Market remains up 1.8% by 118 on 6,579 points as gains on morning of Oxford jab rollout are lost

Lockdown gloom stifles FTSE: Market remains up 1.8% by 118 on 6,579 points as gains made on morning of Oxford jab rollout are lost amid fears UK is set for third national lockdown London’s top market gained more than 200 points as it opened this morning Brexit and rollout of Oxford University/ AstraZeneca jab encourages … Read more

FTSE 100 falls despite Covid vaccine and Brexit deal due to lockdown

FTSE closes down 0.7% or 47 points at 6,556 after approval for Oxford’s Covid vaccine and vote passing post-Brexit deal were overshadowed by three quarters of UK being plunged into Tier 4 lockdown FTSE 100 index of biggest UK firms down by 0.71% or 47 points at 6,556 today Fall comes despite PM’s post-Brexit EU trade … Read more

FTSE 100 soars in first day of trading since post-Brexit trade deal was agreed

The London stock market soared to a nine-month high today as investors gave a thumbs-up to Britain’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union. The FTSE 100 was up by 2.58 per cent or 168 points to 6,670 this morning, in its first day of trading since the dramatic agreement was reached on Christmas Eve. This … Read more

Coronavirus UK: FTSE 100 falls after opening amid fears of further economic threats

More than £33billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 within minutes of opening today as panicked investors reacted to the devastating economic threat of a toughened lockdown, the new coronavirus strain and the continued Brexit deadlock. The index of Britain’s leading companies fell 1.8 per cent or 117 points to 6,410 shortly after opening in … Read more

Spending review: Rishi Sunak fails to rally FTSE 100 with pledge to splash more cash

Rishi fails to rally FTSE with pledge to splash MORE cash: London markets tumble with 42-point slide by 0.65% to 6,390 as Spending Review lays bare Britain’s grave economic state FTSE 100 down at 6,390 soon after Rishi Sunak began speaking in Commons Index of Britain’s biggest companies had been up at 6,464 in early … Read more

FTSE 100 rises before Boris Johnson reveals details of new Covid plan

Stock market creeps up 0.49% or 31 points to 6,382 after Oxford and AstraZeneca announce vaccine success with Boris Johnson set to reveal details of new Covid winter battle plan later today City awaits Boris Johnson’s plans for a strengthened three-tier system of rules FTSE 100 index of Britain’s leading firms up by 0.49% or … Read more

Coronavirus: Paddy Power owner raked in £15million a DAY during lockdown

Gambling sharks’ pandemic payday: Paddy Power owner raked in £15million a DAY as punters got bored at home during coronavirus lockdown Paddypower revealed punters lost £15million a day from July to September  The figure was nearly a third higher than it was before the Covid-19 pandemic  Raised fears that the boredom of spending more time … Read more