Another dull day in London as the FTSE 100 drifted slightly lower on Wednesday, even with miners putting on a strong show and a better services PMI taking some of the edge off recent gloom. The FTSE ...

The FTSE 100 ended at 9,701.80, the FTSE 250 at 21,982.00, and the AIM All-Share closed at 748.32.

The FTSE 100 slipped 0.2% to 9,702.53. The FTSE 250 lost 0.7% and finished at 22,020.68. AIM was one of the few bright spots with a small uptick of 0.1%.

The Nasdaq Composite surged over 2.5%, the S&P 500 climbed more than 1.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5%, with tech names leading the charge. Nvidia, Alphabet, and Tesla were among ...

Bitcoin also showed signs of stabilisation, rising to $90,000 after dipping to $81,000 last Friday, its lowest level since April. Despite the bounce, it remains down roughly 28% from its October ...

In London, the FTSE 100 finished up 0.8% at 9,609.53, the FTSE 250 gained 1.0% to 21,617.41, and the AIM All-Share rose 0.7% to 742.09. Banking stocks led the gains after reports suggested Chancellor ...

The FTSE 100 closed up 0.9% at 9,691.58. The FTSE 250 gained 1.2% to 21,885.52 and the AIM All-Share added 0.2% to 743.26.

Kingfisher surged 6.0% after lifting profit guidance for the second time in three months, now expecting adjusted pretax profit of £540 million to £570 million. On the FTSE 250, AO World rose 1.5% as ...

Stocks steadied as rate-cut hopes rose, but November remains bruising amid AI worries and crypto turmoil. US stocks staged a sluggish but welcome recovery on Friday after a turbulent session on ...

FTSE falls as Wall Street’s sharp tech-led sell-off and Bitcoin’s slide sour global risk sentiment. London opened on the back foot this morning, picking up the negative tone from Wall Street after a ...

Bitcoin’s November slump rolled on Friday with another heavy leg lower, briefly slipping under $81,000 before recovering some ground. Bitcoin was trading near $93,000 intraday on Thursday and is ...

A Dallas Fed survey showed Texas manufacturing surged in November, though broader business sentiment remained weak and employment flat. The production index jumped to 20.5 from 5.5, signalling a ...