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Mar 13, 2024 · (Reuters) -UK's FTSE 100 ended Wednesday higher, clinging on to recent highs after data showed the local economy returned to growth at the start of 2024, while insurance firm Direct Line weighed on the midcap index post rejecting a sweetened take over bid. The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 closed up 0.3%, notching a new nine-month high, while the more domestically focused FTSE 250 index ended flat ...
May 16, 2024 · The shares of FTSE 100-listed BT Group, easyJet and Sage have experienced contrasting fortunes after the trio posted results. New boss Allison Kirkby said BT is moving to the next phase of its transformation, having passed the peak of spending on full-fibre broadband. BT’s shares surged, whereas the accounting software firm Sage and low-cost airline easyJet traded sharply lower.
May 1, 2024 · Wall Street is set to open lower today as traders look ahead to the latest decision on interest rates from the Federal Reserve. Money markets expect the US central bank to hold rates steady today and are pricing in just one rate cuts this year, down from around six at the start of 2024, according to LSEG data. Wed 1 May 2024 at 7:43 am GMT-4.
Nov 23, 2023 · (Reuters) -The UK's FTSE 100 closed higher on Thursday as energy stocks gained, while investors parsed more economic data to gauge the state of the economy a day after Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt announced an interim budget. The commodities-heavy FTSE 100 gained 0.2%, as heavyweight energy stocks added 1.3% after falling over 2% in the previous session. Travel and leisure and personal goods ...
Apr 17, 2024 · The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) and European stocks pushed higher on Wednesday after UK inflation fell to its lowest level in two and a half years as price pressures continue to ease. Wall Street followed their lead in New York this afternoon, with traders having their eyes on the Fed’s release of the “Beige Book” report to assess the state of the ...
Nov 6, 2023 · The turnaround in global stock market conditions also saw the mid-cap FTSE 250 index rebound by more than 3% and the FTSE 100 index by 1.4%. CMC Markets expects the top flight to add another 33 points to 7479, but with this afternoon’s US non-farms payrolls data set to test the narrative that rate rises are over.
May 25, 2021 · Exports to Ireland saw the biggest proportionate fall out of the UK's top exporting parters following the end of the Brexit transition period in January. Exports of goods to Ireland fell by £1bn ($1.4bn) (47.3%) between December 2020 and January 2021, while imports from Ireland fell by a lesser £100m (4.4%), new data from the Office for National Statistics showed .
