FTSE 100 heavyweight AstraZeneca helped propel the blue-chip index to a record high today. Here's what investors were cheering. Babcock International's flying after upgrading its full-year forecasts.

(RTTNews) - Despite data showing improvements in British manufacturing and services sector activity in January, U.K. stocks are drifting lower after a positive start Friday morning, weighed down ...

Last week the blue-chip FTSE 100 index hit ... after it has fallen 10% since the start of the year: JD Sports (LSE: JD). It is 49% lower now than it was five years ago. The sportswear retailer has ...

The FTSE 100 has started the year with a bang, hitting its second all-time high of 2025 ... but the exchange rate has since fallen to $1.23. While this is bad news for British travellers, it ...

The FTSE 100 pushed further into record territory as trading got underway on Friday, climbing 25 points to a new all-time ...

The FTSE 100 has risen by around 2.75% year-to-date and on Friday 17 January 2025 hit a new record high near the 8,500 mark by exceeding its May peak ... This is especially the case since the strong ...

WH Smith has reported “strong momentum” in its travel business after sales in the division rose 6% on a like-for-like basis ...

The FTSE 100 index today fell sharply on a “Manic Monday” first day of trading since Donald Trump announced ... given that an estimated 46% of its US sales are imported from Mexico and Canada.

Stock prices in London got off to a tepid start on Tuesday, as updates from Diageo and Vodafone failed to impress, while trade worries continued to knock investor confidence. The FTSE 100 index ...

British American Tobacco’s having to manage a decline in the number of smokers worldwide while building up its non-cigarette business (vapes, pouches, heated tobacco, etc). Nevertheless, I think this ...

The FTSE 100 has risen by around 2.75% year-to-date and on Friday, 17 January 2025, it hit a new record high near the 8,500 mark, surpassing its May peak ... into more "affordable" European stocks at ...