BP’s two-day surge drives FTSE 100 Index back to record high

The UK’s FTSE 100 advanced on Friday, as higher crude oil prices lifted energy stocks, while shares of Anglo American dropped after the global miner made deep cuts to its capital expenditure plan in the face of weak

UK investors returned to equities for the first time in six months, as asset managers looked to reorientate their portfolios to account for brighter sentiment on inflation and interest rates. Retail investors in the UK added a net

UK’s FTSE 100 rose in early trade on Thursday as higher crude oil prices lifted energy giants and higher base metals and iron ore prices lifted miners, while investors braced for more economic data due later in the

The British Pound is finding support as “the message is getting through” that the Bank of England is serious about keeping interest rates at 5.25% for longer than the market expects. This is according to a new analysis

The UK’s FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday, as higher prices of gold spurred an uptick in precious metal miners, while Sage led gains in the benchmark index after the software firm’s profit jump. The large-cap FTSE 100 (.FTSE)

Real wages are growing at the fastest pace in two years as inflation cools. Pay including bonuses rose by 7.9pc in the three months ending in August, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show, outpacing inflation of 6.7pc. The jump

The FTSE 100 and European stocks opened slightly higher this Monday following a rally last week amid hopes that interest rates have peaked. The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) made a subdued start, rising by only 0.10% to 7,425 points,

Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 rose on Thursday, buoyed by a slew of upbeat earnings from industry giants such as BT and Sainsbury, while investors braced for Bank of England’s monetary policy decision, due later in the day. The

Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 climbed on Monday, on track for the biggest gains in three weeks, as hopes of a rate pause by the Bank of England in its upcoming policy meeting bolstered investor sentiment, while information and

The UK’s economy has grown faster since the start of the Covid pandemic than initially thought, new figures show. Revised data indicates that the UK has seen faster growth than France or Germany since the end of 2019.

London has overtaken Paris to regain its crown as Europe’s largest stock market in a boost for the City. The market value of stocks in London is now $2.888 trillion (£2.39 trillion), compared to Paris’s $2.887 trillion, according

UK’s FTSE 100 opened the week slightly higher on Monday, helped by a boost in commodity-linked stocks amid concerns around an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. The blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) inched up 0.2% by 0839 GMT,

The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 edged higher on Monday as oil prices jumped more than 2% due to the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East, while shares of embattled Metro Bank gained after it raised $396.5 million in

Britain’s stock market is getting back on its feet. Less than a year after losing the crown of Europe’s biggest equity market, London looks set to recapture it from Paris, as the rally in French luxury shares falters.

At the latest meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, the Bank of England left its policy interest rate unchanged – at 5.25% – the first time since November 2021 that the cost of borrowing wasn’t raised. The decision