^FTSE - FTSE 100
| Previous Close | 6,285.94 |
| Open | 6,285.94 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's Range | 6,186.47 - 6,285.94 |
| 52 Week Range | 4,898.80 - 7,727.50 |
| Avg. Volume | 1,050,984,927 |
- TheStreet.com
Dow Futures Slide, Dollar Rallies As US Coronavirus Infections Near 3 Million
U.S. stocks are set to decline for the first day in six Tuesday as investors shift focus to the economic costs of the global coronavirus pandemic.
- MarketWatch
European stocks and Dow futures pull back before earnings and next wave of data
Stocks in Europe pulled back on Tuesday, as traders wait for the next wave of information on the economy, the spread of coronavirus and corporate earnings.
- Financial Times
China stocks extend rally as traders brush off virus concerns
Chinese stocks extended their rally on Tuesday with traders shaking off concerns that the growing coronavirus outbreak in the US could endanger a global economic recovery. The CSI 300 of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed shares added as much as 2.1 per cent, taking gains over the past week to more than 13 per cent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index, which entered a bull market on Monday, jumped shortly after opening but by the afternoon was down 0.5 per cent. China’s equities market has been supported in recent days by state-run media, which has encouraged the country’s important retail trader base to pile in.
- MarketWatch
British home builders rally after update from Barratt and report of tax cut
U.K. home builders got a lift on Monday on reports of a stamp duty rise and a well-received update from Barratt Developments.
- MarketWatch
Stocks in Europe rally and Dow futures climb on economic optimism
European stocks rose on Monday, as signs of economic progress offset worries about growing coronavirus cases in the U.S. as well as India.
- FX Empire
Rally in Asia Bodes Well for Europe
The health crisis weighed on European equity markets on Friday. Towards the end of last week, Dr Anthony Fauci, a US health official and expert in infectious diseases, warned that Covid-19 might have mutated, which could allow it to spread at a faster pace
- Investing.com
Stocks - Europe Gains on Strong Recovery Hopes
Elsewhere, gold futures fell 0.3% to $1,785.35/oz, while EUR/USD traded at 1.1297, up 0.4% on the day.
- Barrons.com
European Stocks Fall as U.S. Takes a Holiday Amid Climbing Covid-19 Cases
European stocks were set to break a four-session win streak on Friday, with upbeat economic data overshadowed by persistent worries about rising virus cases in the U.S.
- MarketWatch
London stocks struggle while U.S. markets are closed for July 4 holiday
London stocks fell on Friday, with the index set to underperform its European rivals for the week, as weak oil prices weighed on major energy names, and alongside concerns that next week’s summer statement from the U.K. Chancellor will lack big tax cuts.
- MarketWatch
European stocks lifted by data, but U.S. holiday keeps a lid on action
European stocks were set to break a four-session win streak on Friday, with upbeat economic data overshadowed by persistent worries about rising virus cases in the U.S. That is as a holiday Stateside was set to keep a lid on trading volumes.
- Financial Times
UK dividends: shaky foundations
On Friday property group Land Securities, having reopened its retail properties, revealed plans to reinstate dividend payments in November. It is one of about half the FTSE 100 businesses that have either cancelled, reduced or suspended payouts this year. It is little surprise that dividend payers more exposed to economic gyrations have cut harder.
- MarketWatch
European stocks surge as U.S. economy adds 4.8 million jobs in June
European stocks surged on Thursday as the U.S. economy regained 4.8 million jobs in June, adding to the global optimism engulfing investors.
- TheStreet.com
Dow Futures Surge On June Jobs Blowout, Coronavirus Vaccine Hopes
The BLS estimated that 4.8 million Americans returned to work last month, as businesses and factories continue to re-open following months of coronavirus shutdowns, adding to further evidence of a broad-based economic recovery.
- MarketWatch
Nasdaq sets record close, Dow ends lower to kick off July after Fed vows to guide markets on rates path
The Dow finished lower Wednesday, but the tech-heavy Nasdaq was vaulted to a fresh record close, giving the year’s second half a mixed start as investors focused on signs of economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis and a new Fed promise for clarity on the path of rates.
- MarketWatch
FTSE struggles for gains after another dire warning over the economy
London stocks carved out modest gains on Wednesday, as the British Chambers of Commerce called for “swift, substantial and immediate action," to deal with a historic setback revealed in its quarterly economic survey.
- Financial Times
US stocks edge higher after strong second-quarter rally
US stocks rose on the first day of the third quarter as bullish investors took heart from cheering economic data and news of a potential coronavirus vaccine. The S&P 500 index rose 0.5 per cent in New York on Wednesday, after the ADP employment report showed US private payrolls rose by 2.37m in June following a sharp upward revision to the previous month’s data. FedEx, seen as an economic bellwether, led gainers, up 11.7 per cent after benefiting from a boom in online shopping and home deliveries.
- Financial Times
Company boards pressed to improve ethnic minority representation
British boardrooms will be asked to recruit at least one person from an ethnic minority background in the next three years by an influential corporate lobby group that wants to harness the momentum of anti-racist protests to push for greater executive diversity. The 30% Club, which was formed a decade ago to push for more women in board positions across the FTSE, will on Wednesday announce a series of targets for the UK for the next three years centred on bringing greater ethnic diversity to top management positions.
- Investing.com
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.
- MarketWatch
European stocks climb to end their best quarter since 2015
European stocks and U.S. futures edged lower on Tuesday, as the Stoxx 600 index headed for its best quarter since 2015.
- TheStreet.com
Dow Futures Slip Lower, Capping Strongest Quarter Since 2009; Powell/Mnuchin Testimony In Focus
Wall Street is set to book its strongest quarterly gains since the global financial crisis Tuesday, with tech stocks driving the Nasdaq to a near 30% gain and Fed and Congressional stimulus lifting both the Dow and the S&P; to double-digit percentage gains.
- Reuters
Standard Life Aberdeen picks ex-Citi executive as CEO
Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) <SLA.L> Chief Executive Keith Skeoch will step down after five years at the helm and former Citi executive Stephen Bird will replace him, the British asset manager said on Tuesday. The announcement marks the end of a 14-year career as an SLA director for Skeoch, during which he oversaw the 2017 merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management to create one of Britain's biggest fund managers.
- Financial Times
No time for a mid-year celebration
The first half of an already tumultuous year — and one that has packed in some of the greatest hits from previous episodes of financial turbulence — is closing. For investors there is really no half-time break, let alone a Super Bowl style show such as this epic performance by Prince from a rain-swept Miami in 2007. Instead, investors are left assessing or fretting about the extent of the coming recovery in economic activity and corporate profits.
- Yahoo Finance Video
Boris Johnson looks to boost infrastructure in UK economic recovery
Boris Johnson focuses on infrastructure spending in an effort to revitalize the UK economy. Yahoo Finance’s Tom Belger discusses.
- MarketWatch
FTSE 100 jumps 1.3% amid promises of stimulus from U.K. Prime Minister Johnson
U.K. stocks shake off early losses Monday to turn sharply higher, with investors pinning gains to hopes for possible fiscal stimulus to help an economy pounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. The commodity-weighted index also was supported by gains from BP PLC after the energy giant announced plans to sell its petrochemicals unit.
- MarketWatch
European equities fight for gains amid continued U.S. virus concerns
European stocks struggled for direction as a new week began on Monday, as investors continued to focus on rising coronavirus infection rates in the U.S. and as global cases surged past 10 million.
