Shares in London were slightly higher at midday on Tuesday, outperforming European and Asian market ahead of a likely lower open for New York, with UK large-cap stocks getting some benefit from a weaker pound.The FTSE 100 index was up 21.33 points, or 0.3%, at 7,792.32. The FTSE 250 was up 29.99 points, 0.2%, at 19,303.33, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.13 of a point at 808.34.The Cboe UK 100 was

The FTSE 100 posts a modest gain of 2.4 points to 7,322.07 as a breakthrough has been made on Brexit negotiations. Overnight the European Commission decided that enough progress had been made to allow trade negotiations to begin. The market will also closely be watching the monthly industrial production figures due out today.Amid corporate news, housebuilder Berkeley (BKG) gains 5.1% to £40.42 af

Investors are closely watching prime minister Theresa May for signs of how she will control a minority government following the UK general election result.The markets have so far given a fairly tame reaction to the changing political landscape. However, events over the coming days could have great importance to investors, so read this article to understand what the election result means for your m

London stocks decline in early trade on Friday as China's economic growth slows further in the first quarter. China's gross domestic product rose 6.7% year-on-year in the first three months of the year, down from 6.8% the previous quarter. The figure was in line with analysts' estimates but marked the slowest quarterly growth for China since the height of the financial crisis in 2009.Investors rea

London investors continue to scale back their appetite for risk, sending the FTSE 100 plunging again in early trade on Tuesday. The UK benchmark tumbles another 70-odd points, or nearly 1.1%, to 6,549, and there's a very real chance the index could close below the 6,600 mark for the first time since 19 January.In an otherwise fairly quiet day for corporate news, online supermarket Ocado (OCDO) fai

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