FTSE 100 climbs another 25.9 points to 6,206.8 after Pfizer’s vaccine announcement set market soaring to three-month high yesterday The FTSE 100 climbed some 22.58 points to 6208.87 in trading this morning IAG, EasyJet and Rolls-Royce adding to gains amid news of coronavirus vaccine Britain’s bombed out stocks have staged a dramatic recovery after Pfizer … Read more
Up, up and away! BA, easyJet and Rolls Royce shares SOAR while Ocado and Just Eat’s drop as Pfizer vaccine gives hope of a return to normality by 2021 Struggling travel firms British Airways and easyJet’s values rose after the reveal Vaccine announcement also saw share price in Rolls Royce accelerate But delivery firms like … Read more
The pound has slumped against the dollar as the US presidential election battle failed to produce an early result and looks set to continue for days. At midnight, the pound was trading at $1.315 but dropped to $1.290 earlier this morning before settling at around $1.300 in the afternoon. Leading up to election day, markets … Read more
FTSE 100 opens trading at SIX-MONTH low of 5,583 the day after markets lost £37BILLION amid fears coronavirus second wave will cause economic meltdown London market had topsy-turvy first 30 minutes as it rose, fell and rose again FTSE 100 index has not seen such low figures since it closed at 5,582 on April 6 … Read more
Business leaders, campaigners and MPs last night pleaded with Boris Johnson to resist a devastating new lockdown. They warned that it would wreak economic carnage and devastate thousands of businesses. It came as scientists said up to 85,000 could die in a second virus wave. With Emmanuel Macron announcing a new national lockdown for France, … Read more
Shares in London dropped by more than 1 per cent today after Rishi Sunak confirmed plans for the state to top up the wages of workers forced to cut their hours due to the coronavirus pandemic. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest companies ended down by 1.3 per cent or 76 points at 5,823 … Read more
FTSE opens up 1.19% by 57 points on 5,898 – after business leaders blasted Boris Johnson for ushering office staff back to WFH due to Covid threat Britain’s blue-chip index stood at 5898.98 at the start of today’s session Came as Boris Johnson’s new coronavirus restrictions proved as expected Follows Monday’s £51bn plunge when traders … Read more
FTSE plunges three per cent or 194 points down to 5,813 after travel firms are hit by new Covid lockdown fears and banks are exposed in money laundering investigation London’s blue-chip stock exchange slumped 3 per cent to a two-week low Markets have been spooked by reports PM is mulling a second lockdown Another round … Read more
The BIGGER Apple! US tech firm is now worth more than the combined market value of Britain’s FTSE 100 businesses after rising above $2trillion milestone Apple’s share price has surged during coronavirus crisis amid economic freefall California tech giant has seen its price rise by more than 75% since start of 2020 Apple is now … Read more
More than half of senior managers who drove to work before the coronavirus lockdown are still working from home, a new survey has revealed amid growing concerns for the UK economy. A poll conducted by the AA found that some 54 per cent of professionals and senior or middle managers remain working from home for all … Read more