UK shares ended the week at their highest level since February 2020 on higher commodity prices and more corporate activity, despite a disappointing US jobs report earlier in the session.The gains were partly fueled by copper prices hitting an all-time high, having rallied by more than a third this year, with iron ore and other metals also posting strong gains. Oil prices were also buoyant with Bre

UK shares traded at their highest level since February 2020 on economic recovery hopes and higher commodity prices ahead of the closely-watched US jobs report at lunchtime.The gains came as copper prices hit an all-time high, up more than a third this year, with iron ore and other metals also posting strong gains. Oil prices were also buoyant with Brent futures trading around $68 per barrel.At mid

UK shares traded higher on Friday on economic recovery hopes and higher oil prices while copper prices hit an all-time high on expectations of tighter supply.Merger and acquisition activity continued with a cash offer for St. Modwen Properties (SMP), while Meggitt (MGGT) shares jumped 15% after a report that aerospace company Woodward was working on a possible offer.In Asian trading China's Shangh

UK stocks opened higher on Friday after retail sales rebounded in May, helping to offset concerns about a second wave of Covid-19 infections.In early trading the FTSE 100 was up 0.4%, at 6,246.89 following on from a mixed session in the US overnight.The top riser on the index was housebuilder Taylor Wimpey (TW.) following the completion of its £522 million placing to finance opportunistic land ac

UK stocks opened lower on Wednesday as protests in Hong Kong against a controversial China extraditions bill intensified, while US-China trade tensions lingered.The benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 27.02 points, or 0.4%, at 7.371.43.British American Tobacco (BATS) fell 2.8% to £29.84 as it guided for revenue growth in its new category business, which includes vaping, at 'around the middle' of a