Energy shares led Britain's benchmark stock index higher on Wednesday, as a softer-than-expected inflation print lifted ...

Nevertheless, major markets are still heavily down after a dramatic slump when Mr Trump announced plans to hit countries with tariffs last Wednesday. Key indexes, such as London’s FTSE 100 ...

The UK's FTSE 100 has plunged to a one-year low as fears deepen over the global impact of Donald Trump's tariffs, despite Sir ...

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The FTSE 100 joined a global stock market rebound on Monday morning, despite warnings from the US that tariff exemptions on electronics are only a temporary reprieve. London’s blue-chip index surged 1 ...

The quarter comes to a close in a sour fashion for stocks, with the FTSE 100 caught up in the maelstrom ... in line with a move in global bond markets and after a tumultuous month.

The FTSE 100 finished up by 0.64%, or 50.93 points, to close at 7,964.18. It was only around 1% lower for the week. Elsewhere in Europe, the other main markets dipped slightly as many traders ...

AstraZeneca, which is the London market’s biggest stock with a valuation of £160 billion, slid 5% or 554p to 9820p at the bottom of the FTSE 100. GSK lost 4% or 57p to 1283.5p, leaving the ...

China has since responded by imposing 125% tariffs on US imports. Although American markets took a hit on Thursday, the FTSE 100 in London made gains of over 3%. Firms and retailers with exposure ...

The UK's FTSE 100 soared by more than 6 per cent as stock markets opened in London, after Donald Trump blinked and paused the US tariff offensive. The index was gaining about 475 points in early ...

The FTSE 100 dipped 0.7 per cent as markets opened on Monday, with the FTSE 250 down a further 1.28 per cent. The moves followed a sharp drop in Asian markets overnight. The Nikkei 225 plummeted ...

Nevertheless, major markets are still heavily down after a dramatic slump when Mr Trump announced plans to hit countries with tariffs last Wednesday. Key indexes, such as London’s FTSE 100, slumped ...