-based ESCO Corp for an equity value of over $1 billion.

  • FTSE 100 rallies significantly during the Wednesday session
    FX Empire2 days ago

    FTSE 100 rallies significantly during the Wednesday session

    The FTSE 100 rallied significantly during the session on Wednesday, breaking above the 7250 level to show signs of strength yet again. I believe now that we have made a fresh, new high, it’s likely that the market should continue to go even higher.