MARKET REPORT: Morrisons set for Footsie relegation as it lags rivals 

Supermarket Morrisons is set to fall out of the FTSE 100 for the first time in five years after straggling behind rival grocers during the pandemic. Its shares closed down 0.4 per cent, or 0.6p, to 169.4p last night – adding to a slide over several days that will send it out of the blue-chip … Read more

Brexit deal jolts Footsie into life: Buoyant investors snap up shares

Brexit deal jolts Footsie back to life: Buoyant investors snap up shares in first trading session after Christmas By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:13 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 29 December 2020 Shares soared in the first trading session after Christmas as Boris Johnson’s Brexit agreement sent a jolt … Read more

Footsie eyes best month in 30 years on vaccine hopes

Footsie eyes best month in 30 years on vaccine hopes: Respite for investors as blue-chip index gains 13.9% since the start of November By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 20 November 2020 | Updated: 22:06 GMT, 20 November 2020 The FTSE 100 is on course for its best month for more … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Goldman predicts Footsie to rise 14% by end of 2021

MARKET REPORT: Goldman Sachs predicts the Footsie will rise 14% by end of next year as economies rebuild from Covid By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 22:15 GMT, 11 November 2020 After months of turbulence, things are finally looking up for the stock market. Pfizer’s vaccine … Read more

Halle Berry plays footsie with a mystery man during weekend birthday celebration in Las Vegas

Halle Berry, 54, plays footsie with a mystery man during her ‘extra special’ weekend birthday celebration in Las Vegas By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 07:24 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 19:43 BST, 18 August 2020 Halle Berry has done it again!  For the second time in less than a month, the Oscar-winning actress … Read more

Unilever soars to top of the Footsie during coronavirus

As locked down Britain changes its spending habits, Unilever soars to top of the Footsie Workers under lockdown have been drinking tea and scoffing ice cream The British consumer goods group said sales of brands such as Ben & Jerry’s ice cream have surged as families stayed at home and cooked more during the crisis … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Footsie falters as airlines and pubs face more pain

Optimism in global markets gave way to gloom yesterday as the painful impact of the coronavirus became clearer. As pubs in Britain were told they will not be allowed to open this month, bleak data from the eurozone and another dire warning for airlines gave traders the jitters. The turmoil sent London’s FTSE 100 index … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Footsie soars as ‘air bridge’ plan boosts stocks 

The FTSE 100 has rallied to its highest level in three months as downtrodden travel stocks continue a comeback. The blue-chip index pulled further away from its coronavirus lows, rising 2.6 per cent, or 162.27 points, to 6382.41. The Footsie has now gained 28 per cent since late March but remains down 15 per cent this year. … Read more