UK stocks started the shortened trading week in good spirits with the FTSE 100 index of leading stocks up 60 points or 0.8% at midday to 7,432, having touched a new year-high of 7,457 points in early trading.Leadership shifted from consumer-oriented stocks in early deals to healthcare and engineering stocks by lunchtime.In Asia, shares fell overnight as investors continues to fret over the spread

UK stocks began the shortened trading week on the front foot with the FTSE 100 up 65 points or 0.9% to a new year-high of 7,437 points in early trading.Leading the market higher were domestically oriented consumer and financial stocks including retailers AB Foods (ABF), Next (NXT) and high street bank Lloyds (LLOY).Shares in Asia fell overnight as investors continues to fret over the spread of the

UK shares were decimated on Friday as panic selling swept the market on Black Friday leaving investors facing an equities sea of red.The benchmark FTSE 100 finished the day 266 points lower, or 3.6% down, at 7,044.03, with the state of mid-caps barely any better. The FTSE 250 lost nearly 750 point, or 3.2% as it closed at 22,573.89.Sharp falls in anything travel or leisure related bore the brunt o

Leading UK shares continue to plunge at lunchtime with panic selling on Black Friday leaving investors facing a stock market sea of red.At 12.30pm, the benchmark FTSE 100 is trading almost 200 points lower, or 2.7%, at 7,133.63, with the state of mid-caps barely any better, the FTSE 250 down more than 2% at 22,779.34.Sharp falls in anything travel or leisure related bore the brunt of the selling a

London's FTSE 100 slumped on Friday morning, led by sharp falls in travel and leisure stocks after the UK re-imposed travel restrictions on several African countries following a potentially more infectious strain of Covid-19.At 08:58 am, the blue chip benchmark was down 200 points, or 2.74%, to 7,110.22 with aero-engineer Rolls-Royce (RR.), British Airways-owner International Consolidated Airlines

London shares begin the week in decline with investors worried about the next euro funding step after the collapse in Greek debt talks hit talks. In early trade Monday the FTSE 100 on track for its lowest finish in three months, sliding 40 points, or 0.5%, to 6,746. Midcaps take an even bigger bashing, the FTSE 250 index plunging more than 100 points, or 0.7%, to 17,822.Budget flyer Easyjet (EZJ)