(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 started the week on the front foot, closing higher on Monday, as hopes grew that a trade deal between the US and China could be struck. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mostly higher at midday on Monday, recovering from last week's losses as optimism over renewed US-China trade talks lifted sentiment. Gains in financial and defence stocks offset weakness among housebuilders. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 posted modest gains on Tuesday, outperforming European and US peers, while weak UK data put sterling under pressure. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe opened on the back foot on Tuesday, with trade war nerves hurting sentiment ahead of the start of the US banking earnings season. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 gave back early gains to close lower on Friday as a weak US jobs report boosted hopes of rate cuts but also raised fears the world's biggest economy was slowing. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 made steady progress on Monday with a boost from defence stocks and gold miners partially offset by falls in utility stocks. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 posted another record closing peak on Friday as Jerome Powell said shifting economic risks may justify an interest rate cut in the US. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 on Thursday closed above 9,300 for the first time, outperforming European peers, taking heart from better-than-hoped borrowing and economic activity data. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 hit a new all-time high on Wednesday shrugging off a hot UK inflation print and fresh falls among technology stocks on Wall Street. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 250 and AIM All-Share were down at midday on Wednesday, as markets rallied from the morning's higher than expected UK inflation print. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 posted a new closing high on Tuesday as gains in retailers offset heavy falls in defence stocks which slid as hopes grew of progress in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 struggled for direction on Thursday, weighing better-than-expected UK growth figures and a surprise pick-up in producer price inflation across the pond. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 made steady progress on Wednesday, pushing back towards record highs, as hopes grew that the US Federal Reserve will lower interest rates in the coming months. Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities traded higher on Wednesday afternoon, on US interest rate cut hopes, though gains in mainland Europe were more confident than those in London. Read More
(Alliance News) - Persimmon PLC on Wednesday backed its full-year completions target after reporting higher first-half profit, though the rise was moderated by exceptional charges. Read More
(Alliance News) - Beazley lowered its premium growth outlook, housebuilder Persimmon maintained its completions guidance, while Hill & Smith announced a GBP100 million share buyback. Elsewhere, retailer Shoe Zone lowered its profit view. Read More