Stock prices in London, Paris and Frankfurt were mostly lower on Thursday morning, while oil majors' shares climbed amid continued Middle East tensions, as investors await the Bank of England's interest rate decision at noon. In global news, the United Nations Security Council will convene Friday to discuss the ongoing war between Israel and Iran, council president Guyana said. Following a...

Equity investors have used defence stocks to go on the offensive in recent months as geopolitical tensions flare and governments around the world reappraise their national and international security spending. This year, four of the 10 best performing FTSE 350 stocks come from the defence industry, while a similar story is playing out across US and European stock markets, a response to...

Stocks in London posted modest gains on Wednesday, with focus split between rate decisions from the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve, and continued volatility in markets due to Middle East tensions. The FTSE 100 index closed up 9.44 points, 0.1%, at 8,843.47. The FTSE 250 ended 53.21 points higher, 0.3%, at 21,290.26, and the AIM All-Share rose 2.71 points, 0.4%, at 763.36. The Cboe...

Stock prices in London, Paris and Frankfurt were mostly in the red at Wednesday midday, ahead of weekly US jobless data to come shortly and a US interest rate decision later. Also, the Bank of England's interest rate call approaches on Thursday. 'Interest rate decisions don't seem to be getting any easier,' commented AJ Bell's Laith Khalaf. 'The escalation of conflict in the Middle East has...

Stocks in London opened mostly higher on Wednesday as investors await several US data releases, with the Federal Reserve expected to announce no change to interest rates. Meanwhile in the UK, consumer prices rose 0.2% on a monthly basis in May, slowing from 1.2% in April and in line with FXStreet-cited consensus. Annually, consumer price inflation came in at 3.4% against 3.5% on-year growth...

Stocks in London ended lower on Tuesday as fading hopes for a ceasefire in the Middle East and weak US retail sales data dented investor confidence. 'Middle East tensions are showing no signs of easing back, putting investors on high alert,' commented Russ Mould at AJ Bell. The FTSE 100 index closed down 41.19 points, 0.5%, at 8,834.03. The FTSE 250 ended 46.97 points lower, 0.2%, at...

Stock prices in Europe continued to be in the red at midday Tuesday, with oil majors one of the companies offering a small boost to their indices amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, as the price of Brent oil rises. The FTSE 100 index was down 41.02 points, 0.5%, at 8,834.20. The FTSE 250 was down 61.70 points, 0.3%, at 21,222.32, and the AIM All-Share was down 1.22 points, 0.2%,...

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Stocks were in the red in London, Paris and Frankfurt on Tuesday morning, as investors await economic sentiment survey data from the eurozone and Germany. US President Donald Trump has warned 'everyone should evacuate Tehran' as it was announced he would be departing the G7 leaders' summit early due to the situation in the Middle East. In a statement agreed at the summit, G7 leaders described...

London's FTSE 100 ended in the green on Monday, kicking off the week just under a record closing high, with investors apparently undeterred by the recent escalations between Israel and Iran. The FTSE 100 index closed up 24.59 points, 0.3%, at 8,875.22, just shy of its record closing peak of 8,884.92 posted last Thursday and the all-time high of 8,908.82, recorded in March. The FTSE 250 ended...

Stock prices in Europe were in the green at midday Monday, as shares of oil majors received a boost amid continued high tensions between Israel and Iran. Meanwhile in the UK, house prices have slipped this month according to property portal Rightmove. The 0.3% decline on-month, an 'unusual dip' for June, comes after recent UK stamp duty increases. Year-on-year, house price growth slowed to...

Stocks in Europe opened higher on Monday morning, as tensions between Israel and Iran continued to be heightened, during a week filled with interest rate decisions. The Bank of Japan, the US Federal Reserve, and the Bank of England are all expected to hold rates steady at their respective meetings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Swissquote's Ipek Ozkardeskaya said. In the BoE's case, this...

Stocks finished mostly lower on Friday in London, while oil prices surged upwards, after Israel launched dozens of air strikes against Iran's nuclear programme and Iran promised a 'bitter and painful' response. Elsewhere, easing concerns about the US economy caused the Michigan consumer sentiment index reading to improve significantly. The FTSE 100 index closed down 34.29 points, 0.4%, at...

Stock prices in Europe remained red on Friday midday with oil and gold prices enjoying a boost, while tensions between Israel and Iran continue to be high. Total UK footfall decreased 1.7% on an annual basis in May compared with a 7.2% on-year jump in April, in what the British Retail Consortium called a 'disappointing turn' and a 'slow start to summer shopping'. Meanwhile, defence and oil...

Donald Trump's spat with Elon Musk had started to look like another volatility event in the making but the pair both appear to have cooled their heels over the past week with a more conciliatory tone struck. Trump wished the Tesla boss 'well, very well', after heaping praise on Musk's Starlink satellites service (owned by Musk company SpaceX), calling it a 'great service.' But perhaps the US...

European stocks opened sharply in the red on Friday morning on an escalation in Middle East tensions, while the oil price jumped. An Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities rocked equities. Oil majors and defence firm BAE shielded the FTSE 100 from a larger decline, though airlines struggled. The FTSE 100 index traded 50.60 points lower, 0.6%, at 8,834.32. The FTSE 250 was down 237.79...

Stocks in London closed higher on Thursday, despite geopolitical tensions and the UK's latest GDP read falling short of consensus. The FTSE 100 index closed up 20.57 points, 0.2%, at 8,884.92. The FTSE 250 ended down 41.85 points, 0.2%, at 21,386.69, and the AIM All-Share closed 2.95 points lower, 0.4%, at 765.88. The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.1% at 885.21, the Cboe UK 250 was down 0.4% at...

London's FTSE 100, helped by its oil majors, outperformed European peers on Thursday, but still traded in the red as tariff worries and Middle East tensions weighed on investor enthusiasm. The FTSE 100 index traded down 10.90 points, 0.1%, at 8,853.45. The FTSE 250 was down 148.45 points, 0.7%, at 21,280.09, and the AIM All-Share fell 4.46 points, 0.6%, at 764.37. The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.3%...

Stock prices in Europe were largely lower on Thursday morning, with the FTSE 100 seeing a minor gain, amid tariff worries after US President Donald Trump announced he would be in contact with trading partners soon. 'We're going to be sending letters out in about a week and a half, two weeks, to countries, telling them what the deal is,' he told reporters. 'At a certain point, we're just going...

The Nasdaq 100 index has been one of the best performing indices of the last 25 years, returning 8.8% since January 2000. To put that in pounds and pence, £10,000 invested in the index would now be worth £84,473, even throwing some shade on the broader US stock market in the form of the S&P 500, which is itself no slouch on the performance front. The Nasdaq 100 index is comprised of the...