FTSE opens down again as it falls 2.3 per cent despite global central banks stepping in after one of the worst weeks in its history amid virus crisis By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 08:04 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 08:12 GMT, 16 March 2020 The FTSE 100 opened down again today as it … Read more
Britain’s stock market rebounded this morning after suffering its second worst day in history yesterday as panic gripped the world’s financial system. The FTSE 100 index of the UK’s leading companies rose by 380 points or 7 per cent to 5,634 points shortly after opening, despite fears of a recession continuing. Today’s rise comes after the index … Read more
FTSE starts to soar as shares rise a hefty 7 per cent – up 380 points – despite massive drops overnight in Asian markets after second worst day ever when £160billion was wiped off UK index FTSE 100 index rose by 380 points or 7 per cent to 5,634 points this morning It comes after … Read more
The FTSE 100 dramatically fell by £160billion today as it lost 11 per cent of its value on the biggest intraday fall since the 1987 financial crisis. Investors in London continued to be rattled by the World Health Organisation’s upgrade of the coronavirus outbreak to a global pandemic as markets plunged. The index of Britain’s … Read more
The bloodbath on the stock markets is mounting this afternoon, with Britain’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index down nearly 10 per cent. At present, the FTSE 100 is down 9.52 per cent or 559.55 points to 5,316.97, which is lower than it reached in the aftermath of the June 2016 EU referendum vote and the lowest seen … Read more
The FTSE 100 is down 15% over two decades, so why are investors told to think long-term? SIMON LAMBERT on the dividend case for the defence By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 12 March 2020 Can you defend the UK stock market’s dire performance since the … Read more
London markets rise by 2.1% with FTSE 100 opening 124 points up at 6,084 after Bank of England’s emergency cut in interest rates to combat coronavirus FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest firms up 124 points or 2.1% to 6,084 today It comes after Bank of England base rate was cut from to 0.25% from … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Retail sales slide again; Ladbrokes owner hails ‘excellent’ year; Gym Group posts healthy revenue growth By This Is Money Published: 08:13 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 17:10 GMT, 17 January 2020 The FTSE 100 closed up 64.75 points at 7674.56 and the pound was at $1.30 against the dollar. In the … Read more
Global markets are in freefall again today and the contagion will spread to the UK when the markets open this morning as coronavirus cases raced towards 110,000 worldwide. The FTSE 100 is predicted to open at least 300 points down this morning after Japan’s Nikkei index plummeted 6.2 per cent overnight, while the Australian stock market suffered … Read more
Coronavirus will push the economy to the brink of recession, Goldman Sachs warns as FTSE 100 falls for the first time this week by 1.75 per cent to 6,696 in the wake of the collapse of FlyBe Britain’s blue-chip index opened slightly up, but reversed gains and fell by 1.75% Signs of economic damage continues … Read more