The FTSE 100 finished above 7,000 for the first time since the middle of April as confidence mounted about a global economic recovery. Oilers, miners and banks – the sectors most likely to benefit from an upturn – were on all the charge. Metals provide a bellwether for global growth prospects and on the London … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Unless the sell-out culture changes, we will have little chance of building the most valuable companies of tomorrow The pandemic threatens to make the UK’s leading share index look even more outmoded Post-Covid, there is likely to be even more of a tilt towards fintech, green tech and online shopping, all of which … Read more
The FTSE 100 managed to stay above 7000 as a shopping bounce lifted shares in major retailers. Britons were out spending with a vengeance last week when non-essential stores were allowed to reopen in England and Wales, according to data group Springboard, with footfall across the UK up by almost 90 per cent compared with … Read more
Footsie bounces back to highest level in more than a year as shops and beer gardens prepare to re-open By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 22:57 BST, 8 April 2021 The FTSE 100 index hit its highest point for more than a year as investors look … Read more
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
Footsie lags as US tech forged ahead in 2020 (but the blue-chip index is tipped to rise this year) By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 31 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 31 December 2020 The FTSE 100 is forecast for a rebound in 2021 after clocking up its worst year … Read more
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: 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 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
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