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

MARKET REPORT: Famous blue-chips to be booted out of Footsie

MARKET REPORT: Famous blue-chips Centrica, Easyjet, Carnival and Meggitt to be booted out of the Footsie following Covid crash By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 2 June 2020 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 2 June 2020 British Gas owner Centrica, Easyjet, Carnival and Meggitt will drop out of the FTSE 100 this … Read more

Pearson fighting for Footsie future: Share price falls another 9%

Pearson fighting for Footsie future: Share price falls another 9%, profit forecasts slashed again as top exec quits the business By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 January 2020 Pearson is fighting for its place on the FTSE 100 after a bleak warning about … Read more

Footsie rallies 4.5% after US agrees $2trillion rescue package

Global stocks surge again: Footsie rallies 4.5% after US agrees $2trillion rescue package By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 25 March 2020 Relief: Stock markets continued their exuberant upswing yesterday after weeks of catastrophic losses for investors Stock markets continued their exuberant upswing yesterday after … Read more